Arctic MX-2 (8 g) - Performance Thermal Paste for All Processors (CPU, GPU - PC, PS4), high Thermal Conductivity, Safe Application, Non-Conductive, Non-capacitive

Update, 9-23-20The MX-2 is still working great.The T1600 had very poor ventilation. After applying the MX-2, and at 100% utilization, the Xeon chip would sometimes approach 155F during the warmest of the Summer months. That's just a tad high, but other components were also running hot. So I replaced the CPU fan and the rear case fan. Also added a fan to the front. Now the CPU ranges from 129F to 140F at 100% utilization, depending on ambient temps - comfortably within the recommended temp rage. (The fans also do a great job at keeping other components cool.)Although not the only improvement needed for my server, for me the MX-2 was instrumental in bringing down temps in my T1600. I've since used this thermal paste in other computers, with similar results.Excellent Stuff. Still Recommended!------------------------------------------------------------------Original Review, 7-8-18I bought a 2nd hand Dell T1600 with an Intel Xeon E3-1245 processor on eBay and thoroughly cleaned it out before using. This computer likely came from a server farm where it received constant heavy use, but that's what these models were made for and it now makes a very good Plex server. When digitizing my DVD collection CPU use immediately lept to 100%, with temperatures reaching 180F to 190F (ambient temp mostly irrelevant). To get the chip temp down to under 160F I had to reduce the affinity for Handbrake from all 8 CPU's to just 1 CPU as I didn't want to cause permanent damage to the chip. Of course that significantly increased the time needed to digitize a movie.After removing the CPU cooler I found (what must have been) the original thermal paste resembled very hard and dry toothpaste. After cleaning the surfaces and applying the Arctic MX-2, CPU temperatures now hover around 150F at 100% utilization on all 8 CPU's at 72F ambient. With ambient temps reaching the low 90's, CPU temps never quite reach 160F - which is well within the tolerance for this chip. And that's with the stock CPU cooler and case fan - and the poor cooling circulation that Dells are known for.Highly recommended. Excellent product.

My 6 year old laptop was having problems with the video driver crashing under heavy load and I eventually determined it was the video card. While replacing it with a spare, I noticed that the factory heatsink compound was all dried out and probably not doing it's intended job well at all. I used Arctic compound on both the video card as well as the CPU while putting it all back together and it was very easy to apply and seems to be doing a much better job of keeping things cool. Maybe I didn't even need to replace the video card in the first place!Note that a little goes a long way, so no need to buy more than you need.

I've been using MX-2 for nearly a year now and am very impressed with it. It's very easy to apply and spread - and works very well. It seems to be a perfect balance of cost vs effectiveness. It's a 'high quality' thermal paste - yes there are probably 'better' compounds that may benchmark slightly better, but in the real world, this will work just as well as any other, as long as you install and apply it properly. I used to use Arctic Silver 5, but I won't go back. MX-2 is less expensive, easier to spread, and has a better shelf life (AS5 will 'harden' over time, making it harder to apply). AS5 is not bad - it is also a 'high quality' compound, but MX-2 is a newer formula and is simply better. For the price, I'd highly recommend the Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal paste.

Great product for the money. 10/10

I purchased this product because I saw a web site (forget which one it was) that reported excellent results in a side-by-side with 4 other brands. The results as reported were excellent. In the test report, it was the #2 performer out of 5 products. The aspect of it that I like the most was that it is thermally conductive while being electrically non-conductive. I am not a pro at this stuff and motherboards cost pretty good money, so electrically non-conductive was a definite plus as it reduces the chances that I will do damage to my board.I can't do any comparison testing, but the product seems to work well and it was not as expensive as some other brands. There enough compound in the hypdermic to mount at least 2 processors. The injector comes in a tough clear plastic package that is heat sealed all around. You know, it's that plastic that you need kitchen scissors to cut through. In addition, that package came in it's own zip lock bag (possibly provided by the seller - points to the seller if this was the case). So you can save the rest of that compound for your next attempt a couple years down the road (although, I don't know about shelf-life of the compound).I put an Intel X-6800 "extreme" processor into my old DP965LT mobo. It is the fastest one that my board can support. Temps are pretty good in the first 2 days since I put this compound to use. At idle, or during low demand, i am running at about 48C. At full demand, using the Intel Desktop utilities 2 minute test, the peak temp was 62C for a brief period. I thought that was a pretty satisfactory result and I will add that my fan and heatsink are stock.However I did replace the plastic mounting pins that come with the Intel heatsink. I replaced them with a mounting screw conversion kit that uses a back plate (found here on Amazon). When I first installed my new processor, I was using copper thermal compound and I had reused the original plastic mounting pins that are on the Intel heatsink. However, I could not get a good seat with the old plastic pins and my temps kept jumping up to and exceeding 70C even with me babying the system.Re-using those plastic push pins was my first error. My second error was in how I applied the copper thermal paste on my first attempt. I had spread it in a circular ring on top of the processor. When I removed the heatsink to put in the new pins and the new thermal compound, I noted that my technique had caused a big gap in the middle of the processor where no thermal paste was present. I assumed that it would just spread out and fill the gaps, but I guess air can get trapped in the middle. I have since learned that the best technique is to just put a pea-sized blob of compound dead center of the processor. Then when you carefully install the heatsink, the compound should spread evenly in all directions without creating air gaps.So, with all that said, the compound and the mounting kit combined did give me significant improvement. In fact, the mounting screws may be the real hero of this story, but this compound did not disappoint. As I said above, my temps are now mostly sitting at 48C with max jumps to 62C for a brief period during stress testing.

Es un producto muy competente por su precio, calidad-precio muy bueno

LIVRAISON :- livre en 2 jours au lieu de 3 annoncer !- livre dans une petite enveloppe (emballage proportionnel au produit)UTILISATION :- petit point sur le coter du tube pour indiquer la proportion de pâte a mettre très utile.- peut être utiliser 3 fois max.CONCLUSION :Si vous être perdu sur le produit a choisir prenez celui si simple efficace et surtout PAS CHER !!!!

Used this paste for my Core2Duo extreme processor. Worth the price. Applied this along with Cooler master 212 Evo n temps do not got above 55c on max load. Effective as Artic Silver paste.

Esta muy bien la pasta disipa bien el calor de CPU y gpu

Purchased to renew the thermal performance on a used Asus Rog Strix RX 480 which was gaining temperatures of 90 degrees Celsius on max load and 50-55 degrees on idle. Along side new 1.5mm Artic Thermal Pads, a heavy dusting and thorough cleaning with alcohol, I now see temps of 55-65 degrees on max load and 35-40 degrees on idle. This saved me from spending in excess of $500-$600 for a new GPU and I will definitely replace the stock thermal paste on my AIO.