dont worry about it, when new applied they are all within 1-3 degrees from each other ( your application method plays big role too, if you apply too little, your temps will be higher, and temps spikes bigger ), what matters is, how long they remain wet, usually big heat dries pastes out, over prolonged periodes of time. Building a PC can already be quite overwhelming for a lot of people and we think every bit helps in making it a smooth and easy experience. That's not really an issue since most heat sinks (remember, not all) are made of copper which is nonreactive with the liquid metal. The application process is also quite simple, making it a great option for those who are new to the world of PC building.

Remember, we're merely trying to fill the gaps between the CPU IHS and the CPU cooler's contact plate. In fact, the Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut is just as efficient as the Thermal Grizzly's Kryonaut or Hydonaut thermal paste. Also, immediate performance doesn't reflect anything about long-term durability (which was the problem with MX-5). We believe that the majority of PC builds should be using the Arctic MX-6 thermal paste for cooling the CPU.

Thermal Grizzly's Hydonaut is a fantastic thermal paste for those looking to add a fresh coat of paste to their CPU. It works the same way as thermal paste, except these are solid pads as opposed to pasting or liquid solutions. Man remember switching from Arctic Silver to something like Phobya/Geild/IC Diamond and seeing almost 3~5deg drop in temps was awesome back in day.

However looking at the data the only clear thing was that thicker gre/ayer paste with carbon was the way to go for longevity, and watery/oily like ones for bench runs. The NT-H1 paste is also proven to achieve solid results when it comes to cooling different processors. Still, a 6C difference between all 15 thermal compounds tested shows there isn’t a lot of variation, even with a 360 all-in-one cooler with a push+pull fan setup for performance. According to Corsair, the ultra-low thermal impedance of the XTM50 compound makes it better than most other cooling solutions on the market.All you have to do is place the stencil on the CPU IHS, add a sizable amount of paste to the IHS, and use the spreader to evenly spread the paste. So, in our tests we have used a total of 4 thermal pastes: the Arctic MX-6 that we are reviewing today, of course, but also the Noctua NT-H2, the CORSAIR TM30 and the CORSAIR XTM70, all in the 13700K and with a dissipator be quiet! Once this is done, what interests us is not to check what temperature we get in the processor, since this depends on the processor, the heatsink, etc. Arctic says the paste uses three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer.