A bit ago, there was a thread where some members were discussing the merits of tried-and-true thermal pastes, going commando, and then some other "alternative" pastes. This thread popped up on r/GamingPC, and it details a variety of kitchen condiments that, supposedly, rival some Arctic Silver compounds.
(found it as a Google Translate, shared it as a Google translate)
A bit of a fun read, considering they try things from ketchup to caviar to wasabi to minced meat. I've got to say though--though using the oil as a "paste" wasn't the best solution (let alone a soaked cloth), I've seen some rigs with some sort of cooking oil waterfalling across the vertical surface, where it was then filtered and recycled back to the top of the waterfall, and I gotta say, they had some nice temps for what was happening.
Like hell I'd ever do that though >.>
(found it as a Google Translate, shared it as a Google translate)
A bit of a fun read, considering they try things from ketchup to caviar to wasabi to minced meat. I've got to say though--though using the oil as a "paste" wasn't the best solution (let alone a soaked cloth), I've seen some rigs with some sort of cooking oil waterfalling across the vertical surface, where it was then filtered and recycled back to the top of the waterfall, and I gotta say, they had some nice temps for what was happening.
Like hell I'd ever do that though >.>