Best thermal paste in South Africa?

must4rdgas · Feb 27, 2020

Hi all

As per title, what's the best thermal paste available in South Africa?

The Cooler Master MasterGel Pro and Maker look good.

neanterthal · Feb 27, 2020

The mastergel has by far the best price to performance.

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@Fox22743
Can get it from the man above for a great price.
Edit: I am speaking as an impressed customer

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

neanterthal said:
The mastergel has by far the best price to performance.

Drug Free Thermal Paste | Resellers Forum

So now that I have your attention, here are some specials for our CoolerMaster MasterGel Series Item: MasterGel Regular (Flat Nozzle) Age: New Price: R50 each Packaging: Original Condition: Sealed Location: PTA East Shipping: On buyer Collection: Sure Link: New MasterGel Regular | Cooler Master...

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@Fox22743
Can get it from the man above for a great price.
Edit: I am speaking as an impressed customer

This ^

You can spend a ton more than the Master Gel Maker and get only slightly better results - something you wouldn’t really be able to measure with home equipment.

Save your money, you don’t need the best, you want close to the best.

HNO3ZA · Feb 28, 2020

neanterthal said:
The mastergel has by far the best price to performance.

Drug Free Thermal Paste | Resellers Forum

So now that I have your attention, here are some specials for our CoolerMaster MasterGel Series Item: MasterGel Regular (Flat Nozzle) Age: New Price: R50 each Packaging: Original Condition: Sealed Location: PTA East Shipping: On buyer Collection: Sure Link: New MasterGel Regular | Cooler Master...

carbonite.co.za

@Fox22743
Can get it from the man above for a great price.
Edit: I am speaking as an impressed customer

I concur. Best paste i have purchased thus far and you get it with a smile and a chat from the seller.

Gazza_P · Feb 28, 2020

For me its Thermal Grizzly ( Kryonaut ) shit works like a machine thermal conductivity of 12,5 W/mk it works well for me and my uses

Toy Machine · Feb 28, 2020

I have Hydronaut that I've only used once on my GPU die, repasting it next week to see what results I get, may end up repasting my CPU as well to see what results I get there just because.

Nyt Ryda · Feb 28, 2020

Cooler Master MasterGel Maker has been my preferred thermal paste.

If you want the absolute best performance though, and you've researched the pros and cons, then consider Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut.

∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴ · Feb 28, 2020

Cheapest = Toothpaste
Best bang for buck = Mastergel by far.

Running mastergel on my 2700x setup, and temps are quite a bit lower on water (5-7 degrees under idle and about 10-15 degrees under load) than the previous paste I used that was bought from same place, just R100 cheaper than mastergel.

goldfritter · Feb 28, 2020

Thanatos_ZA said:
Cheapest = Toothpaste
Best bang for buck = Mastergel by far.

Running mastergel on my 2700x setup, and temps are quite a bit lower on water (5-7 degrees under idle and about 10-15 degrees under load) than the previous paste I used that was bought from same place, just R100 cheaper than mastergel.

But does the Mastergel make your CPU minty-fresh and cavity-free?

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

Gazza_P said:
For me its Thermal Grizzly ( Kryonaut ) shit works like a machine thermal conductivity of 12,5 W/mk it works well for me and my uses

The problem is that it’s expensive, hard to get at times and Master Gel Maker Pro has a thermal conductivity of 11.5.

They are so close to the performance of each other that it really doesn’t matter for your average person who is using a reasonably good air cooler and not trying to break OC records.

must4rdgas · Feb 28, 2020

Thanks all. I'm leaning towards the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. But only Rebel Tech stock it, and they're in Jo'burg. Courier is around R135 on top of the cost to Cape Town.

It's for a Dell G5 i7-9750H and RTX 2060. I want the best, and even a 1'C improvement would be worth it for me. I'll also start with undervolting the CPU, to make sure I definitely need new thermal paste versus stock.

Not going to go down the Conductonaut route based on what I've read. Not sure of the materials being used in the heatsinks, etc.

goldfritter · Feb 28, 2020

must4rdgas said:
Thanks all. I'm leaning towards the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. But only Rebel Tech stock it, and they're in Jo'burg. Courier is around R135 on top of the cost to Cape Town.

It's for a Dell G5 i7-9750H and RTX 2060. I want the best, and even a 1'C improvement would be worth it for me.

Not going to go down the Conductonaut based on what I've read. Not sure of the materials being used in the heatsinks, etc.

If you're buying Thermal Grizzly, @dRweEz's signature indicates he has discount coupons. Might be worth checking out?

VandaL · Feb 28, 2020

https://www.guru3d.com/index.php?ct=articles&action=file&id=53120

I'd go Mastergel Maker if you can get it(what I use), otherwise the Pro is readily available and cheap.

The price of Kryonaut isn't even remotely worth it.

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

must4rdgas said:
Not going to go down the Conductonaut route based on what I've read. Not sure of the materials being used in the heatsinks, etc.

I killed my EVGA 980ti with Conductonaut when a drop fell on the PCB. It performed well but it's not worth the hassle.

It was definitely worthwhile when I did CPU delids as a hobby - that saw massive gains.

SILTECH786 · Feb 28, 2020

you can give @dRweEz a shout I know he had thermal grizzly last time

pɐlΛ‾pɐq‾ƃᴉq · Feb 28, 2020

Thermal Grizzly is pretty pricey... But how much do you actually use? Worth it IMO. Also use Kryonaut

Eon · Feb 28, 2020

Good old Golden Syrup.

Joe Banker · Feb 28, 2020

ALso Grizzly fan

PancakesZA · Feb 28, 2020

JollyJamma said:
The problem is that it’s expensive, hard to get at times and Master Gel Maker Pro has a thermal conductivity of 11.5.

They are so close to the performance of each other that it really doesn’t matter for your average person who is using a reasonably good air cooler and not trying to break OC records.

Gel Maker Pro R100+
Thermal Conductivity 8 (W/m-K)

Master Gel Maker R179
Thermal Conductivity 11.5 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut R139
Thermal Conductivity 11.8 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut R169
Thermal Conductivity 12.5 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly all the way. i recently bought 5 tubes of Hydronaught.
I'll never use any other brand.

TManJones · Feb 28, 2020

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut gives me excellent results.

dRweEz · Feb 28, 2020

JollyJamma said:
The problem is that it’s expensive, hard to get at times and Master Gel Maker Pro has a thermal conductivity of 11.5.

They are so close to the performance of each other that it really doesn’t matter for your average person who is using a reasonably good air cooler and not trying to break OC records.

I don't understand why everyone says its hard to get Thermal Grizzly and that its expensive in South Africa.
Rebel tech stock it and its always available on Thermal Grizzly with really cheap shipping to anywhere in ZA

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

dRweEz said:
I don't understand why everyone says its hard to get Thermal Grizzly and that its expensive in South Africa.
Rebel tech stock it and its always available on Thermal Grizzly with really cheap shipping to anywhere in ZA

It’s not hugely difficult per say but there have been times when I’ve need some and there was no stock at Rebeltech and Master Gel was basically everywhere.

The R130 delivery cost versus a 10 min drive to park at a mall is a big difference too. That basically adds a lot to the price.

Yes, Grizzly is better than CoolerMaster but only just and it doesn’t warrant a huge price difference.

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

PancakesZA said:
Gel Maker Pro R100+
Thermal Conductivity 8 (W/m-K)

Master Gel Maker R179
Thermal Conductivity 11.5 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut R139
Thermal Conductivity 11.8 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut R169
Thermal Conductivity 12.5 (W/m-K)

Thermal Grizzly all the way. i recently bought 5 tubes of Hydronaught.
I'll never use any other brand.

Plus delivery for the Grizzly. That basically doubles the price (unless you order 5, which increases the price by the delivery fee divided by 5)

VandaL · Feb 28, 2020

JollyJamma said:
Plus delivery for the Grizzly. That basically doubles the price (unless you order 5, which increases the price by the delivery fee divided by 5)

Also Hyronaut is R139 for 1g vs R179 CM Gel maker 4g....

So apples to apples for price
CM Maker 1g R44.75...

BLUE-ANGEL · Feb 28, 2020

Thanatos_ZA said:
Cheapest = Toothpaste
Best bang for buck = Mastergel by far.

Running mastergel on my 2700x setup, and temps are quite a bit lower on water (5-7 degrees under idle and about 10-15 degrees under load) than the previous paste I used that was bought from same place, just R100 cheaper than mastergel.

What are the actual temps you are getting on idle and full load?

dRweEz · Feb 28, 2020

FYI average delivery charge from Thermal Grizzly to durban, JHB, PTA cape town is R65 not R130

∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴ · Feb 28, 2020

BLUE-ANGEL said:
What are the actual temps you are getting on idle and full load?

Running 38 on idle at 4.1ghz base and 85 max under load also at 4.1ghz on all cores

goldfritter · Feb 28, 2020

JollyJamma said:
It’s not hugely difficult per say but there have been times when I’ve need some and there was no stock at Rebeltech and Master Gel was basically everywhere.

The R130 delivery cost versus a 10 min drive to park at a mall is a big difference too. That basically adds a lot to the price.

Yes, Grizzly is better than CoolerMaster but only just and it doesn’t warrant a huge price difference.

Which mall sells MasterGel? I don't think I've seen it at my local Matrix.

VandaL said:
Also Hyronaut is R139 for 1g vs R179 CM Gel makaer 4g....

So apples to apples for price
CM Maker 1g R44.75...

And where do you get the 4g packs? I can only find 1.5mL packs on Rebel Tech. Unless 1.5mL = 4g...

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

I got mine from Computer Mania.

JollyJamma · Feb 28, 2020

dRweEz said:
FYI average delivery charge from Thermal Grizzly to durban, JHB, PTA cape town is R65 not R130

I’m very happy for that to be the price, I’m just saying that I’ve been in a pickle with a system rebuild and needed thermal paste that week.

Rebeltech had no stock, I called them, and Master Gel works fine. I prefer Grizzly’s products but I’d happily use CoolerMaster in a pinch.

The world isn’t going to end if you don’t use Grizzly.

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