MX-2 versus MX-4?

[VirtualLarry]

Is there much difference? Is there a consensus of which is better?

I recently picked up two syringes of the stuff fairly cheap. I normally use AS5.

 

[Hi-Fi Man]

I recall Tomshardware doing a test of various thermal pastes and MX-4 was slightly better than MX-2 especially when used on GPUs. With that said, I normally use MX-2 because it's cheaper and isn't that much different.

EDIT: here it is, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616-18.html

 

[Deders]

I believe they are similar in terms of thermals, but MX4 is a lot easier to spread. Not sure how much this affects the rice method. MX4 is so cheap I can't see much reason going for MX2.

 

[KingFatty]

Anyone have a link to a sale or special to buy either of these syringes? VirtualLarry, where did you pick up yours? I'm down to my last bit, so I need to restock. I'm very happy with it, I think I had the MX-4 though. Really good price/value.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Uhm, I got my syringes of MX-4 on ebay.

 

[mysticjbyrd]

Anyone have a link to a sale or special to buy either of these syringes? VirtualLarry, where did you pick up yours? I'm down to my last bit, so I need to restock. I'm very happy with it, I think I had the MX-4 though. Really good price/value.

They are both $7 on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045JCFLY?keywords=mx-4&qid=1449119285&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=mx-2&rh=i:aps,k:mx-2

Newegg also has both.

 

[Ansau]

MX-4 is just a tad better in terms of performance, but we're talking about decimals of a ºC. Also it can be much more expensive. In Spain I can buy twice the amount of MX-2 than MX-4 for less money (8g of MX-2 at 7€, while 4g of MX-4 costs 7,9&#8364😉.