It's ok...
4/11/2011 2:36:02 PM
Phil from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- -low cost
-better than stock
- Weaknesses:
- -there's better compounds out there
- Summary:
- It's a decent compound. I've used it for a year now and my temps are pretty good. However, it's no longer a "good" TIM, the Arctic Cooling MX3 and MX4 TIMs are better, among others.
For $10 it's a nice upgrade over stock compounds, but you should just spend the extra $5 and get MX3 or MX4.
The best
9/11/2010 10:39:49 PM
Dave from Lacombe, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- Made my PC super quiet
- Weaknesses:
- None
- Summary:
- I bought this primarily for repairing Xbox360's, but decided to replace the cheap paste I bought elsewhere on my Pentium D. The cheap paste made my PC sound like a fighter jet taking off when it was under load. After putting the AS5 on, it's now super quiet. Will definitely use this on my upcoming first build.
Best thermal compound around
1/1/2010 1:40:52 AM
Andrij Demianczuk from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- - Lowered CPU load temp by 5 degrees
- Easy application
- Silver oxide compound for great thermal conductivity
- 3.5g lasts years
- Weaknesses:
- - When you run out, you won't be able to settle for anything else
- Summary:
- Arctic Silver is probably the best and most reliable thermal compound around. I've been using it with all my builds since 2001, and rely on nothing else. This stuff is easy to apply, has a good consistency, and has typically lowers my running temps by about 5 degrees on average. A single tube is enough for between 10 and 15 mounts depending on the size of proc / HS and is rock solid reliable.
Does its job
9/26/2009 10:33:58 PM
Theo from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- -Way better cooling than stock paste
-Easy to apply
-Decent price
- Weaknesses:
- -None
- Summary:
- I was replacing the stock thermal paste from my Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU cooler. Runs 5C cooler idle, and about 6-7C cooler at load on my Phenom II X4 955. Great stuff.