MX-2 any good?

Nevakonaza · 05-07-2008, 07:17 PM

Hey guys,

Is Arctic Cooling Thermal Paste MX-2 any good?

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...445&sku=138123

OR

Coolermaster high performance thermal compound

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...35437&CatId=36

im thinking of re-applying thermal paste

tks

ramodkk · 05-07-2008, 07:26 PM

I hear the MX-2 is really good. Sometimes better than Arctic Silver 5 or whatever...

**mep916** · 05-07-2008, 07:31 PM

I use MX-2 and I love it.

Nevakonaza · 05-07-2008, 07:31 PM

Hi ramodkk,

what are your cpu temps...i see your also running at 2.7Ghz

Mines running about 51c on core 0 and 48c on core 1

thats under load as im converting movies.

I know its not realy that bad but i would like to improve my temps.

EDIT:
Mep,whats your temps? idle?

ramodkk · 05-07-2008, 07:33 PM

I don't remember my temps under load but they never went past 50 I think.

As we speak, mine is doing ~27C

Nevakonaza · 05-07-2008, 07:35 PM

Hmm 27c on idle...nice.

Thats the temps i want to get to but at the moment its just not happening lol

ramodkk · 05-07-2008, 07:36 PM

What are you idling at?

**mep916** · 05-07-2008, 07:46 PM

At idle, my temps are between 28-30. Remember, I have the B3 stepping and this chip tends to run a bit hotter than others.

Nevakonaza · 05-07-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramodkk

What are you idling at?

usualy around 44-45c

Quote:

Originally Posted by mep916

At idle, my temps are between 28-30. Remember, I have the B3 stepping and this chip tends to run a bit hotter than others.

hmm yeah,thats not bad to say your running at 3.2Ghz

**mep916** · 05-07-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

hmm yeah,thats not bad to say your running at 3.2Ghz

Yeah, uh, I'm having problems overclocking at the moment (

). Those are my temps at stock speed. At 3.2, my temps idled btween 36 -40.

05-07-2008, 07:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,627	MX-2 any good? Hey guys, Is Arctic Cooling Thermal Paste MX-2 any good? http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...445&sku=138123 OR Coolermaster high performance thermal compound http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...35437&CatId=36 im thinking of re-applying thermal paste tks __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1 - Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

05-07-2008, 07:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 3,999	I hear the MX-2 is really good. Sometimes better than Arctic Silver 5 or whatever... __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-07-2008, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
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05-07-2008, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,627	Hi ramodkk, what are your cpu temps...i see your also running at 2.7Ghz Mines running about 51c on core 0 and 48c on core 1 thats under load as im converting movies. I know its not realy that bad but i would like to improve my temps. EDIT: Mep,whats your temps? idle? __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1 - Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

05-07-2008, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 3,999	I don't remember my temps under load but they never went past 50 I think. As we speak, mine is doing ~27C __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-07-2008, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,627	Hmm 27c on idle...nice. Thats the temps i want to get to but at the moment its just not happening lol __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1 - Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

05-07-2008, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 3,999	What are you idling at? __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-07-2008, 07:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 3,595	At idle, my temps are between 28-30. Remember, I have the B3 stepping and this chip tends to run a bit hotter than others. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula 320MB 8800 GTS (G80) 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: Q9450/PS3/P4

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