ARCTIC MX-5 (2 g, Incl. spatula) - Thermal Paste

Better temperature comapred to the original paste that was used on the laptop, now it's about 5-7 Celsius degrees cooler!!

Good

Excellent product , I made my ten years old laptop to work.

received the product without spatula

Die Paste selbst ist super. Nutze sie schon seid Jahren, zuvor auch die MX2. Lässt sich gut verstreichen und macht zuverlässig Ihren Job. Warum also nur 1 Stern?Ganz einfach. Die Packung der Paste ist ca. 7x1,5x1,5 cm groß.Geliefert wurde diese in einem Karton mit den Maßen 50x20x18 cm. Was soll dieser Mist @Amazon und @Händler?!Selbst wenn man versucht, alle Artikel an einem Tag geliefert zu bekommen um so Verpackungsmüll zu verhindern, kommt alles einzeln. Und das immer und immer wieder. Habt Ihr zu viel Geld für Kartons?!?Das geht überhaupt nicht und hat auch nichts mehr mit Vernunft zu tun bzgl. Standard-Kartongrößen. Ihr habt Briefumschläge, hätte dicke gereicht.Diese Form der Lächerlichkeit hat nur 1 Stern verdient.

tldr; the artic mx-5 paste basically glued my 5800x to my cooler plate (the CPU was only in for 1 day and only on for about 20 mins) causing it to be pulled out of a LOCKED CPU socket, when trying to remove the cooler and bending about 10 pins in the process...I upgraded to a 5800x from Intel at the weekend and over the past few days the 5800x has been in and out of my PC. I thought I was having thermal issues, possibly a bad heatsink, as the CPU was hitting 90 degrees during stress tests - I didn't know at the time that this is perfectly normal for Zen 3.Prior researching temps I thought maybe my thermal paste had gone bad as it was years old, so I bought some arctic mx-5 to rule that out. I breadboarded my AMD setup as I was on the fence about RMA'ing it and didn't want to take my intel setup out again only to have to put it back. I tested the 5800x with artic mx-5 and saw 90 degrees again, proving it wasn't my old thermal paste. At this point I had read about unvolting Zen 3 so decided I'll try this before deciding whether to RMA it.I wanted to do the undervolting tests properly so out came my intel setup, ready for the AMD setup to be disassembled and reassembled in the case. I went to take the cooler off my 5800x but it wouldn't budge... I thought the clips were stuck so I tried pulling the cooler up whilst I unclipped one of the clips with my other hand and the cooler came off abruptly, catching me by surprise and causing me to drop it. I didn't think anything of it until I picked the cooler back up and realised the CPU was no longer in the LOCKED SOCKET! It had been pulled out the locked socket and was actually still attached to the cooler plate. Therefore dropping it meant I had dropped it with the CPU attached, with the pins taking the full weight of the cooler. About 10 pins at the edges ended up bent.I'm not the strongest but I can easily open a jar of mayo, yet I couldn't get the CPU off the cooler plate it was literally glued on...! I ended up having to push it off the cooler plate, which was a slow process due to how sticky the paste was, eventually freeing it from the clutches of this demon "paste".Now I have a 5800x with 10 or so bent pins andwith trails of sticky thermal paste all over it thanks to this dreadful product.At least I know what to use if I ever run out of super glue...

Based on my experiences with other thermal pastes and reading test results from various tech sites, I decided to give this one a try. Here are my conclusions:1.) This one is superior in terms of application. The included spatula is a nice touch, but I don't think it is needed. I know that thermal paste application discussions can get heated, but it is really clear to me that the "big blob" method works well, especially with this paste, because of its consistency. If you worship at different thermal paste application method altar, please don't flame me.2.) This little tube is good for at least four applications. And that includes large GPU dies and large IHSs. Even if you applying it like that guy from The Verge. Don't be like that guy; seriously!3.) The thermal performance of this paste is top tier. You can find pastes that are better by 2C, but not without spending more money to get less product and/or having to do some actual work to apply it.4.) Based on the non-drying nature I would feel comfortable using the rest of this tube in a year or two. I have tossed many half full tubes because the bit that was in the syringe tip had hardened. Yeah, I could poke a hole in the tip to get past the dried bit, but I would not want to risk having a microscopic blob of hard paste compromise my thermal interface. I am confident I will get to use the last of this tube of product eventually.5.) My results (@22C ambient):a.) i7-5820k @1.32V, 4.7 GHz: idle: 27C, 100% load from AIDA64: 70c max. Yeah, that sounds high, but that is a monster overclock on a monster (for it's time) CPU. That is pushing nearly 250W through a 140W part. Previously I was using a Dark Rock Pro 3, and was getting more like 30C at idle and 90c under load. Of course I could not even get such a high overclock at all on air.b) GTX1080 @2025 GHz, mem @ 11,400 GHz effective 26c idle 40c at full load. Previously (with stock air cooler) I was getting 35c idle and 85c load (with thermal throttling occurring frequently)6.) While the included spatula is unnecessary in my religion, it is super useful for mixing epoxy.Here are the things I don't like about this thermal paste:1.) It is not RGB. I want RGB thermal paste.2.) It tastes terrible.3.) It is not an effective contraceptive.However, you should really stick to the intended use. If you do you will be happy with the resultsUpdate: I am buying more because I am almost out. If you have one or two jobs to do and you want to have some in reserve, 4g size is ideal. If you are like me, you should get the 8g size. They are both around $10 if you use the correct Amazon listing.

Die Mx5 ist wie ein zähes Kaugummi mit Klebstoff. Das Auftragen erweist sich als Katastrophe. Mit dem Spachtel zieht man Fäden die, wenn man pech hat auf das Board fallen. Dazu kommt, dass sie sehr schwer zu entfernen ist. Nach 2 wochen gebrauch, habe ich meinen Kühler getauscht. Ja bravo ARCTIC... Der Prozessor klebte so fest, als sei die Paste schon ein Jahr darauf. Beim abziehen bildeten sich die Kaugummifäden und spätestens jetzt klatschen sie aufs Board. Viel Spaß beim sauber machen. Den Prozessor bekommt man auch nur schwer sauber.Nein es wurde nicht zuviel paste benutzt.Bin wieder auf die MX 4 umgestiegen.Die Wärmeübertragung ist identisch.Ich Rate von der MX 5 dringlich ab.

Used this to repaste my 5600x. Replacing my previous thermal paste (pactum pt-3) and have seen a pretty significant drop in temps. Idle sits around 35C and at 100% peaks around 65% with air cooling. Seems to be very high quality, with performance similar to, if not better than the Noctua branded pastes.Also used this to repaste an aging GTX 980Ti and it has really breathed new life into the card. Where it used to hit thermal thottle limits before, now won't go above 73C on full load.Would highly recommend this product as it performs really well and is fairly priced.