Arctic Silver CMQ2-2.7G Céramique 2 Tri-Linear Ceramic Thermal Compound - OEM

Pros: It's thermal grease. It does what it's supposed to.

Cons: Noda

Other Thoughts: So, I had went to a local store and purchased a bag of thermal grease for half the price. There was 3 small little pouches of grease in it. More for less.... And long story.... yeah... Don't go with really cheap thermal grease.... This one is worth it.

Pros: Works perfectly. Non-conductive.

Cons: Messy. Took a while to be as efficient as the silver stuff.

Other Thoughts: Heast sink paste isn't the same as it used to be. "White crud in a tube" worked but had limitations and today's systems are as dependent on heat management for stability even more than in the past. Having a decent heat-sink doesn't do much without heat transfer media like this. This is somewhat slow to settle and may be due to the granularity vs. the metal version but eventually appears to equal it in performance with the added benefit of being non-conductive. While I have never yet fried a mainboard with heat-sink compound the possibility does exist.

Pros: last for along time and cools well

Cons: none that i've seen

Pros: It works and is better than many generic cheap pastes. Certainly better than pre-installed thermal pads on many heatsinks. Although it was harder to apply than artic silver 5, it smooshed out and spread itself just fine after heatsink installation. Thermal transfer measured by cpu temperatures met my expectations.

Cons: Harder to apply than Artic silver 5. It was stringy so I had to do some extra cleanup. Lost an egg due to being harder to apply than Artic silver 5.

Other Thoughts: Although it was harder to apply, the results for me were at least as good as Artic silver 5. Temperatures were right on line with my expectations, and later when I changed out the heatsink I found that the application had spread itself out for full coverage between the cpu and heatsink exactly as it is supposed to do. With a little care during application there was very little practical difference in performance compared to Artic silver 5. I have been using artic silver 5 for many years and tried this stuff just to experiment with it, and it seems to be a good product that I would use again.

Pros: Good quality thermal paste that performs exactly as it should.

Cons: None

Pros: It's just thermal compound that keeps my cpu cool

Cons: Tends to dry out pretty fast, so apply it, spread it, and smack that heat sink on before you have to clean it and start over.

Pros: Works just as advertised and dropped my cpu temps on my Bulldozer quad core to 35 degrees when closed inside my desk. 30 when the door is open.

Cons: none.

Other Thoughts: Follow the directions. I was used to arctic silver which is also a great product, but the installation is a little different. If you have ever worked with thermal paste this will be a breeze, and the break in time is also legit. Took a couple days, but then the temps dropped about 5 degrees C. I will be using this ceramic paste from now on when I have the choice.

Pros: Cost
size
effectiveness
Plunger and cap allow it to reseal and dispense easily

Cons: NA

Other Thoughts: Best to use aftermarket thermal paste when using aftermarket CPU cooler.
Some testing sites mention this product as the top 5 thermal compounds, only 1-2 Celsius behind the current best selling product by the same company.

Pros: Easy to apply. Enough in the tube for a few applications. Keeps things nice and cool.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Took about 3 days for the paste to settle in. Initially the CPU temps were about 29 degrees C. They eventually lowered to about 24 degrees C. I used the rice-grain/pea method.

Specs:
Diablotek Abyss White Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
RAIDMAX Blackstone series RX-700AC 700W PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Power Supply
AMD Phenom II 965 BE 3.4 GHz CPU
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 Desktop Memory
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X ATX AMD Motherboard
XFX Core Edition Radeon HD 7850

Pros: There is difference in temps although i can't really say how much since the system i used it on is so old no temp reading program can read the cpu temp. however the fan hooked up to the cpu fan header doesn't speed up nearly as high indicating a temp drop.

Cons: none that i can think of.

Other Thoughts: bought this as a local electronics store for almost twice what newegg is selling it for.