Final Thoughts

There are reasons to buy fancy thermal compound, certainly when you are an overclocker who wants to squeeze as much performance out of the system as possible. If that is the case then you better go for some of the best thermal compounds you can get your hands on. The main goal however with the different thermal compounds is to ensure a better heat transfer between two components. In our case between the surface of the CPU and the heatsink fitted on it. With a tiny layer of thermal compound in between you can actually make sure the heat transfer increases and by doing so get much better cooling and reduce the temperature. In the end that means that you take better care of the CPU by keeping it running at lower temperature and getting in return a more stable system.

Looking at the Arctic Cooling MX-2 compound we can clearly see an advantage over the reference Rosewill compound and the other brands. Being based upon the already very successful MX-1 compound it doesn't come as a surprise. With the MX-2 high performance thermal compound, Arctic Cooling has gone one step further and developed an excellent compound that is of great added value to any system. The Arctic Cooling MX-2 compound showed great performance and it was easy to apply and remove. On top of that, this thermal compound is compatible with all the bases and the quantity is just nice. Having applied the MX-2 compound our system did show lower reported temperature than any other compound we put against it.

So if you need increased stability, higher overclocking or just lower temperatures then look no further and go for the new Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal compound. It does come in a very neat package, is easy to apply and gives instant better performance which improves with the passing hours. We highly recommend this product to any consumer seeking to edge out a few degrees and help in running the CPU cooler.

Pros

• Excellent Package Design
• Outstanding Thermal Conductivity
• Fast & Easy Application
• Great Instant Performance
• Competitive Pricing
  

Cons

• N/A

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