Reddit reviews Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Paste, 5.55g

It's only $3.60/gram when you buy the 5.55g for $20

I think a lot of people recommend Arctic MX-4 but personally I used Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and it's been working great.

I would check XTU while you are playing. Check and see if you are thermal or power throttling. Have you underclocked it to -.110 yet? Repaste and tell me how it went!

Here's the guide for disassembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbT_GBVHhEA&t=276s

edit Make sure you skip the battery part, just worry about the removal of the heatsink Put exactly how much paste he has on it on yours. If you want the same applicator he has get this:

https://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-Thermal-Kryonaut-p%C3%A2te-thermique/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1519973572&sr=8-3&keywords=kryonaut

I'd recommend replacing the thermal paste for the CPU. The paste from the factory tends to last 12-18 months before it dries up - and then temps go up.

This paste does not cure (dry up), so it'll be good for 4-5 years without any fuss.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/

Mind blowing that people instantly go to liquid metal, not that it's extremely difficult to paste but the cons of bricking your laptop or messing it up you're better of buying a quality paste such as thermal grizzly kryonaut as its non conductive and almost the go to choice by many overclockers.

Also thermal grizzly has thermal pads you can buy and can cut to size called minus 8, I'll link both below.

Paste https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1539610487&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=thermal+grizzly&dpPl=1&dpID=31RBE%2B9%2B8%2BL&ref=plSrch

Pads
https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Minus-High-Performance/dp/B00ZJSC3JE/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1539610531&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=31wcGvimZEL&ref=plSrch

I also bought an 17 R5 yesterday and once it ships I plan on doing some testing and replacing its thermal compounds to measure the improvements.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZJSF5LM/

Fantastic. Great input. I'll get some thermal paste actually that's a good call.

Is this accurate for the colour?

https://i.imgur.com/Y1m1VXW.jpg

EDIT: Just to be clear I take it electrically conductive pastes are out of the question?

Trying to decide between this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermal-Grizzly-conductonaut-heat-compound/dp/B01A9KIGSI

and this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grizzly-Kryonaut-compound-compounds-5-5g-250/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_bs_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SZRKP3AY70WN7RNX0YK6

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia?crid=18TPWJDVJ8CIN&keywords=thermal+grizzly+kryonaut&pd_rd_i=B00ZJSF5LM&pd_rd_r=2bee5701-8c10-49ca-a082-0e2c572ea53a&pd_rd_w=TBjWD&pd_rd_wg=Tud4D&pf_rd_p=1cb3f32a-ccfd-479b-8a13-b22f56c942c6&pf_rd_r=42580NEYYGDNW6HM6PSN&psc=1&qid=1574681655&sprefix=thermal+gr%2Caps%2C146

Thanks! Happy to hear I was able to help :D (just followed you on Vimeo, make sure you put the Home Depot on top, and your newer videos as well). My computer runs well, though I did decide to put 128gb of memory instead of 64. It wasn't the original plan, but thinking that my memory had died, I ordered additional 64 since I had to send the "faulty" one for RMA and couldn't stop working. Once I resetted BIOS and replaced them in different slots, alongside the new 64GB they were are all working fine. Decided not to return any of them :) As for OCing the CPU, my max is 4.3 on all cores stable. I can't cool more than that, so I'm happy with the result.

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Let's get to your build (it's looking good):

• Look and see if there are 2.5'' SSD that can give you more space for the same price. They will edit just as well. 1.5GB total of space is not a lot, but again will depend on the size of your projects.
  
• Premiere: With the set up you have it should handle 4K footage quite well though you will struggle with H.265. I would strongly suggest you push your budget a little bit more and get 64GB memory. You will notice the difference. The memory you chose is sweet. just double it. Lower CAS Latency (yours has 14) is more important than speed, so you're in the right track.
  
• After Effects: I think your CPU will do well in this department. From my CPU to yours there shouldn't be much difference since After Effect doesn't use all the cores I have, so you should be fine. I can't do animations, but I use it (now) for rotobrushing and working with backgrounds (couldn't handle it on an iMac 5K!)
  
• DaVinci: 1080P coloring should be fine too, don't see much problems there. Between DaVinci and Premiere, the former requires more of everything, but you're good to go. The new Premiere CC 2019 has a lot of nice color updates that you should look into, but regardless keep pressing on DaVinci. It's the standard and I'm also facing the learning curve.
  
  So all in all I would say this:
  
  
• If you can, seriously consider having 64GB memory instead of 32GB (same model as you chose).
  
• Buy Grizzly Thermal Paste
  
• Extra fans for your case. If you're in a tight budget buy the same model that comes with the Fractal Design Refine R6. They are not amazing by any means, but they are ok and good price. Two additional 140mm, would do the trick (you can fit them on top - given your build I would have two in front as intake, two on top as intake and the one in the back as exhaust). There is a lot of debate over intake/exhaust, but I would say you want more air coming in than it's coming out (positive air pressure).
  
• Place your Noctua fans so it's pushing air out towards the back of your case.
  
• Learn how to Over Clock your CPU so you can actually benefit from the one you've chosen (it is not mandatory, though you will see it helps). It should go up to 4.7 - 5.0Ghz on all cores no problem, but you'll have to see how fast your Noctua cools the CPU.
  
  I think that's it. If you have more questions, just ask and remember, don't be hard on yourself, you'll make mistakes and learn from them. Looking back I could say: Oh I could of done this, or that, bought that instead, but you learn by doing.
  
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  Looking forward to seeing the final build!
  
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For the undervolt you can easily push easily,

-120mV core ( moving to -150 you need to check for stability )

-100mV cache ( -120 may cause instability )

-100mV iGPU core

-100mV system agent

Make a throttlestop profile and make it start automatically. There is a ton of tutorials.

You can cut down the clock speeds since you cant see benefit above 3.8ghz .

Make 4.0ghz single core , 3.9ghz dual core , 3.8ghz quad core , or lower in a similar 0.1ghz decrease.

These downclocks will get the higher undervolting values possible , like -180 core.

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In terms of significance Undervolt = Thermal Paste > Cooling Pad

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Ok , start by watching these videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03OQFx1b-Q ( @around 5min . )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biPpnH7KnXo full walkthrough of the previous model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUCYUiGWZQ general repaste video.

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Kryonaut thermal paste

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-Grease-Paste/dp/B00ZJSF5LM/ref=pd_cp_147_2?pd_rd_w=6QWwH&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=2VQK9HCAAZZ9TZSYVQEK&pd_rd_r=ad661e5a-d062-4f33-a32c-3e1a34902b3b&pd_rd_wg=l7wzh&pd_rd_i=B00ZJSF5LM&psc=1&refRID=2VQK9HCAAZZ9TZSYVQEK

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Gelid GC thermal paste.

https://www.amazon.com/GELID-GC-Extreme-3-5g-tooling-Conductivity/dp/B002P5W4RU/ref=pd_sbs_147_1/132-5597144-8566058?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B002P5W4RU&pd_rd_r=0c20f2a1-7946-43c7-aa06-0c33d07e377a&pd_rd_w=aSR0f&pd_rd_wg=d95GD&pf_rd_p=d66372fe-68a6-48a3-90ec-41d7f64212be&pf_rd_r=SM1GYT0DYEXKHPTNBR90&psc=1&refRID=SM1GYT0DYEXKHPTNBR90

I had my gaming laptop for about two years, and then noticed it getting hotter than usual. I opened it up removed all the dust (not much) and tried it again. It was still hot so i assumed the thermal paste had gone bad. I reapplied and it ran a bit cooler afterwards.

My opinion best thermal (very little research)

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If you have had it for a few years with constant usage, it will help. Especially if you have noticed it getting hotter gradually over time.

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Do not worry about messing stuff up, the thermal paste is non conductive so it will not short anything out if you make it messy. Also the motherboard and cpu glass are pretty tough. Don't worry too much about damaging anything.

This stuff:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermal-Grizzly-Kryonaut-compound-compounds/dp/B00ZJSF5LM