How thermal compound spreads

[kalniel]

rice grain for many years now

Exactly the same. Has always seemed to be very effective.

[Sputnik]

Thread hijack!

Which is better:

Both are roughtly the same price

Arctic Cooling MX-2

or

Thermalright Chill Factor 2

While the differences I know are going to be small which do you prefer

Also slightly off topic, but which compound do you guys/girls prefer?

One comparison I saw showed MX-2 to have a slight advantage but, It was only a very small advantage.

I've got load of tubes of thermal paste from when I've bought coolers and then just used AS on them instead.

I've read articles about 'best practice' of removing and re-applying fresh paste every 12 months etc. But, I've never bothered. Maybe if I noticed a rise in the temps I might but, Otherwise I leave well alone.