Which thermal grease should I get? | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 7:28 PM

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I can link a list of my options, my intended use is for repasting a 4790k, what would be my best choice, so that it would be a good choice but not way too expensive for no reason?

https://www.anhoch.com/products?query=thermal+grease&categories=&brand=&attribute=&toPrice=324980&inStockOnly=1&sort=relevance&perPage=50&page=1

green goblet May 19, 2025, 7:48 PM

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ngl just get a new cpu but if not mx 6 is fine

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 8:12 PM

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there is no mx6 -.-

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my choice is limited, that's all I have access to

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and a new cpu.. that's simply unproductive to suggest

green goblet May 19, 2025, 8:15 PM

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mx 4

green goblet May 19, 2025, 8:16 PM

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floral quarry and a new cpu.. that's simply unproductive to suggest

did not mean just new cpu but meant a whole upgrade considering at least windows 10 is losing support in not too long and the performance at least for gaming for most modern games is not great

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like its still usable buuut ngl at one point a upgrade can be good

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anyways mx 4 or kinda anything name brand

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 8:17 PM

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floral quarry I can link a list of my options, my intended use is for repasting a 4790k, what ...

they don't have mx 4 either.. you're also talking to someone who daily drives 7.. I'm looking for help just on choosing from the thermal pastes on this link given the cpu

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not for general computing advice

forest torrent May 19, 2025, 8:17 PM

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So what can you get?

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As you just said you can’t get the 2 most popular pastes

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 8:18 PM

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green goblet May 19, 2025, 8:19 PM

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he is in macedonia

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duronaut is good

forest torrent May 19, 2025, 8:19 PM

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Duronaut 2g

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 8:19 PM

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my initial thought was something thermal grizzly yeah but they have a million ones so

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okay, thanks

forest torrent May 19, 2025, 8:20 PM

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4790k runs hot af so paste doesn’t really matter. But the best imo is also one of the cheapest

floral quarry May 19, 2025, 8:22 PM

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yeah. I'm struggling with the stock cooler on the 4790k right now as well, so I'm going to get a cooler as well, was looking at something like the ag620, that one is a pretty good cooler and has am5 brackets and stuff like that so, an upgrade in the future and I'd be set with a pretty good cooler

true bridge May 19, 2025, 11:49 PM

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Pretty much any of these pastes would do the job just fine that you have on the page

green goblet May 20, 2025, 6:40 AM

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true bridge Pretty much any of these pastes would do the job just fine that you have on the ...

But some you realistically would need to replace every 3 months

true bridge May 20, 2025, 7:27 AM

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On average, I never need to change the paste out on my cpu for the lifespan of me owning it.

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think its nuts how often some people have too

keen pollen May 20, 2025, 7:29 AM

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floral quarry yeah. I'm struggling with the stock cooler on the 4790k right now as well, so I'...

Is that you on ur pfp

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I take that back

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It was dumb

forest torrent May 20, 2025, 9:21 AM

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Looks like Gordon Ramsay

floral quarry May 20, 2025, 12:31 PM

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true bridge think its nuts how often some people have too

I have to because it's a 4790k that has been ran with the stock cooler all its life

true bridge May 20, 2025, 12:40 PM

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Well, yeah, if its been several years you should be changing the paste

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But alot of people are getting new systems every 5 or so.

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Or changing parts out by then

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