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After Market Thermal Paste?

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  • Thermal Compound
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June 3, 2014 10:50:44 AM

Hi, i juts bought the Cooler Master Seidon (120M) and it comes with the cooler master thermal paste, should i use it or buy a after market paste? Is it that necessary?

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June 3, 2014 10:53:11 AM

stuff it comes with is fine
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June 3, 2014 10:54:30 AM

cooler masters paste is perfectly decent, you could spend another 5-10 on a very decent paste but you will be lucky to drop the temps by 1-2'c
so unless your going for a very high oc i wouldnt bother buying a different TIM(paste).
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June 3, 2014 10:55:56 AM

It's a good idea to make sure you're using fresh paste in the correct amount every time you change a heatsink.

As far a performance difference, it varies, but from the hard-core testing I have seen and done, properly-applied paste is more important than what kind, the performance difference is barely noticeable among most brands.
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June 3, 2014 10:57:18 AM

Thanks guys :) 
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June 3, 2014 10:58:57 AM

Arctic Cooling MX-4 or AS5 for even less.
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