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Review on Thermalright TF8 Thermal Compound Paste: High Performance Carbon-Based Heatsink Paste, 13.8 W/mK, CPU Cooler Interface Material - 2 Grams with Tool by Michael Schafer

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best thermal paste that few know!

Having recently looked for a thermal compound to replace my thermal pad which was not working very well. I came across many options including the thermal Grizzly. But then I saw this one that had a higher W/mK. I wasn't sure about the brand but thought I'd seen it somewhere before; checked it out and for the past ten years they have indeed been making standard coolers and other cooling solutions for AMD and Intel! I ordered this paste and tried it on my system and it reduced temperatures by an incredible 16C compared to Arctic Silver 5 and 12C compared to my thermal pad! My max temp on my 1700x OC on 3.95 hit 88C on a 30 minute 16 thread burn in one test. Now it only reaches 72c. I have a Corsair H105 240mm cooler (for reference) and run the chip at 1.35V. This is by far the best thermal paste performance I've seen in years! Update: just bought a second pack! My 2700x stays below 70C (new CPU) even with 1.46 Vcore (XFR/PBO).

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Ugly packaging