Thermal GrizzlyDuronaut - 2 Gram - Enhanced Durability & High Performance Thermal Paste - for Maximum Thermal Conductivity While Overclocking CPU/GPU/PS4/PS5/Xbox

The contact frame is a great fit around my i9-14900K processor (point of reference - when you remove the ILM, put a wooden toothpick or similar non-conductive item in the screw holes to maintain alignment with the back plate). Also, for aesthetics, make certain the contact frame is even around all sides of the CPU (there is a little bit of play on all four sides, but not enough to affect its contact with the CPU) before you tighten all four screws.The Duronaut thermal compound is a definite improvement over Kryonaut - I didn't gain much speed, but under load, the CPU fan doesn't spin up anymore. IMO, they're a good combination.

I like my paste like I like my women. Thick and able to handle some heat. Spreading with the screw on applicator is a little annoying because it will start to collect at the corners of the spreader and pick up your previous work so I ended up scraping off what I had and reapplied a new pea sized glob to then use the spatula tools which worked better than the screw on. I kept the spatula and kind of stamp looking tool for other uses 😶‍🌫️. My temps went down a solid 2° c so I'm happy with the results.

Works great, can be pretty hard to spread even.

I didn't think that Thermal Grizzly could make Kryonaut any better, but some how they did. And it costs less? Roman "Der8auer" and the team at TG are performing miracles as they have somehow created the BEST thermal paste that costs as much as "average performing" competing products. I can't think of a reason to purchase any other paste.My only note, this product is supposed to be easier to apply than Kryonaut and IMO it is not. Kryonaut (Extreme/pink) is more like a gel toothpaste whereas Duronaut is like watered down pottery clay. I've only used this product twice so far and both times I experienced the same result. Definitely not a bad thing, just something to note.

After a motherboard swap, I used Duronaut to re-paste my CPU - air cooler contact, which had good coverage of the paste that came with the cooler when it was first installed, but I didn't want to just stick the two back together with 5-year old paste. It dropped temps on my AMD Ryzen 5 3600x by 3 degrees C, which may not be much, but it was an improvement. I suspect the temperature drop will be higher for processors that run at more than 95 watts with "less than perfect" paste jobs.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Great thermal paste, lowered temps on my CPU. This is the best option other than a liquid metal thermal barrier (professional install required). Before using a dangerous metal barrier, try this paste out. Value for money:A little bit lasts along time, only use a small thin amount and spread it outWorks well:Temps dropped a few degrees from stock intel coolers

Got a secondhand 2080ti awhile back, but I noticed lately the fans have been ramping up and a 107c hotspot... time for a repaste!This paste worked great and the included tip helped lay down a thin line that made it easier to spread over the entire GPU. My only complaint would be that this paste is a bit of a thick boy and requires a little bit of patience to evenly spread. You could probably fix this by running the tube under hot water for a few to help loosen it up a bit for application.Afterwards my average temps gaming went from 72c to 55c and the hot spotted dropped a massive 50 degrees and is now within normal range. The tube includes about two applications worth so it's good value for the money, would buy again in the future if needed.

Instructions say to spread. Even after warming the paste up, no matter how slow I go, the paste sticks to itself and the spread gets ruined. This is a bad, overpriced thermal paste. Don’t waste your time and money.