With more than 20 years of experience in the PC cooling market, the MX-6 was developed with the aim of offering a top-tier product. The optimized formula is based on the successful MX-4, one of the...
With more than 20 years of experience in the PC cooling market, the MX-6 was developed with the aim of offering a top-tier product. The optimized formula is based on the successful MX-4, one of the most popular thermal pastes in the world. The focus was on versatile application capabilities and user-friendly consistency.
With more than 20 years of experience in the PC cooling market, the MX-6 was developed with the aim of offering a top-tier product. The optimized formula is based on the successful MX-4, one of the most popular thermal pastes in the world. The focus was on versatile application capabilities and user-friendly consistency.
Features
The ARCTIC MX-6 is a thermal paste based on carbon filler material and reaches its maximum performance without burning, immediately after application and distribution. It achieves all this without renowned ingredients, such as precise diamond powder or various precious metal particles. The silicone gel used as a carrier allows for optimal distribution, which is achieved through uniform contact pressure, for example, when mounting the heatsink.
Specifications
Quantity
4 gr
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Coming from thermal grizzly kryonaut, I am very impressed with this one. From what I've read, it doesn't lower temperatures as much compared to mx 5. For some reason, my PC cools down. Ryzen 5 2600x full load doesn't exceed 61 degrees and the evga gtx 1070 ftw stays at 58. Applying it is indeed difficult. Be careful to apply it quickly and attach the coolers because it dries fast. Extremely satisfied
I have been a customer of the company since the first version MX1. I bought the MX6 version today at 2 gr. The packaging says version 2. I read negative comments that it is thick/hard compared to versions 4 or 5. I found it to be very normal and more fluid compared to the Thermalright TF7 that came with the cooler in the box (free). Compared to the TF7, the MX6 has a larger outlet diameter in the syringe, and it would be better to press a little less.
More difficult application than the Mx-4, on Corsair H115i PRO liquid cooling, reduced ~3-5 degrees compared to the Mx-4. It does not become liquid over time.
I expected better performance. I was using the mx4 and I was thrilled on a 10-year-old notebook. With this paste, the temperatures are higher compared to the mx4.
Very thick and hard paste. As soon as I applied it, after 10 minutes when I wanted to remove my cooler to check something on the RAM, it had stuck together with the processor and it pulled out the processor as well. Fortunately, there was no damage to the CPU pins. MX-4 ONLY
One of the best pastes on the market I have for many years. I made a change to the graphics card and at some point I will also do it on the processor.
Rog 3090 strix max 65°C with room temperature 24-25°C.
Its full performance comes about 2 months after its installation.
It is somewhat hard as the others say, but it doesn't matter to me, in the end I put it in and I won't deal with it again for a long time.
Keep it at room temperature for up to 2 years
I never understood why some reviews say it's difficult to spread it.
I spread it just fine without any particular effort.
How well it will work over time remains to be seen.
It's a safe choice.
The only downside is that it doesn't come with a plastic spatula for spreading. Why? Almost zero cost. Especially in a large package like the one I bought, it should have been included in the box.
In the amd 7700x, I saw very good temperatures. Even at 95 degrees max, the fans were spinning low. Now, with the curve optimizer, it is at 80 degrees max.
I always bought MX-4 and I was satisfied.
I decided to buy the new one even though I had read that it is harder and difficult to install.
Terrible, excessively hard, I will not buy it again and I hope the company doesn't do anything stupid and discontinue MX-4
I bought this specific paste of 4gr and it was used on a CPU i5-750 OC 3.7GHz from a base clock of 2.66GHz and on a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB WindForce OC without OC. The paste on the processor hadn't been changed for about 3 years and it was somewhat dried out, and the graphics card hadn't been changed for about 3.5 years from Gigabyte paste, meaning it had never been changed and it was somewhat dried out.
I changed the paste today on both and for some reason, I didn't see any wow differences in temperatures and I scratched my head because the paste was applied correctly and had good contact with the die on both.
And on the processor and on the graphics card, I saw differences from 1 to 4 degrees when I put them under stress test FurMark for GPU 1080p with default settings and Prime95 for CPU (L1, L2, L3 Cache test). Idle temperatures were better, almost 10 degrees difference in CPU/GPU, but in stress test, they weren't very good.
Okay, yes, I admit if I left the processor at 2.66GHz and left the turbo setting on auto in the BIOS, the MAX temperature would be 60 degrees, maybe 65. Maybe the paste needs time to kick in, so to speak? I don't know, but time will tell.
I'm not overly satisfied with what I saw, but it might improve over time.
If the contact with the dies wasn't good, I would see an increase in temperatures, but it wasn't like that, and the difference with this paste is 1-4 degrees less in stress test and about 7-10 degrees less in idle and CPU/GPU. As they say abroad, your mileage may vary, but I imagine that no matter what processor you use this paste on, you will see a difference, whether big or small. That's it
I wouldn't say that I am satisfied with the quality, better mx4 and I don't know if it lasts over time. Within a month, it seemed like gum. The mx4 lasts for several years.
The paste is excellent! As soon as I applied it, I immediately ran benchmarks and the like. I should mention that previously I had the CoolerMaster Mastergel Pro, which I applied about 9 months ago. My system has the AMD CPU, Ryzen 5 5600, with the stock AMD cooler. The idle temperature has dropped from 49°C to 38°C, and in benchmarks and gaming, while it used to reach 80°C, now it doesn't exceed 66°C. In conclusion, get it with your eyes closed!
The MX6 is indeed harder than the MX4, as it is considered one of the easiest to apply. However, that doesn't mean it's not good. Compared to the MX4, it lasts slightly less over time with the significant difference being that it is more thermally conductive only under "heavy loads." That's where the difference lies. About -2C degrees. Important? Perhaps not since it is harder to clean. At idle, the MX4 is inferior by 1 to 1.5C. As for its application and cleaning, it is clearly more difficult for someone, but those who know techniques can apply it in 1 minute or clean the CPU in 4 minutes.
I dedicated 1 week to testing on 5800X3D - 5800X - 5600X - 5700X - 3600 with Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 with 6 fans in the AIO (push/pull) in Prime95 for one hour on each processor. At idle, without running services for each test, 15 minutes.
SOS! In case it has become "stuck" with the CPU, as happened to me and the cooler won't come off - keep the CPU warm so you can pull it off and not apply excessive force like I did, resulting in bending 16 pins on the 5600X and breaking another 4 pins, where the 5600X RIP. My fault, but after that, I will not use it again!
It reached 90 before the fans opened.
84 the fans open.
At 75 while playing warzone while before I reached around 85 to 90 during gameplay.
Very easy to install.
Thick paste.
The GPU, a 1650, reached about 65 degrees during gameplay.
The tests were done with cinebench.
Only then did I reach 80 degrees plus.
The best experience is seeing that I have no issues with my laptop.
One of the best thermal conductive pastes for 2023. After testing it on an RTX 3080 under heavy usage and gaming with graphics set to ultra in top titles, the card never exceeded 70c.
Simply incredible....with the exact same cooling system (Ninja 5 with Noctua A12-25), the 3700x (65w TDP) had a maximum of 75 degrees Celsius with Arctic Silver 5....I installed the brand new 5800x3d (105w supposed to be a hot chip) and I have exactly the same temperatures, if not better...I know you won't believe me, but this paste definitely does an amazing job....!!! Huge difference and performance
Tested on a 3080 with the Unigine Heaven stress test for 10 minutes, and compared it to the MX-5 which was discontinued due to leaks:
- MX-5: 69 - 72 degrees Celsius
- MX-6: 69 - 72 degrees Celsius
- MX-5: blue and fluid. Spreads easily. Over time and prolonged heat, it becomes even more fluid.
- MX-6: gray and solid. Gate-like sensation. Spreads difficultly. I imagine it is unlikely to leak over time.
- Just applied MX-6 to the CPU and saw a difference of 4 whole degrees. But I didn't do a fresh test with both MX-6 and MX-5. It says it can last up to 8 years. I plan on changing it every 2.