Replacing the Mac mini Thermal Paste? Watch this first!

Thinking about replacing Apple's stock thermal compound? Watch this first. I have an i7 Mac mini 2018 and I'll share my story about replacing the thermal compound with Arctic MX-4 and how the results lasted less than 3 months. I decided that an IC Diamond Graphite Pad is likely the best long term solution, however, it doesn't work well on the Mac mini. Watch to the end to find out how well the IC Diamond Thermal Compound performs!

Check out the 3 month update: https://youtu.be/aCdDOPlEqng

Like this video if you found it helpful and comment with your experience.

Research:
IC Diamond Reliability Testing: https://www.innovationcooling.com/reliability/

Using an IC Graphite Pad in a Laptop: https://www.innovationcooling.com/ic-graphite-notebook-testing/

Discussion about MX-4 Pump-out: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/thermal-paste-performance-degradation.814065/

Discussion about Kryonaut Drying Out: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/kryonaut-drying-out.2227044/

i7 8700 Turbo Boost Table: https://www.anandtech.com/show/11859/the-anandtech-coffee-lake-review-8700k-and-8400-initial-numbers

Adding Geekbench 5 Scores:
Fan Auto: 1136 / 5721 - https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/2789553
Fan Full: 1215 / 5939 - https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/2789612

Credits:
DetroitBORG's Video - what I looked like unboxing my 2011 Mac mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQraoX3dZI
TrollFaceTheMan - Debunking concerns about IC Diamond Scratching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UjxdcIUzRc
Snazzy Labs - Experience with the i3 Mac mini 2018 and replacing the thermal compound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8DOzr7G82U

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