Thermal paste that comes with cooler

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dan44445

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Hello

I'm going to buy i5-8600 and cooler master hyper t2.
The cooler master comes with a little plastic bag which contains thermal paste.

In addition I have a syringe thermal paste Arctic MX-2 that I bought 5 years ago.

Should I use the thermal paste that came with the cooler or the one I bought 5 years ago?
 
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geofelt
You can use either.
The key is to use a small rice sized drop in the center.
It will spread out under heat and pressure.
It is hard to use too little.

I might add that the i5-8600 comes with a perfectly adequate stock cooler that will be just about as effective as the t2.

If your case can support a 160mm cooler, I highly recommend the $35 scythe kotetsu.
Here is a review:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page1.html
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The paste that comes with the cooler master is not bad. I doubt that you would see more than 1 or 2 degrees C difference between the two pastes.
 
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geofelt

geofelt

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You can use either.
The key is to use a small rice sized drop in the center.
It will spread out under heat and pressure.
It is hard to use too little.

I might add that the i5-8600 comes with a perfectly adequate stock cooler that will be just about as effective as the t2.

If your case can support a 160mm cooler, I highly recommend the $35 scythe kotetsu.
Here is a review:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page1.html
 
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dan44445

Sep 25, 2018
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Got it, thanks!
 
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