i guess same goes to the rest of the thermal paste, they r not bed in yet... most of these paste need at least 200 hours of bedding time... i've seen this review before over xs too... mx-1 does get very good results from a lot reviews, n they do perform better after bedding in... best of all, it's conductivity is zero... so messy guy like me no need worry... just apply n no need to wipe away the excessive 1.. hahaha...

didn't notice any temp changes (if got i think oso 1 or celcius max)... but i use mx-1 coz it's non conductive, hence i can easily apply to all those smaller chipset which has passive cooler (heat sink) installed)... as it's no metal base so it should last longer, no need reapply after long use... but i think most of us change cooler or paste after only few months, hehehe...

the short mx-1 is those arctic giving FOC with their HSF/cooler.. the long 1 is the standard retail 1...