Review on ARCTIC MX 4 2019 Performance Durability Computer Components for Internal Components by Dan Reggae

I just used Artic MX-4 in an 11 year old HP Pavilion Elite M9350f PC and it worked again! (he hasn't worked for about three years). I gave this computer (new) to my mom in 2008 and it's a great all-around computer, but four years later (2012) a relative persuaded her to spend about $2,000 to buy it. iMac (less RAM, HDD, CPU etc) so this HP PC sat a lot. I repeatedly asked her to pick her up and she didn't answer me. Here it lies, not used since 2012. A relative of the "Apple genius" talked her into getting an iMac with half the RAM and a slower processor because she kept complaining that "this computer is too slow" when I was smart enough to know that it was The problem was not with the HP computer. but with that she was using a modem for her internet, and I told her about it several times! Obviously our relative didn't have the same common sense. They put off Apple products because they use them, but their 2012 iMac's CD drive broke (about two years ago) and part of the monitor's backlight doesn't work, so half the screen is dimmer than the other half . was about three years ago. About two years ago I turned on the HP at her house to make sure it got some updates (now she has a cable modem but it's very slow, around 3Mbps). I noticed that the PC does not stay on. high. I thought the heatsink died because the computer shut down within a minute of heating up. I opened the box briefly to have a look at the radiator and it looked almost slightly rusted(?)...the house is near the beach so I'm not sure if that could be a problem. Nothing in the box looked affected. I figured I'd have to clean or replace the heatsink, but it must be a "pull" from another PC from a similar era. However, I still need thermal paste. I recently found an OEM heatsink to use if needed (just in case the original heatsink was really bad) and based on the many positive reviews I ordered an Arctic MX-4. I decided to clean the OEM heatsink (and CPU) first and use this thermal paste before replacing the heatsinks, especially since the OEM heatsink looks pretty massive (photos attached - the middle photo shows the underside of the copper-colored heatsink ). to the left of the photo with the top of the CPU in the center of the photo). When I removed the heatsink I saw that the OEM paste was completely dry (not surprising considering its age). After thoroughly cleaning the top of the CPU and the bottom of the original heatsink with rubbing alcohol, I cleaned all areas of the heatsink that I could reach with a stiff-bristled brush for possible moisture/corrosion (the rest of the PC looked fine , except for a bit of dust). ). I put a pea-sized mound of MX-4 paste on top of the CPU, then quickly reinstalled the original heatsink, clamping it in place and making sure the paste didn't spill (a pea-sized dollop is all you need) and powered on the PC . It booted, opened windows, did over 200 updates (Windows 7 Home Prem) and kept working. We let it run for a few hours as it hasn't run in years. I would say this paste is pretty amazing as it can revive an 'old' HP workhorse. Similar pastes will probably do the same thing, but I'll keep an eye on how well they hold up and prevent the CPU from overheating. I'm writing this review on my HP coeval and a very similar model except that it has an Intel processor (my PC is an HP Pavilion Elite M9200t). If my PC overheats and shuts down, I'll definitely do the same thing as my mom's HP. I will be able to make multiple applications from the syringe with the paste.