Whats the best thermal compound to use

[JMoore]

title says it all. sry 4 noob question.

 

[socstealer]

anything is good but a majority of people use artic silver 5

 

[Mik3y]

arctic silver 5 is the best you can get.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Radio Shack thermal goop is as good as you need unless you are overclocking.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Radio Shack thermal goop is as good as you need unless you are overclocking.

also true.

 

[Arcanedeath]

Depends on the situation but Artic Silver 5 is one of the best Thermal compounds avi. for use in the PC.

 

[Cawchy87]

I use arctic silver II and like it quite a bit.

 

[domsq]

Another pretty decent compound is Cooler Master Premium (Shin Etsu). It sells under the code PTK-001, and I use it on my CPU. Seems to do the job quite well, and doesn't need a 'settling in' period like some compounds do.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Radio Shack thermal goop is as good as you need unless you are overclocking.

I don't like that stuff. It's fine at first but it dries out pretty fast.

Of course, *any* thermal paste is ok so long as you're not OC'ing.