TFX 2G

Thermalright TFX is my top pick for thermal paste on GPUs and glass substrates, by far. Some find its thick texture hard to spread, but I don’t see this as a problem. After decades of experience, my current technique is to simply apply a central blob in the general shape of the surface, let the heatsink’s pressure spread it, and get great results, usually better than careful spreading (check YouTube videos for proof). The thick paste stays in place during GPU temperature swings, preventing pump-out better than most pastes. So far, it's lasted at least a few years in my tests with no degradation, so at worst the longevity is no worse than OEM pastes. It has low thermal resistance and high conductivity, isn’t electrically conductive (unlike liquid metal), and its easy to use. The main drawback is the price: 2g is costly and only covers about six GPUs if you’re careful. I recommend it for GPU refurbishing, but I wish Thermalright offered larger, cheaper quantities for non-OEM customers like me.

Paste is very thick, too difficult to apply, but works great! It reduced my GPU hotspot temp 15-20c!

This paste is pretty thick and a lil bit annoying to spread with. That being said, the thickness is supposed to help with pump out. Repasted my XFX SWFT 210 6600XT and it dropped my temps by at least 10C (Edge and Hotspot). Only time will tell if this paste is actually resilient against pump out, but so far it works great! EDIT: It pumped out after about a month or so :/

Used on my 6 year old 1070 for its first repaste. Yes the paste is thick and you'll either need to heat it as you spread it or heat it in water before use. I applied a line across the top of the chip, and then used the applicator to spread it down in one even motion, while applying heat from a hair dryer. Get it done in one swipe if possible and you'll have less headache. Thermals are all good now even after a month of steady use. 11c Hotspot delta is holding rock solid. 32c idle and under 60c while gaming.

Really love this paste. It is a little thicker than say, mx4 or even mx6. Easy to use. Great cooling right off the bat. Cheap for some reason even though it kicks butt. Very nice quality imo, I’ve bought it a few times now and plan to continue to do so. X method works perfect for me on CPU’s.

Its thickness, very functionality, the quality are great as well, the heat is never even goes to it, just be staying at 35 temperature.

Too thick and it doesn't apply easily

I have an AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 XTREME WATERFORCE 12G and I thought it was getting too hot this Summer. There was nothing wrong but I felt like I could improve it. Max temps of 61-62C at 85F ambient. (my PC is in a garage in Ventura CA with no air conditioning as of 17AUG23 2PM - day of my testing) My GPU clock is set at +130 which can be a clock speed of 2040 to 2200 stable and draws around 350-360W of power. I can't increase power sadly because its 2x8Pin instead of 3x8Pin(come on Gigabyte!) I took my GPU apart which was super easy on an AIO cooled GPU. 10 total screws later it was open. I used the advise of every other review to heat the paste in hot water before application. I placed it in hot to the touch but not boiling water for a couple minutes inside a ziploc bag but it was still a little tough to spread. It takes a little longer than other thinner pastes, but spreads eventually. Once I was satisfied with the coverage I put it all back together and tested it in benchmarks and longer looping tests. I was able to drop my temps down to 57-58C in the same 85F ambient temp(I used a digital ambient temp thermometer to make sure it was at the same temp as it was before.) Hot spot went from 72C to 67-68C. Temps are even better at night but I wanted to test it at the hottest time of the day to see how it held up. Overall my boost clocks are a bit higher now and my OCD is happy to see temps below 60C! I also have a Thermalright CPU AIO and 12/13th Gen CPU Frame from them as well and they make some banger budget products. Highly recommend!