ARCTIC MX-5 (2 g, Incl. Spatula): Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for All CPU Coolers - High Conductivity, Low Resistance Review

I bought a new CPU for an upgrade and discovered too late that the only tubes of thermal paste I had were about 5 years or older. I decided to use the old stuff temporarily and quickly ordered this product with the intention of replacing the old stuff with this MX-5 as soon as possible. My processor was running at 79C (liquid cooled) with old paste from the stress test. I replaced the old, probably expired, Arctic Silver and smeared on this beautiful blue paste. The next stress test was 69C! I…

removed pancake cooler and bought Vetroo 5. I made a thin spread and then put a very small dot in the middle in case my spread was too thin or needed more with colder heat pipes became. The temperature is now minus -25 ° C! Idle now 25-29C. The maximum temperature has increased to 68 from the mid-90s. Excellent! I'm new to thermal paste but it worked well even with a beginner's skill level.

My old MacBook Air from early 2013 got very hot. Simple tasks like watching Revain spin the fan like a jet engine. I checked the temperature, the processor/GPU kept fluctuating around 90-98C. I felt heat coming off my keyboard! I knew the problem was overheating. I removed the heat from the moment of assembly and replaced the contact paste with MX5 and the readings showed a 10 second drop!

Terrible experience with this product. This material is difficult to use. The paste works so fast. I used a grain of rice sized amount and it dribbled all over my expensive new motherboard. It hit the pins in my Ram and PCI slots. Got into accessories. They say it's not conductive, but I'm angry it's so hard to control. Then, to make matters worse, I tried to put my Fractal AIO cooler on top of the CPU and the stuff spilled all over the place while trying to juggle the right AIO stands. What a…

The ideal amount with very little loss. The spatula worked well to spread the composition evenly over the chip. Used it to install a new fan and heatsink for the G-Sync chip in my Acer Predator X27 monitor. The fan has failed and the monitor has shut down due to overheating of the chip. Now it works like new again.

I've used the same MX-4 paste in all my latest builds and have always been disappointed with the cooling performance. Eventually it occurred to me that I might have a fake product and after a quick Google search I was sure of it. My new mirror polished NH-D15 cooler is now pitted. So I bought this MX-5 and made sure it's only sold by the Arctic. My temperature is 10 degrees Celsius lower! Don't repeat my mistake! Don't ruin your good heatsink or processor. Buy this ONLY in the Arctic.

Pretty much the same thermal paste I bought. Except that the set came with a spatula for spreading. It had good reviews on YouTube compared to other brands, so I bought it. This is enough to use it about a dozen times. I was satisfied and had no problems, so I recommend it.