Thermal compounds

[jerryshardware]

Which thermal compounds (paste) are the best for NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPUs?

 

[xunicronx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

 

[jerryshardware]

Thanks for your reply

I have asked arcticsilver (technical support). They said AS5 is only good for gpus when you be careful with the amount-> not to much.
I thought about ARCTIC MX-4. ?

 

[larkspur]

Yep, MX-4 would be a good choice - "8 year Durability" and non-conductive. Easy to apply but they all are if you are careful.

 

[patrucker]

I have used AS-5 and the ceramic stuff as well - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100015

The most important thing, really, is how much you use and how you apply it.

This is an OLD video, but well worth watching. It gives you an idea of what is happening under your heat sink as you apply the compound -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu1Ms-q4

 

[Onus]

ALL pastes should be applied sparingly; they're only there to fill in microscopic cracks and pits in the mating surfaces. Too much of any paste can create an insulating layer.
AS5 remains a good choice. Among better pastes, you aren't likely to see more than a 2C-3C difference, which typically doesn't matter.

 

[jerryshardware]

thanks for your replies.

Do you think MX-4 is a good paste ?

 

[patrucker]

MX-4 is pretty good stuff. I have never had a problem with anything from Arctic Silver. The only problems I have ever had were because of the stuff that comes with a retail box heatsink, or that crap they used to sell at Radio Shack. (My local store started carrying Arctic Silver.)

 

[bigcyco1]

These are what i have used in the past on cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426020
http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Cooling-MX-4-Thermal-Compound/dp/B0045JCFLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330070950&sr=8-1