Arctic Cooling MX-2 or AS5?

[L'enFer]

who knows which is better?

[Spawne32]

MX-2, hands down

[L'enFer]

thanks. is there anything better on Petra's Tech Shop than MX-2?

[SaFrOuT]

nope

[Morais]

mx-2, of course

[Ar3s]

Shin-Etsu X23-7783D Thermal Compound should be better but its so hard to spread and only 1 gram it isn't worth it. you can ask them of course.

[L'enFer]

thanks to all.

[troisanh]

using mx-2 now.

[jellysandwich]

i wish ppl would show pics of how they used it :/

[cantankerous]

using mx-2 now.

How did you apply it to your Quad core? Very curious on that.

BTW, how many applications do you figure a single tube would be good for if use d properly?

[Face]

Here are all the reviews I could gather :

http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Arctic_cooling/Mx2_thermal_compound/2.php

http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/arctic_cooling_mx_2

http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3716&Itemid=38&limit=1&limitstart=2

http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=367&page=5

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1148/3/page_3_testing/index.html

http://www.mvktech.net/content/view/3568/39/1/3/

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/arcticcoolingMX2/testing.php

EDIT : Ok looks like I missed a few reviews so make that 6/7 better for MX-2

Only at xtremecomputing it performed worse than AS5. could be bad spreading or just at the error margin really.

http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/images/review/articCoolingPaste/image010.jpg

EDIT : Oh yeah BTW only now I saw that only xc used watercooling for the CPU while others tested the gpu/cpu on air. so perhaps its suited for air better..

[Jodiuh]

MX-1 can be a bit tough to put on a naked core. I usually baggie it out for a couple minutes and it eventually loses the "playdo" effect. As for heatspreader endowed chips, just a dab a bit bigger than AS5 will do.

[Rilla927]

i wish ppl would show pics of how they used it :/
Ya, me too!

[apexracing]

I'll have to get some of that when I buy an Ultima-90. Any temperature decrease is welcomed. :up:

[Pntgrd]

How did you apply it to your Quad core? Very curious on that. As am I. I have a tube coming. I figured I would try the AS5 Quad method first and see what happens.

[subman]

came across this ...MX2 application instructions ..

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/downloads/installation/install_mx2_retail.pdf

[OCFX]

http://www.coollaboratory.com/en/product_metalpad.shtml

Reviews shows that MetalPad > AS5 by 2 degrees at least average

well..is it a good option? Its clean and easy to fit, I just wonder how it perform with lapped IHS, if someone has experiences with...please :)

[zanzabar]

came across this ...MX2 application instructions ..

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/downloads/installation/install_mx2_retail.pdf

dont do that u will not get coverage or u will get overrun

[tomati]

Hi,

at all that have tested the mx-2,

don't you have "bad" strange result with it ?

I first put the same amount of mx-2 than the ceramique but it seems the mx-2 need more so I get worse result , after that I put more paste and get often same result as the ceramique ,only once time I get a big improvement of 5°c but can't reproduce it anymore ???

I put the paste on the c2D ( main dot on the centre more 4 little on the corners) and let the heatsink spread out the past.

[L'enFer]

i wish ppl would show pics of how they used it :/
what do you mean? are there any difficulties in mapping?

[Jodiuh]

1. small dot in center
2. install heatsink

[Enoc]

1. small dot in center
2. install heatsink

3.use the pressure of the heatsink cooler to spread it, turn the heatsink to 90-180 degrees...:)

[L'enFer]

1. small dot in center
2. install heatsink
well, it's a usual procedure.

[[cTx] Nooc]

1. small dot in center
2. install heatsink

twist the heatsink a few times to spread the paste and rid of air bubbles

[Darks0ulz]

For quads its more of a horizontal line across the ihs. A dot is generally more for a single/dual core.

[Pntgrd]

For quads its more of a horizontal line across the ihs. A dot is generally more for a single/dual core.I know that is true for AS5 but that is not what it says for MX-2. I have done 2 MX-2 applications and did the dot method on a Q6600. Both have yielded about the same temps as the line method with AS5. I say about becaus I have been using a bit more voltage at times with the MX-2 but temps have been the same. Has anyone tried the line method on a Quad yet? It will be harder to do as the "bead" of MX-2 is bigger that AS5, much easier to get too much.

[Treize2]

is mx-2 a more or less strong adhesive than as5?

[AliG]

mx-2

[Ar3s]

adhesive ? i doubt as5 is that unless you get the adhesive A+B set.

[situman]

how do you propose we twist waterblocks to get air bubbles out?

[dr4gon]

how do you propose we twist waterblocks to get air bubbles out?

Push and turn (like a key) although 10-20º is more than plenty to squish out bubbles

[Jodiuh]

You guys really advise turning that much? I've seen AS's directions only require a very slight 1-3 degree twist. Honestly, tho I move the sh1t out of my TRUE so it's straight. The difference between dot, line, TIM, mount, etc has netted me @ best 1-2c, so it's completely irrelevant IMO. Just don't put too much, that seems to be the only major factor in this.

[Treize2]

This has always confused me...how much pressure is too much or too little?

[dr4gon]

I don't think it's an exact science. Just push firmly and turn a bit. You should always remount a few times to find the best temperatures anyway.