Pro tip: That cheap no-name thermal paste actually worked better than Arctic Silver

I was swapping a CPU on a client's old Dell Optiplex last month and ran out of my usual thermal paste. Grabbed a $3 tube of some random brand from a local shop in Austin just to finish the job. Expected temps to be terrible but figured it was fine for an office PC. Ran benchmarks after and it was 4 degrees cooler than the Arctic Silver I'd been using for years. Has anyone else tried off-brand thermal goo and been surprised?

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amy_reed792h ago

Actually, thermal paste needs a break-in period to work best, not a big difference usually.