Cooler Master High Performance Thermal Paste - (HTK-002-U1)

The Cooler Master High Performance Thermal Paste is a very good quality thermal paste to use. Although there is not much to talk about when it comes to thermal paste, I'll try to review it as best as I can. Usability: So it comes in a nice syringe-style thing (like most thermal pastes) that helps easily squirt it and cover the area you are putting it on. Not much else to say here, besides that it is easily usable. Package: Inside the packaging, there were two templates that helped you put the thermal paste on so you wouldn't get it on anything, and so it is spread evenly and thoroughly. This is very helpful and somewhat unexpected, but it really helped to put it on. Performance: This is the main part. After applying it, I put it on and decided to go for a test drive. Previously, I was getting normal temps of about 60 degrees C, which is insanely high for normal computer usage, while in games, it would go over 100 degrees and actually cause it to shut itself down. Obviously it was overheating, so I decided to try reapplying thermal paste. I went with this one after a recommendation, and after trying it, it was so much better. I went down to high 30s low 40s even during games, and my computer was much more reliable now. I can definitely use it much better without worrying about the temps, and I can tell you that it is a load off of my mind. There were no problems with it whatsoever, and there is still more than half left in the syringe so if I even need it again years from now, I'll have more handy. To apply it, I used a Q-Tip, and just spread it around until it was completely covered, and just pasted it on. Worked like a charm! Hopefully this review helped, and happy shopping!

I'm using this thermal compound on an i9-9900k with a Corsair AIO 240mm cooler. My first attempt with a different thermal compound proved disappointing. So I decided to try MasterGel Maker, as it had decent reviews. The applicator is interesting, and the instructions tell to lay it down in stripes like caulk across the CPU, to me that seemed like you're using a lot of compound vs. the traditional grain of rice/small pea sized amount, but that's what I did. I did three stripes across the CPU and used the plastic spatula thing to spread it out to get full coverage on the CPU. It did seem like an excessive amount of thermal paste. It's also very thick (again like caulk) Nevertheless I hooked up the CPU cooler and powered on the machine. The results were actually very, very good. idle temps dropped a few degrees, and the temps under load dropped significantly. I have a slight overclock (5.0Ghz across all cores) and under a typical gaming load temps temps never get above 70c, and idle at around 27-29C. Under a full stress load, temps get up to the mid 80's , but I don't get any throttling. This stuff works well, better than MX4, AS5, or TF8. It's on par with Kryonaut IMHO.

Worked well on improving the temps on an i5-10200 laptop processor. Was having temps of 55c at consistent 4% idle and peaks up to 92c with 10 seconds or more at 100 % load in a room temp of 23c. Fan and inlets were clean. Applying the cryofreeze violet brought temps down to peaks of 86c and idle to 38c at same ambient temp and load levels as before. I thought at first i may have accidentally unplugged my fan because i had gotten so used to it running up to 100% as soon as i started a virus scan or even opened a spreadsheet. Spreads easily with a thick toothpaste like consistency. Clean the sink surface well and use the supplied spatula to press down on initial spread as it will appear to not want to adhere at first.

I've seen a lot of recent reviews of the newer 2020-21 edition of the MasterGel Maker Ultra-High Performance Thermal Compound noting that it is "dry" and therefore, defective because it is difficult to spread. To further exacerbate the issue, it also appears that there was a formulation change from the 2019 edition to the newer 2020-21 edition where the thermal paste consistency of the newer 2020-21 edition is similar to that of a stick of warm bubble gum as compared to more traditional thermal paste compounds, which are much easier to apply (e.g., Noctua NT-H1, Gelid GC-Extreme, Arctic MX-4, Artic Silver 5, etc.). But unfortunately, it appears that Cooler Master did not adequately inform their customers of this new formulation and how to best apply it. However, a quick search on another online retailer revealed that according to Cooler Master (See Newegg Reviews and Manufacturer Response on this exact same product), this paste is intended to be thick like a stick of bubble gum. So in light of that response, I gave it a try as I am optimistic that the long term performance will hold up well particularly for GPU applications. In the past, I've tried many thermal compounds on GPUs (e.g., Noctua NT-H1, Gelid GC-Extreme, Arctic MX-4) and typically, they have lasted between 6-8 months before dry out and the GPU load temperature climbs to 5 to 10 C higher than a fresh thermal paste application. So I thought perhaps Cooler Master might have the right idea here with their newer 2020-21 edition because <Roll Safe, Finger Tapping Head Meme> thermal paste can't dry out if it's dry already</Meme>. So, I applied this stick of bubble gum in a tube by: (1) squeezing out a little bit at a time, (2) pushing down on the surface to ensure what little came out stuck to the surface (e.g., surface of the GPU die), and (3) moving one-two millimeter across the surface. Steps (1)-(3) were repeated until the entire surface was covered, albeit with some moderate difficulty. Once done, this product does perform well, roughly just as well as Noctua NT-H1, Gelid GC-Extreme, and Arctic MX-4 on my overclocked MSI Duke 1070 ti (+120% Power Limit, +175 Mhz GPU, and +450 Mhz RAM OC). So far (3.5 months since application) the performance of MasterGel Maker has stayed fairly consistent, i.e., 72 to 75 C at 100% GPU load with Furmark and 60% GPU fan speed with ambient room temperature between 22-26 C. Hope this helps!

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It’s very compact and ridged, cause almost 0 mess, and is very easy to apply. The performance is very very good, and from all the paste i’ve used this one has by far been the best.

Se conserva si la pones en algun lugar fresco! Y dura bastante tiempo. Muy buen producto, excelente relacion calidad - precio.

Es una gran pasta (o gel en este caso), su contenedor facilita mucho la aplicación y su rendimiento es genial. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, creo que puede durar al menos 4 aplicaciones.

Performance laptops get too warm for normal thermal paste. The heat liquefies it and causes something called a "pump-out effect". Basically heatsink pressure will push lighter paste out to the sides and will require a premature reapplication.