ARCTIC MX-6 (8 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for CPU, Consoles, Graphics Cards, laptops, Very high Thermal Conducti

Name: ARCTIC MX-6 (8 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste for CPU, Consoles, Graphics Cards, laptops, Very high Thermal Conducti
SKU: 85191
Availability: InStock

4.8 | 3,634 ratings

Price: 10.99

Last update: 12-17-2024

About this item

20% BETTER PERFORMANCE: With its improved composition, the ARCTIC MX-6 has a measurably lower thermal resistance than the MX-4
PROVEN QUALITY: With over 20 years of experience in the PC cooling market, our focus was on improved performance, versatile application possibilities and an easy-to-use consistency
RISK-FREE APPLICATION: MX-6 is neither electrically conductive nor capacitive. This eliminates the risk of short circuits or discharges
VERSATILE APPLICATION: With its new composition, the MX-6 is suitable for many application scenarios. Thanks to its viscosity, it is also suitable for direct-die cooling scenarios for GPUs of graphics cards or console processors
100 % ORIGINAL DUE TO AUTHENTICITY CHECK: Due to our Authenticity Check, the authenticity of each individual product can be verified

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Brand

‎ARCTIC

Item model number

‎ACTCP00081A

Item Weight

‎0.282 ounces

Manufacturer

‎ARCTIC

ASIN

‎B09VDLH5M6

Country of Origin

‎China

Date First Available

‎September 15, 2022

Top reviews from the United States

Kevin S. Morris

Great to have on hand in replacing factory pastes!

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023

Moved from the mx4 after seeing this was an improved formula. First use was on a dell latitude that kept throttling and temps would hit 93c.
I have used mx4 a few times and it worked well to bring the ceiling temps down to 85 87c. I still was not happy with the temps and wanted it to go down even further. After a copper shim modding to the heatpipe and an MX6 application, i was impressed that i was able to see the temps where i wanted. This stuff brought the temps down to peak 82 85 C. May not sound like much but it is a huge improvement. The fans dont blast as hard and the temps sink really fast from heavy loads around the low 30s mid 40s. This stuff is excellent for overheating laptops. Cpu is a intel 6600u with temp junction at 100c

After the laptop, i decided to repaste my main rig by replacing the mx4 that was in there from a few years ago when i last replaced the thermal stuff.
Normally my fan speeds where 30%-60% variable with temps ranging from 34c to 67c, which is not bad at all. After replacing with mx6, i was able to change my fan curves to 20%-60% with variable temps ranging from 30c to 55c! Thats an impressive shave off of the average temps i get. Once in a while the temps hit 60, 62 but for like a nano second...this stuff is excellent! The cpu was a ryzen 3 3300x running stock with turbo boost. No overclocks just yet, but everything seemed to run excellent and fairly cool. Very happy with the results especially during heavy load.

I plan to repaste a few more cpu and gpu's with this stuff in the near future. Right now everything is running great. Very impressed with this stuff

Nathan

It's Arctic, what else can be said?

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024

I've long been a fan of Arctic products. Their fans are silent but powerful, their liquid coolers are the best on the market, and what goes perfectly with those? Arctic MX series thermal paste! People will spend twice as much or more on things like KPx or Kryonaut but get the same performance, so why spend so much when you can get the same results at a reasonable price?

Arctic has terrific products and the rare time you ever need to talk to their customer service it's as equally top tier. Just get it, you won't be disappointed.

Turnabout Phoenix

Demolished old standby Arctic Silver 5

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2022

Specs: Ryzen 3700x stock clocks and cooler. EVGA 2060 XC ULTRA GAMING stock clocks as well.

I had previously been using Arctic Silver 5 as my thermal paste in all manner of electronics as it always worked well and was easy to spread, however it was capacitive so I always needed to be careful during my applications. However, after owning my GPU for nearly three years, I wanted to repaste it. I also upgraded my Ryzen 1400 up to a 3700x super cheap, and wanted to see if I could achieve cooler temperatures with Arctic's new MX-6.

I am VERY satisfied with the results. To test out thermals, I used a flat 50% fan curve on both my GPU and CPU and played Portal RTX, using a save that started me in GLaDOS' chamber, playing through the fight, and finishing at the credits. During this I kept a temperature history using both CoreTemp and HWMonitor. I could have run prime95, but I wanted to see how real world usage would be affected.

With a fresh application of Arctic Silver 5, my CPU hit a max temp of 69°C. GPU hit max temps of 73.4°C hotspot and 59°C GPU.
After cleaning everything off and applying MX-6, the max temps were as follows: CPU hit 63°C and GPU hit 70°C hotspot and 57°C GPU.

So, a 6°C reduction for my CPU and a 3.4°C reduction on GPU hotspot. Excellent. Running the game a few times, the numbers were very consistent.

Okay, so with the most important part out of the way, thermals, now I can mention application. It is a very viscous compound. Was much harder to apply than my old tube of Silver 5. However, the method I've used to apply that worked with MX-6 is to take the tube and place is flat on your chip. Slowly apply pressure to get paste to come out, and, while keeping the tube flat, "color" in the chip/Integrated Heat Sink. The thermal paste will spread rather evenly allowing you to have control of where the paste goes. The viscosity wasn't a problem using this method and was much easier than trying to use a credit card to spread, or even the plastic wrapped finger method. Regardless, keep in mind the viscosity. The big plus here though, is that while Silver 5 was capacitive, MX-6 is nonconductive and noncapacitive. If you make a mess with this stuff, your components won't short out, so for someone that likes to just place a pea sized glob on their board or you need to do a repaste quickly, you can do so without worry with this stuff.

With my results, I'm now looking forward to repasting my wife's Lenovo X1 Extreme Gen 3 laptop and can't wait to see the heat delta. With 8g of paste in a tube, I know I have years of use out of this single purchase. Very happy with the results.

Real Reviews

Fantastic CPU Paste that will last and help keep your processor cool.

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023

I have to admit this paste is thick. Almost as thick as chewing gum, but that's a good thing. At least for me, it made it much easier to spread and to keep in place without making a mess. Plus it works great, helping keep my temps down and from the specs it should last for many years to come. Some prefer other pastes, but be careful as many tend to break down and dry out at temperatures over 80C, but not this one. If you are in the market for a High End Processor Paste, I say go with the MX-6 and don't look back. Happy building!

Aaron Earl

Was easy to apply and works well

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024

Purchased this after looking at the MX-4 reviews about being thick and hard to spread for some people. This thermal paste seemed to be the right thickness. The paste was not runny and made a good sized bead for applying on the processor. I applied it to a GPU on my video card I replaced the fan on and a CPU in the same case just to give it a new application of thermal paste. I haven't checked the temps yet but the fans are running quiet with no problems. I didn't use a spreader or anything to apply the MX-6 thermal Paste. I just applied a small bead in the center of the processor and let the heat sinks spread the paste out like Ive done using other brands of thermal paste in the past.

Jeff Collins

Sticky

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

It's thermal paste. It works like good thermal paste, it's extremely viscous, so be for-warned, it doesn't spread as easily as say noctua nh-1 or nh-2.

MX-6 keeping things chilly!

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024

Used this with my new Arctic Freezer ESports 34 Duo CPU cooler, and I'm at great temps for the things I'm doin'! Good stuff, almost spreads a little like Nutella or PB lol. Very viscous!

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