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ARCTIC MX-7 Thermal Compound Review – Will the price breaker also become an icebreaker in the top 10?

The new ARCTIC MX-7 is a consistent further development of a paste series that has been shaping the market for many years in a rather inconspicuous but technically relevant segment. ARCTIC focused early on creating uncomplicated yet reproducible solutions for users who require reliable thermal bonding without having to deal with exotic [...]

16. December 2025

Igor Wallossek

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Overview of new developments in thermal interface materials (TIM)

Linus Tech Tips PTM7950 Review – Original, OEM Product or Fake?

CAYOM CA-4 vs. BOLIGO Z980 Thermal Pastes Review – More than just similar bargains?

Nuomi Chemical SY-166 Thermal Paste Review – Cheap Poser or really cheap Alternative?

Thermal paste database version 3.0 – More accurate and practical data, a technology upgrade and well over 100 tested pastes

Thermal Grizzly Phase Sheet PTM Review – How good is the Honeywell alternative in reality?

The AMeCh SGT-4 Case – The Story Behind the Story and Corrosive Amino Groups | Update

Counterfeit thermal paste – GeekTC’s opinion on the Dowsil TC-5888 and what to make of it

ZYP Coating KoolFaze 918 thermal compound in test – Between romance, boron nitride and grandiose failure

Drama, second round: AMECH (AIMAC) SGT-4 or when heat-conducting paste becomes an odor nuisance and source of corrosion

MAXTOR CTG12 Review – Is the new thermal compound even better than the CTG10 and the rest?

The dark business with counterfeit thermal pastes – DOWSIL TC-5888 targeted by clone warriors, including a rather well-made clone-copy

Official statement from Asus on RMA problems with graphics cards

Clock Work Tea Party CWTP EG4GUV-L thermal paste in the world’s first real test: a flavored paste that smells of osmanthus and stinks to death

Akasa T6 ProGrade Max thermal compound review – Not bad, but the price is unfair

Can you stack thermal pads to achieve thicker layers? Thermal Grizzly Minus Pad Pro Review and an astonishing finding | Practice

First milestone after almost a year: Thermal compound database with 100 products tested to date as the world’s largest systematic comparison

Huamei HM 806 and HM 805 Thermal Paste Review – A new sub-brand from a well-known manufacturer and two new pastes

Arctic MX-6 Revision 4 Thermal Compound Review – Is the new formula really better?

AMD vs. Intel: Interesting battle of the thermal paste on their boxed coolers

Halnziye HY-P17 Thermal Paste Review – High-flyer or far too good to be true?

Deepcool DM9 Thermal Paste Review – A very favorable greeting from the past

Update on the thermal putty on Gigabyte graphics cards after further storage: Oil deposition on an alarming scale and silence as a strategy

GD900 and GD-2 in the thermal paste discount review – Purchase warning and a look into the alchemist’s kitchen of horror

Shin Etsu MicroSi X-23-8195-4 Thermal Compound Review – Hyped in China Reviews and landed in Reality

Why half as thick is not automatically twice as good: Limits of layer thickness reduction in thermal pastes and a change in the thermal paste charts

Avoid mistakes: How to use pads like the Honeywell PTM7950 or other phase change pads correctly! | Instructions and practice

Shin Etsu MicroSi X-23-7921-5, X-23-7783D and G7762 Thermal Paste Review – Large particles for large numbers and large problems

To the top of the thermal paste charts with the active laboratory paste BNT-9? Test the best!

M-12 thermal paste from MJ-Tech Review – Molecular Tweezers Cuisine for Brazen Swindlers

Purchase warning! Thermalright TF8 in the 2025 Quality Test – Fraudulent labeling with a worse paste under the same name

Practice: Selecting, using and assessing thermal pads correctly – measurements instead of myths

Thermal Grizzly Duronaut Thermal Paste Review – Kryonaut was yesterday, welcome to the top 10 of all pastes!

Myths and facts about thermally conductive pastes: roughness of the contact surfaces and required layer thicknesses, including re-evaluation of the pastes

Teaser: Laboratory investigation of CPU, GPU and heatspreader on the myth of layer thickness for thermal paste

Misleading with false data – EKL Alpenföhn Blitzeis thermal compound review – A paste for waste

Fake factory vs. wheel of fortune: DOWSIL TC-5550 and TC-5888 from the China store and only one of them is genuine

Asus ROG RG-07 Performance Thermal Paste review – Better than the paste on Asus graphics cards?

Best thermal putty, database and charts – putty versus putty, tests and suitability for memory modules and voltage regulators

Insider tip for those in a hurry: AAirhut GX-14 thermal paste in the test and almost a bargain for the CPU

Maxtor CTG10 and CTG8 Thermal Paste Review – Upper vs. middle Class and a Recommendation

The pump-out effect in thermal pastes: causes, solutions and estimation for the database

TG Putty Basic, TG Putty Advance and TG Putty Pro from Thermal Grizzly put to the test – from usable to absolute top class, even in your wallet

Fairy-tale paste 2.0 or the misinterpretation of the thermal paste business

Thermal Grizzly launches TG Putty as a flexible “gap filler” and real alternative to conventional thermal pads | Teaser

ARCTIC TP-3 vs. Arctic TP-2 (APT2560) in test – When it has to be a thermal pad today

Update: From forum to thermal paste supplier: The (almost unbelievable) story behind the startup X-Apply and the PastyX 50

Cheap shot? AAirhut thermal 1 mm pad tested against the blue Arctic APT2560 and a really positive surprise

Thermalright TF8 EX Thermal Paste Review – Same price, lower quantity, poor performance and lower durability as the TF8

SAVIO GLACIER TG-04 thermal compound tested against the current top dogs Thermalright TFX and Kooling Monster KOLD-01

Best thermal paste database and charts – Paste versus paste comparison, reviews and durability for CPU and GPU

KOLD Case: Kooling Monster KOLD-01 or how to skillfully rebuild a DOWSIL TC-5888 and even save a lot of money | Update

SPLAVE ONE tested against two other Sub-Zero thermal pastes – When Allen becomes Don Pastillo

PC in danger and a shattered myth: What copper paste and zinc cream really (don’t) do!

Polartherm X8 and Polartherm X10 Thermal Paste Review – New brand, good price and decent performance for the money

TwPoaT – The worst pastes of all time: CS K4-Pro thermal paste vs. L’Oréal Men Expert Hydra Intense Review

AMeCh STG-4 in test – Korean thermal paste with free vinegar as price/performance winner?

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut vs. Kryonaut Extreme Review – Final showdown of two equal pastes, urban legends and clever marketing

Oldies but Goldies Review: The Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 24 thermal compound was way ahead of its time