I will admit that testing eighty thermal paste products amounts to more than what was really necessary to convey our message. What actually transpired was a search for the best TIM out of about fifty products sent to Benchmark Reviews over the past year, and halfway through the project I decided to accept everything that fit the description of thermal paste; even if it's a product that's no longer commercially available. The project dragged on as last-minute entries were accepted (I really wanted an even number of products, anyway) such as the Gelid's GC-Extreme, Zalman's ZM-STG2, and Tuniq's TX-3 which arrived mere weeks before this article was to be published.