Recently I was in need of some thermal paste to apply on my CPU and stopped in a local Best Buy to see what they had in stock. The only two options were Insignia Thermal Compound 5-grams for $6.99 and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1-gram, thermal grease for $13.99. Thermal Grizzly is one of the best products for max cooling but I knew I could go through the 5 grams easily and would like to have the extra for backup.
I'm going to compare this compound with the only thermal paste I have used in the last several years. Arctic Silver 5. An applicator comes in the package so that you can easily spread the compound around. Compared to AS5 this compound runs a little easier. The Insignia Thermal Compound runs within 1-2 degrees of AS5 on both my CPU and GPU.
AMD FX-9370. This 220 watt TDP processor is recommended to use with water cooling. The CPU pushes around 38 degrees Celsius max using my 360mm closed loop system.
AMD MSI R9 390 also has this applied and while running the fan speed at 70% it stays at or below 70 degrees Celsius when maxed with the stock cooler on the GPU.
This was far better results than I expected to get with this store brand compound. I have tried both the pea size and spread method on the CPU and GPU. Results for me were more consistent spreading this compound out. For a great all around paste I would probably still recommend one like Arctic MX-4. But if you need something fast and see this at a local Best Buy do not worry, it gets the job done and does it pretty well!
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