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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ Carbon Based Thermalright TFX Thermal Compound Paste 14.3 W/Mk - High Performance Heatsink Paste for CPU, All Coolers - Interface Material, 2 g with Tool by Matt Hamilton

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All round bad Tim. Definitely no alternative to Kryonaut

Where to start? The packaging itself is junk: black text on purple in an old soundproof bunk where you can't even read it. The warning sign (do not eat and keep out of the reach of children) was the hardest part. Also, there are no instructions on how to use it correctly. I treated it like a cryonaut: I heated it (on a radiator) to get the paste to flow, and it flowed out easily while hot. It then cooled fairly quickly to make it difficult to disperse. The first time was easy, the second time I wasn't that fast. Even Kryonaut takes about two minutes before it gets hard. Speaking of Kryonaut, let's get to the main point: This is far from Kryonaut's level. When it came to temperature, the 5600X ran in the top 60s on a 120mm thick push-pull AIO under load in a large open case (H500P Mesh). The pressure fan was a 120mm Noctua Industrial 3000 RPM. The Kryonaut had the same setup previously in a confined space, only with a low-powered noise-cancelling fan in a pull-down configuration. 60 to 50. This TIM has a higher thermal conductivity than Kryonaut and even Kryonaut Extreme. While I'm no expert on thermodynamics, there's no logical reason for this more conductive paste to be that bad compared to Kryonaut when its configuration is much more favorable for lower temperatures. That really disappointed me because I thought it was just a case. a company that doesn't give proper instructions and doesn't know the people but to be honest it's not that good pasta.

Pros
  • Robust construction
Cons
  • Without automation