computer Thermal Paste Roundup

Thermal Paste Mini-Roundup! - Icrontic.com

Performance Results and Conclusions

Please see our 'Application and Testing Methodology' page for details on how we tested. A picture is often worth one thousand words, so without further ado:

Although there is not much of a difference between these pastes, there is indeed a measurable difference. Whether or not a one degree delta is enough to sway a buyer from one product to another is difficult to say.

What was most surprising was how poorly that old no-name silver compound I had compared to the others. I expected maybe a degree or two, but a full 5.5°C delta between it and the TX-2 is pretty incredible. So there you have it! Some surprises and some of what I expected. There have definitely been some improvements in the composition of these thermal interface materials over the last several years. The fact that these four pastes were able to best the already potent Arctic Silver Ceramique by a full degree is impressive.

One particular paste really stands out from the crowd—Tuniq's TX-2. Not only is it the best performing paste of the lot, it is the cheapest! What more could you ask for? For a measly $3.99 per tube, this stuff is a steal. If I had to buy some paste for a personal machine of mine—it would definitely be TX-2.