What the good thermal paste for air cooler?
i mean an advance thermal paste available on the market

as for another question, thermal conductivity W/mK, the more lower the better or the higher the better?

Tuniq TX-3 is ok?

yeah tunix-tx3 is the best value for money..

doesnt need to be value for money
wat about the best?
coz thermal paste arent exactly that expensive

i did some research when i was looking for thermal paste.
tunix-tx3 was one of the best. i bought one n satisfied.

u can google and compare of all the thermal paste u can find/buy.
then decide

if i always google then there will be no topic to discuss
*no offence*

how about the thermal conductivity? the lower the better or the higher the better?

usually the more u google the more confuse u'll get. Any sifus here might as well enlighted him with your experience. I've been doing research on thermal paste and most of them gave different type of chart. Some say tunix some say mx some say ocz. Most of the webbies even show totally different top 1 thermal compounds results. Google might be a good source but none of them will point u the right direction.

This post has been edited by darkskies: May 20 2010, 04:57 PM

dont worry, none taken.

the higher thermal conductivity, the better it transfer heat between the cpu and heatsink.

for example tuniq tx4 has 6.53w/mk

the old CM nano fusion has higher then.... 7+w/mk

thx for the help

anybody can clarify that cm nano fusion is the best out there ?(available in MY)

The problem with nano fusion is that it is quite mucky.
It'll also have a burn-in time before it works nice.

Wherter its the best or not, I don't think it is.
Tuniq TX-3 is arguably the best still.

If you can live with it's thick consistency, TX-3 is perhaps the best you can get.

I don't fancy expensive stuffs, just a generic thermal paste works for me. Based on previous builds, the improvement gained was too insignificant, at most 4-5 degrees that I could live without it.

Definitely Tuniq TX-3 or TX-4. Because their performance is great and have very short curing time too. On top of that, they're cheap as well.
Take note that Tuniq TX-3 or TX-4 are not Electrical Conductive which make them safe to be applied on every surfaces.

tuniq tx-3 4 sure..it the best for me,easy to apply as well..

TX-3, just very slightly a bit hard to apply, but seems to work quite well. Also, might be just my imagination, but it seems to spread easier and more evenly after applying just a little pressure.

but for me,i find that tx3 is quite thick..isnt it ?mx2 more dilute.

btw,anybody seling tx-4 here ?

This post has been edited by alexooi17: May 28 2010, 05:02 PM

MX2 is more expensive, and TX-3 is a better performer... arguably that is.
I don't think TX-3 is too hard to apply really.

yeah,its a bit thick..i can't use card to spread it..apply a bit and directly put a heatsink to spread it..

I apply scattered around the CPU Surface 1st, then, I use the HSF to spread it. Works like a charm.
Don't eject a whole lump of Thermal Paste in 1 point only. Make it scattered everywhere on the CPU Surface. Easier to spread.

I had to use a piece of stiff card to spread it around the CPU. After that everything is smooth sailing.