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ARCTIC MX-4 (incl. Spatula, 4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste $5.73

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Amazon is selling Arctic MX-4 for $5.73. No coupons or codes needed.

This is a high quality thermal paste used in electronics like computers and laptops. It has good thermal conductivity, doesn't dry out quickly, and it does not conduct electricity. That last point makes it very easy to work with and very forgiving. This is a great option for beginners and professionals.

For those unfamiliar with this product, it is used mainly between CPUs/GPUs and cooling systems like heat sinks, heat pumps, or water cooling blocks. Removing heat properly prevents the system from reducing its performance to avoid overheating.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0795DP124
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Created 05-20-2024 at 05:15 AM by UniquePanther652
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Model: ARCTIC MX-4 (incl. Spatula, 4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste for all processors (CPU, GPU - PC, PS4, XBOX), very high thermal conductivity, long durability, safe application, non-conductive

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oharag1
05-21-2024 at 05:39 AM.
05-21-2024 at 05:39 AM.
Hey thanks for the deal. I'm wondering whether buying the MX-6 for a bit more money?

Here is a performance comparison of multiple thermal pastes:

https://www.tomshardware.com/best...rmal-paste

The Artic MX-5 performed well. The MX-4 wasn't tested. I believe Artic released MX-6 that's supposed to be 20% better performance than MX-4.

MX-6 4g is $6.55 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VDL3...F9kZXRhaWw

I have no clue regarding the best. But looking at the comparisons Artic MX series is a top performer.
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HappyAccident
05-21-2024 at 04:36 PM.
05-21-2024 at 04:36 PM.
Quote from oharag1 :
Hey thanks for the deal. I'm wondering whether buying the MX-6 for a bit more money?

Here is a performance comparison of multiple thermal pastes:

https://www.tomshardware.com/best...rmal-paste [tomshardware.com]

The Artic MX-5 performed well. The MX-4 wasn't tested. I believe Artic released MX-6 that's supposed to be 20% better performance than MX-4.

MX-6 4g is $6.55 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VDL3...F9kZXRhaWw [amazon.com]

I have no clue regarding the best. But looking at the comparisons Artic MX series is a top performer.
Don't worry about it. The thermal paste is worth about 5 minutes of research then just buy something with a good reputation and call it done. Really, anything is better than air as long as it doesn't dry out it is fine. If toothpaste stayed liquid forever it would be a contender.
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UniquePanther652
05-21-2024 at 07:51 PM.
05-21-2024 at 07:51 PM.
Quote from oharag1 :
Hey thanks for the deal. I'm wondering whether buying the MX-6 for a bit more money?

Here is a performance comparison of multiple thermal pastes:

https://www.tomshardware.com/best...rmal-paste

The Artic MX-5 performed well. The MX-4 wasn't tested. I believe Artic released MX-6 that's supposed to be 20% better performance than MX-4.

MX-6 4g is $6.55 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VDL3...F9kZXRhaWw

I have no clue regarding the best. But looking at the comparisons Artic MX series is a top performer.
TLDR: Personally, I'd save a buck and go with this. It's highly rated and not a cheaply engineered product.

From what I hear, MX-6 is slightly thicker which makes it slightly harder to apply. If MX-6 does not conduct electricity and you don't care about the aesthetics, the difficulty of application becomes a non-issue. Lol

Real world performance is about the same in terms of keeping temps down. I'm not sure on the longevity of MX-6, but I doubt it would be worse than MX-4. I have no data to back that up, though. I just doubt they would reduce it by much if any since that was a strong point in favor of the MX-4 vs Grizzly Kryonaut. MX-4 has been around for a while, and many have reported that the paste hasn't died out even after years of use.
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