Therm.paste how many times to use till empty?

[chromic]

i ordered 4 gram tube of arctic MX2 thermal paste and was just wondering how many times can it be used till its empty?

 

[stantheman123]

Depends how much you put. i put a pebble size. if you do it like me Probally like 4-6times

But thermal paste is like 3-10bucks so its cheap

 

[Goodeggray]

It'll go bad before you use it up if you build a new computer every 2 to 3 years.

 

[hdeezie80]

depends on the composition and your method of spreading I tend to go with a small line rice grain size at this point, I've had a very syringe sitting around for about 3 years now (aluminum based), I've applied it to 5 CPU coolers 2 of them several times and its about halfway gone.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Yeah it should last long enough unless you're constantly replacing it.

 

[Goodeggray]

Just because it's cheap using too mush is bad too. Some paste conduct electricity and too mush can spread out an short something out on the mobo.