MG Chemicals 860-150G Silicone Heat Transfer Compound, 150g Tube

Nice

Works perfect for my spark plugs

Summary, saw maybe a 1 degree Centigrade increase in temperature in CPU, North & South Bridge on different systems over other very expensive brands (price per gram) - measured with IR thermometer; a lifetime supply for your computer (s). Like the low viscosity compared to ceramic & silver compounds. For the same quantity of "leading" brands would cost over $150.00 for the same quantity, with a meaningless difference in performance.If one actually looks at the article a comparison of 80 different brands/types of thermal compounds (search for) “80 way Thermal Material Performance Test”, An excellent review BTW; however, I do have to disagree with the rating scale ( grading method) for the following reason. A one (1) degree Centigrade change in performance cover the range in grading from C+ to A+ . This one degree C difference will cause, statistically, less than a 0.00002% change in expected service life; which comes down to if two devices were compared at the same time - the hotter electronic component would fail eleven minutes earlier than one running 1 C cooler after 15 years of continuous use; to me that is meaningless difference. . “leading brands” like Arctic Silver (9 gram tube $1.40/gram) versus MG Chemical (150 gram Tube, $0.10 per gram); the choice is a no brainer. This is based upon the paper (search for) “Modeling Temperature Driven Wearout Rates for Electronic Components”, in case the below link changes, or is deleted.http://servenger.com/Resources/Modeling_Temperature_Driven_Wearout_Rates_for_Electronic_Components_b.pdfhttp://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=12

Product had been opened, used (very tiny amount), repackaged and returned, obviously by the previous customer. In Amazon's defense, the repack job was very inconspicuous and would have been easy to miss when the return came in. Other than that, great product!

worked fine on my distributor module as a heat transfer and stays put.

Use this to apply to heat sinks for output transistors on vintage audio gear. I like the quality and density of this material over the other brands on the market. Decent sized tube, should last a while. Price was reasonable.

This paste may not be the top tier product, but it works very well. I would recommend this to anyone with older computer systems they want to rehab. My older i7 processor had dry paste on it that was 6 years old and was running super hot. After using some 91% rubbing alcohol to remove the old and apply this, the temps dropped to well within acceptable range. I did try this on a gaming PC and it worked, but not as good as some other options. My only negative is I wish there was a better cap for the nozzle for storage. Overall for the price and amount you get, you can’t beat it.

The 5-oz tube is a five-lifetime supply for the price of one. Made in USA. This is the original, well tested industrial formula, stable for years of service. Zinc oxide/silicone pastes like this have been used for decades where hundreds of watts of heat must be moved through a small surface, with no degradation over the years. It is perfect for automotive ignition "final stages" or the motor controller in your factory or railroad. For the relatively simple task of cooling a computer chip, "silver" pastes, which are sold at high prices to dazzled gamers, will not out-perform this formula; save your money. This compound also makes a perfect high-temperature anti-sieze. I started using this formula on screw-on soldering iron tips in 1970, instead of the ineffective paste provided by Unger. 30 years later Optimol started selling zinc-oxide antisieze. Mine didn't come in a spout tube, but I apply it with a stick anyway.