TFX 2G

Paste is quite thick and annoying to apply, but it works really well. Works great on my CPU, and when I repasted my second hand GPU, temps fell by around 15-20C. You might want to submerge the paste in hot water (make sure to waterproof it first) before applying, as I found that warming it up made it significantly easier to apply. GPU Temps: ~90C -> ~75C GPU Hotspot: ~105C (throttling) -> ~80C VRAM: 95C -> 90C

Thermalright TFX is my top pick for thermal paste on GPUs and glass substrates, by far. Some find its thick texture hard to spread, but I don’t see this as a problem. After decades of experience, my current technique is to simply apply a central blob in the general shape of the surface, let the heatsink’s pressure spread it, and get great results, usually better than careful spreading (check YouTube videos for proof). The thick paste stays in place during GPU temperature swings, preventing pump-out better than most pastes. So far, it's lasted at least a few years in my tests with no degradation, so at worst the longevity is no worse than OEM pastes. It has low thermal resistance and high conductivity, isn’t electrically conductive (unlike liquid metal), and its easy to use. The main drawback is the price: 2g is costly and only covers about six GPUs if you’re careful. I recommend it for GPU refurbishing, but I wish Thermalright offered larger, cheaper quantities for non-OEM customers like me.

This paste is pretty thick and a lil bit annoying to spread with. That being said, the thickness is supposed to help with pump out. Repasted my XFX SWFT 210 6600XT and it dropped my temps by at least 10C (Edge and Hotspot). Only time will tell if this paste is actually resilient against pump out, but so far it works great! EDIT: It pumped out after about a month or so :/

Really love this paste. It is a little thicker than say, mx4 or even mx6. Easy to use. Great cooling right off the bat. Cheap for some reason even though it kicks butt. Very nice quality imo, I’ve bought it a few times now and plan to continue to do so. X method works perfect for me on CPU’s.

It was very thick and difficult to apply but it fixed the problem with the old paste that had hardened and cracked giving me random shutdowns.

Used on my 6 year old 1070 for its first repaste. Yes the paste is thick and you'll either need to heat it as you spread it or heat it in water before use. I applied a line across the top of the chip, and then used the applicator to spread it down in one even motion, while applying heat from a hair dryer. Get it done in one swipe if possible and you'll have less headache. Thermals are all good now even after a month of steady use. 11c Hotspot delta is holding rock solid. 32c idle and under 60c while gaming.

Just got this thermal paste and applied on my CPU and GPU. CPU I don't see a lot of improvements. BUT ON THE GPU DAMMM I fix the hot spot on my 4070TI ASUS TUF just using this paste now does not go over 75 and delta is 10 degrees compare to stock paste that was giving 95 top temps and delta would be sometimes over 20 degrees crazy how ASUS would not spend a bit more on a better paste The paste is thick

This was my third time applying paste to my HP OEM 3080. Although this was simultaneously the best result I've had so far in terms of initial overall temps and hotspot deltas (possibly due to my experience), unfortunately after about a year the hotspot deltas crept from about 12c in Cyberpunk to around 20c, with peak hotspot temps around 100c at about 25c ambient. Previously I had tried some Noctua and Gelid paste with similar results although they did seem to pump-out slightly faster. I haven't redone it again due to the cost and risks involved, but I would probably only try phase change material in the future.