ARCTIC MX-6 (4 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for CPU, Consoles, Graphics Cards, laptops, Very high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Non-Conductive

I had been using Arctic MX-4 compound for years, and when I built my new PC I also upgraded to MX-6. Arctic carries on it's great tradition of amazing thermal paste with MX-6. While I don't have an apples to apples comparison with MX-4 (new CPU is using MX-6) I can say that the temps on my 9950X using MX-6 are better than the temps on my 5950X using MX-4. I found it relatively easy to apply and very similar consistency to MX-4 (maybe a bit thicker, I didn't do a side by side comparison).I highly recommend Arctic thermal products and pastes to anyone looking for a solid and reliable performer!

Keeps my 9800x3D idle temps at 32. Works great, but was very frustrating to spread. It’s thicker than previous pastes I’ve used.

I used this on my Acer Nitro 7 Laptop. The fans were loud and I needed to clean the saw dust and dust bunnies out. I learned from ChatGPT that once a separation is made of the existing thermal paste it’s best to clean it up and reapply. If the same old paste is used, gaps may be created and the contact points won’t be complete. I picked up a 35.00 tool kit to remove the small screws. Got some isopropyl alcohol and Qtips to remove the old pink paste. Watched two YouTube videos explaining the process. My computer runs great! The syringe gives great control during application. The texture and thickness helps gauge how much it’ll spread when contact points are reattached. It comes with a cap, so the remaining paste doesn’t dry out. Great amount for the price.

Bought this for a new system build after my old desktop failed.Decided to try it on my laptop too because why not.My laptop, an older G7 7700 has notoriously bad cooling and thermal throttles really bad unless its underclocked (or just turn off turbo boost)It would frequently lag out or crash games outright, even cause a system restart more oft than not.No cooling pad could help this, as the fans and heatsinks in it are just awful.This paste tho.. I applied it and it actually stays below throttling temps now. Granted only by a few degrees, but I wasn't expecting miracles.Even without the cooling pad now tho, the laptop is actually usable with the turbo mode enabled and keeps cool enough to function during long gaming sessions on it!The only tough part is spreading it properly, as this paste is more like a clay and def won't work with the press down methods normally used in the past. You will need to spread it using a spatula or finger to get it on nice and even.That aside, it works bloody brilliantly. I'm actually impressed this did the trick as I wasn't expecting much, but figured I'd try it anyway and it really works super well over my old corsair TM30

Arctic has a knack for combining form, fit, and function, and their MX-6 thermal paste is no exception. If you're looking for an effective cooling solution for a high-performance processor, Arctic's MX-6 is a reliable choice.

It works but not really any better than the stock paste that comes with Noctua and Thermalright coolers.I just did a series of tests using these items: Date: 05/07/2024ARCTIC MX-6 $6.55TF7 Thermal Compound Paste - includedNoctua NT-H1 Thermal Computer Paste - includedThermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE Cooler $33.90Noctua NH-D9L, Premium CPU Cooler $54.95Configs and results:1. Noctua NH-D9L with Noctua NT-H1: Started here. I was getting about 35C to 38C Idle on the CPU with the fan at 950ish rpm. When I did the multi core CPU test on Cinebench 2024 the temp would jump up to the 100C throttle temp almost immediately and would bounce right at that for the duration of the 10 minute test. The fan ramped up to 2000rpm for the duration.2. Noctua NH-D9L with ARCTIC MX-6: The Artic paste dropped my idle temp down a bit to 34C to 36C. All other tests had the same results as the 1st test.3. Thermalright PA with TF7: Got a really nice drop here down to 28C to 30C idle with the fans spinning at 720 rpm. When running Cinebench it did eventually get to the 100C throttle, but it was about 5 minutes into the 10 minute test before it did. The temp was generally bouncing around 90C throughout the test. The 2 fans got up to 1550 ish rpm and were much quieter than the single Noctua fan.4. Thermalright PA with ARCTIC MX-6: The change in paste had no effect on thermals or fan speeds over the TF7.Bonus: I replaced the 2 fans that came with the Thermalright PA with 2 be quiet! Pure Wings 3 120mm Quiet PWM I ordered for a case. This had no effect on the thermals but the fan speeds are slightly slower at 700 rpm idle and 1500 rpm under Cinebench. More importantly, they run noticeably quieter. Under standard use I cannot hear them at all.Takeaway 1: For $35 the Thermalright PA is a fantastic cooler and the larger dual fans make it quieter than the Noctua NH-D9L. I do like the size of the NH-D9L but for a gaming system the Thermalright PA will be my new go to.Takeaway 2: CPU Grease makes much less of a difference than I thought. Maybe it is just the ones I tried but the reviews on the Artic MX-6 were stellar yet it barely did better than the Noctua NT-H1 that came with the cooler and didn’t do any better than the TF7 that came with the Thermalright PA. Save your money here and use it to buy better fans.CPU is an Intel i7-14700kf on a GIGABYTE Z790 Eagle AX Motherboard with an 850 watt EVGA Power Supply if you want to know.

There's plenty in the tube for a full computer build - I ended up needing very little because many of my parts had it pre-applied (and for a wonder, the pre-applied stuff wasn't dried out), so I ended up using this only on the M.2 solid state drives to their motherboard heat sinks. Nonetheless, had I needed it for the processor or GPU, there would have been plenty for doing those things. I can't speak specifically to the thermal performance of this versus anything else, other than to say that I've never had a heat problem with any heat sink compound I've used, so I'm pretty sure it'll work fine.

Very good amounts of thermal paste and it works just as good as the Grizzly Kraynout. Especially if it's hard to reach your AIO screws that are attached to your CPU. Be decent with the amount of paste you put, currently my CPU is running at around 35° c on average.