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Arctic's Super-Popular Thermal Paste Updated To Last 8 Years
By Niels Broekhuijsen published
Arctic's new MX-5 paste updates the successful MX-4 recipe for a useful lifetime of up to 8 years.
Thermaltake Wants to Jazz up the Way You Apply Thermal Compound
By Zhiye Liu last updated
Thermaltake launches TG-30 and TG-50 thermal compounds with an unique way of applying them to the CPU
Acer Unveils Predator PowerGem: Claims Thermal Pad Boosts CPU Performance by Over 12%
By Joe Shields published
Acer reveals a new thermal pad that is claims allows 77% more power envelope and boosts CPU performance by over 12%.
Cooler Master's New MasterGel Is the Wide Mouth Can of the Thermal Paste World
By Zhiye Liu published
Cooler Master has announced the revamped MasterGel Maker, MasterGel Regular and MasterGel Pro thermal paste, which you can spread onto your CPU or graphics card.
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Delidded: Solder vs. Thermal Paste vs. Liquid Metal
By Igor Wallossek published
Now that we know AMD is using thermal paste instead of solder between its Raven Ridge-based dies and heat spreaders, it's time to determine whether we have a reason to complain.
Tuning Radeon R9 290X: Replace The Thermal Paste For More Efficiency
By Igor Wallossek published
After receiving an enormous amount of feedback on our Radeon R9 290X review, we grabbed yet another retail board, which demonstrated the same performance issues under load as we saw in our earlier investigation. Looks like it's time to disassemble a card!
Thermal Paste Comparison, Part Two: 39 Products Get Tested
By Igor Wallossek published
It's time for the numbers. In addition to testing liquid metal compounds and thermally conductive adhesives, each paste is discussed on its own merits before we chart out the results of four usage cases. After all, these products behave differently.
Thermal Paste Comparison, Part One: Applying Grease And More
By Igor Wallossek published
If you find yourself fighting a stubbornly-low overclock, there's a chance that your thermal solution isn't working as effectively as it should. We're testing a number of thermal pastes that might help. But first, let's go over the basics of CPU cooling.
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