MX 5 2 g

Product Information

The MX-4 thermal compound comes in a syringe-like package in a variety of sizes, from 2 grams to 45 grams. Please keep in mind that the thermal conductivity of the thermal paste is much lower than the thermal conductivity of metals likes aluminum or copper since aluminum has 205 W/mK and copper has 385 W/mK whereas the majority of the thermal pastes have up to 5 W/mK ratings with a few ranging up to 14 W/mK. The substance of which the paste is composed need not be homogeneous, the oil is being separated from it. This does not even have to be the case when the paste is already in operation, it also occurs during storage in the tube.

multiple hard drives the norm, lots of memory and mainboards covered in heatpipes to combat toasty core logic and PWM circuits, a PC appreciably warming up a room when it’s working hard is no joke.When I went to remove the eSport ONE to replace it with my AIO, I twisted the heatsink back and forth until it felt like the MX-5 was breaking loose.

Their bases of operation are in Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, and the USA with the availability of their products in over 45 countries.Cons: The thermal paste does feel thick and difficult to spread but I had no issues using 'pea' or 'x' method. In this comparison of Arctic MX-4 vs MX-5 vs MX-6, we will look into the distinctive attributes of MX-4, MX-5, and MX-6, evaluating their thermal conductivity, compatibility, durability, and user-friendliness. Similar to the MX-4, the MX-5 also consists of carbon microparticles that fill the microscopic gap between the two surfaces i. Arctic MX-4, MX-5, and MX-6 are thermal compounds designed to improve heat transfer between processors and heat sinks.

Over the past couple of decades, he has covered everything from CPUs and GPUs to supercomputers and from modern process technologies and latest fab tools to high-tech industry trends. Of course, this could also have been due to complaints from end users (as is often the case…), but we won’t find out now. They started in 2001 with the name ARCTIC Cooling and has evolved into a much more popular and reliable cooling solution provider now known as ARCTIC. Thermal compounds also help in achieving uniform pressure distribution between the CPU/GPU and the heatsink.This eliminates the risk of short circuits and discharges, plus you don't have to worry about corrosion damage to the cooler base caused by liquid metal.