Arctic Silver 5 HIGH-DENSITY Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound 3.5 Gram
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Arctic Silver 5 is optimized for use between modern high-power CPUs and high performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions.
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Reg. Price:
$12.99
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In Stock
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Contains 99.9% pure silver:
Arctic Silver 5 uses three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer.
High-Density:
Arctic Silver 5 contains over 88% thermally Conductive filler by weight. In addition to micronized silver, Arctic Silver 5 also contains sub-micron zinc oxide, aluminum oxide and boron nitride particles. These thermally-enhanced ceramic particles improve the compound's performance and long-term stability.
Controlled Tripple-Phase Viscosity:
Arctic Silver 5 does not contain any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that work together to provide three distinctive functional phases. As it comes from the tube, Arctic Silver 5's consistency is engineered for easy application. During the CPU's initial use, the compound thins out to enhance the filling of the microscopic valleys and ensure the best physical contact between the heatsink and the CPU core. Then the compound thickens slightly over the next 50 to 200 hours of use to its final consistency designed for long-term stability.
(This should not be confused with conventional phase change pads that are pre-attached to many heatsinks. Those pads melt each time they get hot then re-solidify when they cool. The viscosity changes that Arctic Silver 5 goes through are much more subtle and ultimately much more effective.)
Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)
Absolute Stability:
Arctic Silver 5 will not separate, run, migrate, or bleed.
Thermal Conductance:
>300,000W/m2 °C (0.001 inch layer)
Thermal Resistance:
<0.005°C-in2/Watt (0.001 inch layer)
Average Particle Size:
<0.49 microns <0.000020 inch
Extended Temperature Limits:
Peak: –50°C to >180°C Long-Term: –50°C to 130°C
Performance:
3 to 12 degrees centigrade lower CPU full load core temperatures than standard thermal compounds or thermal pads when measured with a calibrated thermal diode imbedded in the CPU core.
Coverage Area:
Arctic Silver 5 is sold in 3.5 gram tubes and contains enough compound to cover at least 15 to 25 small CPU cores, or 6 to 10 large CPU cores, or 2 to 5 heat plates. At a layer 0.003" thick, the 3.5 gram tube will cover approximately 16 square inches.
Important Reminder:
Due to the unique shape and sizes of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to 200 hours to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the heatsink.) The CPU's temperature will drop as much as 2C to 5C over this "break-in" period. This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer.
Caution:
We do not recommend using Arctic Silver 5 on the older slot type Intel Xeon processors with large multiple square inch CPU to heatsink interfaces. The huge contact area and large gaps between the processor and the heatsink require a thermal pad or thick mesh-reinforced paste. Arctic Silver 5 can be used on socket type Xeons without a problem.
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Rated by Jeremy_P, October 23, 2009
Picked this up as an alternative to the mx-2 for use on my 2.8GHz quad, with a Scythe Orochi. The Arctic Silver brought my CPU temp (under load) down by about 6 degrees. This stuff is great! It's way thicker than some of the other ones out there (as it should be) so it doesn't slop all over the place if you have to wiggle the heat sink to get the mount on.
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Rated by pek, October 2, 2009
I have used this product on 4 installations. I followed the directions and the result was excellent. The warmest the duel core 3.0 GHz CPU got was 31 degrees C. I highly recommend this product.
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Rated by Lokman_C, September 29, 2009
The compound seemed good visually and feels very dense. I would say that it's probably a great product, but I won't be able to tell the way I use my computer. I just got it because my heat sink fell out when I dropped my case during moving and had to re-paste the sink and cpu.
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Rated by Nelson_K, September 9, 2009
Effectively drops the temp. of the CPU down 5-10 deg. C. Very impressed. Will buy again.
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Rated by Kenneth_H, August 11, 2009
It cools my core i7 rig very well and is worth the money! Read reviews online and this seems to be one of the best thermal compound around, was not disappointed!
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Rated by Allen_H, June 21, 2009
applied this on my i7 stock fan (still waiting to get an after market cooler)
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Rated by Gregory_B, April 7, 2009
Article Silver 5 (aka AS5) does the job it's supposed to do- help transfer thermal energy from a hot chip to a heat sink. Applies easily and doesn't conductive electricity. Highly recommended.
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Rated by willyownka, March 22, 2009
well there isnt really anything i can say that the other 300+ reviews cant say, its very good thermal paste and you should have some in your shelf if you dont already, just buy it. and make sure you dont use too much
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Rated by bart_v, February 23, 2009
this stuff is great. anyone that buys it knows the name, and knows the reputation. Its number one for a reason.
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Rated by Sten_D, February 18, 2009
This stuff was a bit tricky to apply compared to the MX-2. But once I did, temps dropped 10C! Amazing stuff, buy it.
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