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Thermal Paste
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Get rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic's MX-6, which just hit an all-time low price at Amazon
ByStewart Bendlepublished
DealsLook after your precious PC, check your temps, and reapply thermal paste on your CPU for optimum performance.
Arctic launches its best thermal paste yet for chips of all types
ByZhiye Liupublished
Arctic has launched the MX-7 thermal paste, the successor to the all-popular MX-6.
Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2025: 90 TIM Compounds Tested and Ranked
ByPaul Alcornlast updated
We tested 37 different thermal compounds with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X and over 90 thermal compounds with Intel Core i9 CPUs to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.
Stinky thermal paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, 'glues' heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers
ByAnton Shilovpublished
Or enjoy the vinegar odor, because you like marinated pickles, and pitting because you like ant videos.
Graphene thermal pad for AMD CPUs promises 17X better conductivity than thermal paste, 2X improvement over Thermal Grizzly
ByZhiye Liupublished
Coracer has launched the GPE-01 graphene pads for AMD's AM5 processors.
To combat counterfeit thermal paste, Arctic updates scratch-off QR code authentication
ByMark Tysonpublished
Arctic Cooling has emailed Tom's Hardware with details of its new MX Authenticity Check system, raising concerns that its business is being impacted by counterfeiters.
How to Apply Thermal Paste to Your CPU
ByMatt Saffordlast updated
Follow our quick and easy guide to make sure your thermal paste application doesn't lead to higher CPU temps or other serious problems.
Adding ceramic powder to liquid metal improves cooling up to 72%
ByMark Tysonpublished
A new colloidal thermal interface material (TIM) promises to significantly outperform commercially available liquid metals from the likes of Thermalright and Thermal Grizzly.
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