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Hello guys and gals,
I hope this question fits in this forum as we don't build PC without thermal pastes. But if it doesn't, please move my thread to the correct forum.
As a hobbyist, I often need thermal paste, so I bought a 30gram tube from Aliexpress a year or two ago. It is called the GD900 and it was actually recommended by Tech YES City. I think it was good when I bought it and even used it for a daily driver but it just doesn't perform good anymore. Even a paste that came with my Hyper 212 is much better. So, I am looking for a good value thermal paste, I am guessing some of us has been in the market looking for the same thing and have an experience to share. Thanks.
 
Slayer88 said:
Can you suggest what you mean by 'doesn't perform good anymore'. Also, please suggest your CPU and cooler.
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I have two identical 1050 Ti's and one is running on the GD900 at around 63 degrees on full load, I applied the said cooler master stock paste on the other 1050 ti and max out at around 54-55 degrees, so huge difference. The GD900 doesn't do much of a good job anymore it seems or perhaps it never had I am not so sure.

I have lots of parts and apply thermal paste on different parts often. Like once in 3-5 days I would say, so I am not a regular user who applies once in ~5 months. Therefore, I need an all rounder paste, that performs good but not too little in quantity. Currently eyeing for Noctua NT-H1.
 
ibose said:
Do people not know that there is a search option in this forum ? Just use the damn search and be done with it, jeezz.

Search results for query: thermal paste

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Thank you, but as I have said, the frequency of my usage is a little different from a normal user, so asking just in case someone knew a large quantity but good performing paste similar to the GD900.
Black_Hawk said:
Recently got this and used it on my new Ryzen 5600X before mounting the Deepcool AK620 Digital on it:

Noctua NT-H1
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I guess I will just go for this then. Thanks.
 
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If u want best of the best : https://www.amazon.in/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B011F7W3LU (Rs. 1000 for 1g)

middle ground : https://www.amazon.in/ARCTIC-MX-4-2019-Compound-Performance/dp/B07L9BDY3T (Rs. 800 for 4g)

cheap one : https://www.amazon.in/Cooler-Master-Mastergel-Regular-Thermal/dp/B07TWL1H29 (Rs. 350 for 4g)

I have used both Thermal grizzly and cooler master ones. Even the cheap one is adequate for most cases. Currently using it on 12 core / 24 thread 5900X + NZXT X63 for past one year without any issues.

Noctua NT-H1 shared above is also great.

"I bought a 30gram tube from Aliexpress a year or two ago." -> Most thermal pastes have shelf life of 1-2 yrs so no surprise yours is bad after that.
 
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TheGoldenHorde said:
If u want best of the best : https://www.amazon.in/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B011F7W3LU (Rs. 1000 for 1g)

middle ground : https://www.amazon.in/ARCTIC-MX-4-2019-Compound-Performance/dp/B07L9BDY3T (Rs. 800 for 4g)

cheap one : https://www.amazon.in/Cooler-Master-Mastergel-Regular-Thermal/dp/B07TWL1H29 (Rs. 350 for 4g)

I have used both Thermal grizzly and cooler master ones. Even the cheap one is adequate for most cases. Currently using it on 12 core / 24 thread 5900X + NZXT X63 for past one year without any issues.

Noctua NT-H1 shared above is also great.

"I bought a 30gram tube from Aliexpress a year or two ago." -> Most thermal pastes have shelf life of 1-2 yrs so no surprise yours is bad after that.
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I see, so no point in buying lots of them at a time. I will apply the Noctua for long term and also buy the Cooler Master for testing purposes and short term usage in general. Thanks
 
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When buying any thermal paste, always look at the conductivity ratings. Higher the conductivity, better will be its thermal performance.

As of today, the only two thermal pastes that I could suggest are the Cooler Master Master Gel Maker and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Master Gel Maker has a conductivity of around 11 (W/m-K), while the Kryonaut has 12.5 (W/mk). I have using the Master Gel Maker for the last four years and the performance has been stellar to say the least. Bought a tube in 2019 and is still going strong today.

Master Gel Maker costs around 690 INR: https://www.vedantcomputers.com/cooler-master-mastergel-maker-grey-mgz-ndsg-n15m-r2
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut costs around 750 INR: https://mdcomputers.in/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-tg-k-001-rs.html

Lastly, I would avoid the Noctua MX4, NT-H1, or the NT-H2 since all of them has thermal conductivity that is less than 9 (W/mk) while also costing similar to benchmarks that I have mentioned beforehand.
 
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AINDRASIS_GUPTA said:
When buying any thermal paste, always look at the conductivity ratings. Higher the conductivity, better will be its thermal performance.

As of today, the only two thermal pastes that I could suggest are the Cooler Master Master Gel Maker and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Master Gel Maker has a conductivity of around 11 (W/m-K), while the Kryonaut has 12.5 (W/mk). I have using the Master Gel Maker for the last four years and the performance has been stellar to say the least. Bought a tube in 2019 and is still going strong today.

Master Gel Maker costs around 690 INR: https://www.vedantcomputers.com/cooler-master-mastergel-maker-grey-mgz-ndsg-n15m-r2
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut costs around 750 INR: https://mdcomputers.in/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-tg-k-001-rs.html

Lastly, I would avoid the Noctua MX4, NT-H1, or the NT-H2 since all of them has thermal conductivity that is less than 9 (W/mk) while also costing similar to benchmarks that I have mentioned beforehand.
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Thanks for the input. It seems like Kryonaut is usually considered the best, but the issue is it's too expensive (too little amount). The CM one also is slightly more expensive than I am comfortable with, but might give it a try later on.

RadarHz said:
NT-H1 was ~1000 for the 10g tube on Amazon until a few days ago. Worth keeping an eye out.
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As you suggest, the NT-H1 10g seem to have the best value without breaking the bank.
 
AINDRASIS_GUPTA said:
When buying any thermal paste, always look at the conductivity ratings. Higher the conductivity, better will be its thermal performance.

As of today, the only two thermal pastes that I could suggest are the Cooler Master Master Gel Maker and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Master Gel Maker has a conductivity of around 11 (W/m-K), while the Kryonaut has 12.5 (W/mk). I have using the Master Gel Maker for the last four years and the performance has been stellar to say the least. Bought a tube in 2019 and is still going strong today.

Master Gel Maker costs around 690 INR: https://www.vedantcomputers.com/cooler-master-mastergel-maker-grey-mgz-ndsg-n15m-r2
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut costs around 750 INR: https://mdcomputers.in/thermal-grizzly-kryonaut-tg-k-001-rs.html

Lastly, I would avoid the Noctua MX4, NT-H1, or the NT-H2 since all of them has thermal conductivity that is less than 9 (W/mk) while also costing similar to benchmarks that I have mentioned beforehand.
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How reliable are these numbers?
www.arctic.de

Why do we not specify the thermal conductivity?

In this article, we explain why ARCTIC does not specify the thermal conductivity of its thermal interface materials | FAQ
www.arctic.de www.arctic.de

Is there any truth to the claims made by Arctic here?
 
Unpopular opinion, but I feel a lot of the expensive stuff only matters when you have a lot of money to spend or are doing heavy OC and stuff. Unless you fit into those categories I feel, If you buy a reasonably priced tube from a reputable brand, you should be good. I bought a Cooler Master maker which I got for a very good price 2-400 (cant remember) from the IT Depot. Was using Thermal Grizzly before and I have not found any huge difference in CPU temps.(a friend gave me the leftover tube of TG)

Story maybe a bit different for GPUs so do take my advice with a pinch of salt.
 
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buzz88 said:
How reliable are these numbers?
www.arctic.de

Why do we not specify the thermal conductivity?

In this article, we explain why ARCTIC does not specify the thermal conductivity of its thermal interface materials | FAQ
www.arctic.de www.arctic.de

Is there any truth to the claims made by Arctic here?
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Reliability is measured by results and the thermal performance of Kryonaut or the Master Gel Maker perfectly proves that conductivity ratings exist. It's the same reason why Noctua fans state airflow in their own measured units and not conforming to the industry standard that is CFM (used by Cooler Master, NZXT, or Corsair).

Now if Arctic doesn't want publish their conductivity ratings, for the sheer reason of not competing with other brands, then its their choice. But, throwing a shade at other manufacturers, hidden behind their marketing spiel will only get them avoided by the buyer.
 
AINDRASIS_GUPTA said:
Now if Arctic doesn't want publish their conductivity ratings, for the sheer reason of not competing with other brands, then its their choice. But, throwing a shade at other manufacturers, hidden behind their marketing spiel will only get them avoided by the buyer.
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Arctic is a no fuss, no bling best cooling components brand and everyone knows about them.
Only people who are into RGB bling avoid Arctic, otherwise it's the best and proven by many benchmarks.

Their after sales support is excellent and the recent incident of self-reporting of defects (by themselves before any media found out) in their AIOs and providing free repair kits + service worldwide has really proven it.
 
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According to this reviewer, the popular brands/models are usually equally good but their price differences are due to their shelf life and dry up time. Even the GD900 seem to perform the same as all others but dries up in a year or so.
 
enthusiast29 said:
Arctic is a no fuss, no bling best cooling components brand and everyone knows about them.
Only people who are into RGB bling avoid Arctic, otherwise it's the best and proven by many benchmarks.

Their after sales support is excellent and the recent incident of self-reporting of defects (by themselves before any media found out) in their AIOs and providing free repair kits + service worldwide has really proven it.
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To be honest, my argument wasn't about Arctic and its products.

It was about Arctic and their shit reasoning/explanation on why they don't give importance to conductivity numbers for their thermal pastes, while throwing shade at other manufacturers, as if Thermal Grizzly, Cooler Master, or any other brand that post conductivity numbers are out to scam people.
 
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