Review on ARCTIC MX-4 (2 g): Premium Thermal Paste for CPUs, GPUs (PC, PS4, XBOX) - High Performance, Long-lasting, Safe Application by Nick Tucker

Name: ARCTIC MX-4 (2 g): Premium Thermal Paste for CPUs, GPUs (PC, PS4, XBOX) - High Performance, Long-lasting, Safe Application
Item: ARCTIC MX-4 (2 g): Premium Thermal Paste for CPUs, GPUs (PC, PS4, XBOX) - High Performance, Long-lasting, Safe Application
Rating: 5

November 13, 2022

The temperature rose, not fell.

I wanted a few degrees cooler than the AS-5 but instead my temperature went up a few degrees. I'm running an i9 9900K at 5GHz and with the AS-5 my high load tests maxed out at 79C. Now they've climbed to 84C. I applied CPU Equalization and am using a Corsair 150i AIO. I'm getting a new memory tomorrow so I can take it apart and reattach it to make sure it's not a bad spot between the sink and the chip.

Pros