Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound

Pros: The title says it all. This is the best thermal paste you can buy for this price, and it is better than the vast majority of thermal pastes that are currently available. Dropped my average temps by 2-6 degrees Celcius.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Would not hesitate to purchase this product again.

Pros: good paste with good results

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: best bang for buck

Pros: Effective grease for both CPU and GPU applications. Keeps idle temps way down and reasonable under load, even on chips with larger die size. Doesn't run much when you apply and there is no break-in period. Paste doesn't break down nearly as quickly as others that I have used before.

Cons: May not provide the best results on highly overclocked machines, not available by the gallon.

Other Thoughts: This is probably my favorite thermal grease, and the improved nozzle tip design is appreciated. It may not be the absolute best available, but it works better than most and is cheap. I recently saved a pair of slightly older graphics cards from certain doom by re-seating with this stuff. Superb paste!

Stay away from TX-3!

Pros: easy to spread, cheap for the amount of applications you get in a syringe, would recommend to friends, great thermal paste for the price, much better than anticipated

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: after a little burn in time with the paste temps are about on par with Tuniq's better product the TX-4 with upgrade processor

Pros: I have used just about every TIM under the sun...from the original white silicon paste to every variation of AS, including Ceramique 2 and Alumina plus many, many others. TX-2 is easy to spread and brought my temps down 3 degrees C lower (under load) and 1 degree C lower (at idle) than Ceramique 2. I am impressed, to say the least. You get a good amount, and the price is reasonable. You do not need much...just enough to smear a VERY light layer on top of the heat spreader if you are doing the spread method or a dollop no bigger than grain of rice if you are doing the drop in the center method. A big mistake people make is using TOO MUCH thermal interface material (regardless which kind) and this can cause your temps to go UP, not down. I learned this lesson years ago when dealing Athlon Thunderbird cores, but today's low-clamping-pressure giant heat sink/fans seem to have lulled some into being sloppy. I did not experience any "hard" or "thick part" issues as others, so I cannot speak to that. Color is battle-ship grey out of the tube.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Tips for noobs or those who are not sure:

1. Remember...less is more with thermal compound. Some people have referred to a "pea size" amount. THIS IS TWICE AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IF NOT MORE!

2. Regardless of the application method, there will be a little play in the heat sink after you mount it to the CPU/motherboard. You should always move the heat sink (gently) a few times back and fourth clock-wise and counter clock-wise to remove any air bubbles that may be present. Just a few degrees movement each way is enough.

3. Always start with absolutely clean surfaces. If you are not starting with a brand new CPU and heat sink, then use the Arctic Silver Thermal Material Remover and Purifier two part method. To eliminate the possibility of lint...use paper coffee filters to clean off the old stuff and also for surface purification. Don't forget to use the same procedure for cleaning the heat sink as well! DO NOT use paper towels, rags, or anything that may leave behind residual ANYTHING.

4. NEVER use your fingers to spread thermal interface material (TIM)!! You will leave dead skin cells and skin oils behind that will interfere with achievement of good performance.

Pros: Does what it says, large quantity, nice viscosity, no smell, easy to wash off.

Cons: Stringy, when working on small cpu's/gpu's it can be hard to get a perfect pea size. When you pull away it stretches and you have to work it like an ice cream cone swirl.

Other Thoughts: I have used this on gpu's, cpu's, and some consoles without any issues and some surprisingly positive results.

Pros: None that I could benefit from.

Cons: I got this to fix my PS3 with, and the tube was only good for ONE APPLICATION to both CPU's in it. I had to take it apart again because it didn't work the first time, and there wasn't enough left to do it. The big tube it comes in is extremely misleading. Don't be fooled! Went with Arctic Silver this time.

Pros: good consistency
spreads good
keeps temps low (for me)
cheap.

Cons: none really.

Other Thoughts: I can't say what it did temp wise because I also bought a new cpu and heatsink so what I can say is that with the Zalman CNPS14X and the AMD 8 core Vishera 4.0ghz i run 33c just browsing and doing typical tasks. I ran about 36c running left 4 dead 2 which isn't to demanding but gives a little idea.

Pros: Brought this for my 60gb ps3 due to the factory thermal paste being less than stellar. So far so good. Doesn't get as hot as it used to and can play my games a lot longer now.

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: if you have one of the old fat ps3's I highly recommend using this to replace the cheap paste Sony uses.

Pros: plenty of it in the tube, probably could get away with two or even three mountings with one order. Nice consistency for spreading on the CPU.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: I never had any heat problems with it and i'm using a quad-core with its stock heatsink. However it is notable that I never attempted any overclocking and the temps weren't much different from what i had with the paste that came with the processor. Again I never had heat issues with the original paste either.. so this stuff does well gets the job done, not sure about how it holds out under more extreme circumstances...