Product ReviewsArctic Silver 5 HIGH-DENSITY Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound 3.5 Gram
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 Rating: Review Date: 03/18/10  |
Cons: -Messy cleanup. Typically I go back and forth between Goo Gone (to grab the bulk of the arctic silver) and 99% Isopropanol to clean the CPU and heatsink.-Really old tubes can get a bit runny. Even then, if you squirt out the little bit that's runny, you still get perfectly working paste.
Pros: -Works great - much better than generic silicon paste.-Takes a really long time to dry out in the tube: I have had tubes that have lasted for YEARS and still work like new.-Relatively easy to spread. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/02/10 |
Cons: a bit messy
Pros: Works well and keeps it cool Comment:
This was quite easy to use once you get the hang of it. I would recommend this product to anyone. The needle like shape allows it to be easily and quite precisely applied. However, I was a little bit shaky and first but once you get the hang of it, you can dispense the paste more accurately. Definately go for the price match and its worth to buck for wut it does! |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/15/10 |
Cons: NONE!!
Pros: Syringe style instead of a tube Comment:
This is the best thermal paste I have ever used, hands down. I would recommend this to anyone. The syringe style paste is an awesome plus side to the tube style since you can dispense the paste more accurately. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/08/10 |
Cons: none that I found
Pros: High quality, real bits of silver in thereSpreads very smooth Comment:
I use this on my cpu waterblock for an i7 cpu chip, and it seems to do the job very well. It spread well, so I hardly had to use any to cover the chip and waterblock interface. Apparently these thermal pastes take some time (a couple of weeks) to settle in, and work best after they have been cycled (get hot, cool down while computer is off, get hot again, etc). I would definitely buy this product again. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/02/10 |
Cons: Small tube
Pros: Great product, bought a rrod xbox and used it to redo the heatsinks,now the xbox works again Comment:
GREAT! Would recommend this product to anyone needed thermal paste. They shipped it quick, and it was an easy transaction. Love this website will use it for everything computer related. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/24/10 |
Cons: None that I've noticed
Pros: Good price, easy to work with Comment:
I used this on my new Phenom II processor and haven't noticed any issues so far. It does what it's designed for, certainly better than the stock thermal pads. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/16/10 |
Cons: Some of the newer ones are better
Pros: Pretty good heat transfer Comment:
I used this compound several times on different CPUs. It always provided good results.Nowadays there are slightly better ones but this one is fine for what I do (I', not much in hard-core overclocking). |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/05/09 |
Cons: not muchmaybe the container... lol
Pros: great priceworks better then OEM thermal padeasy to apply Comment:
Great product, will help cool your cpu better then an oem thermal pad. You can use this on GPU's also to help cool those dam hot chips! |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/23/09 |
Cons: A little pricey for 3.5 grams
Pros: Does it's job well Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 10/02/09 |
Cons: None that I have experienced.
Pros: Easy to work with. Excellent product. Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 09/29/09 |
Cons: cheaper elsewhere, but price match rocks
Pros: Seems like a good compound with high density Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 09/09/09 |
Cons: none
Pros: works as expected, affordable solution, small/portable Comment:
Effectively drops the temp. of the CPU down 5-10 deg. C. Very impressed. Will buy again.I recommend buying at least 1 or 2 more just in case. It's always better to have extras around then to not have any when you need them :) |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/11/09 |
Cons: none
Pros: - great cooling Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 06/21/09 |
Cons: stock fan compund was betterexpansive
Pros: don't see any Comment:
applied this on my i7 stock fan (still waiting to get an after market cooler)but the temp went up by 3 degree compare to what it was originally on the i7 stock fanI thought ok, maybe i didn't apply enough or too little or didn't do a good job on to clean the original paste so i redid it againsame resultwould not buy this again x 2going to try mx-2 next time |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/07/09 |
Cons: -A bit pricey
Pros: -Works well Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 03/22/09 |
Cons: nothing
Pros: very good quality only thing that can even compare is the mx-5 Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 02/23/09 |
Cons: none, other than price (if you pay full price)
Pros: Its the best... hands down Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 02/18/09 |
Cons: Really Thick
Pros: Keeps CPU Cool Comment:
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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Rating: Review Date: 02/11/09 |
Cons: Conductive
Pros: Best in class, easy to use, lasts Comment:
This has to be the best thermal compounds I have ever come across. It goes on easy (prefer line method), and you can see a great improvement in temps almost instantly. I used this product on my CPU, GPU, Northbridge and Southbridge. All are running amazingly cool now.Be careful though...this compound IS conductive, so even if you get a tiny drop or smudge on your parts, use some rubbing alcohol to clean it off, prior to powering up.Good Luck |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/06/09 |
Cons: -Applicator design could be improved
Pros: -Can cause a double-digit drop in CPU temperature-A reliable and consistent compound Comment:
I used this on a 5 year-old AMD Athlon CPU, and saw a 10 degree drop in temperature after the compound had finished setting. This stuff works great, and I always recommend it to my friends!The only gripe I have about this product is the design of the applicator. Putting the thermal compound on the CPU can be a bugger with the current design, and I often found myself spreading too much of the compound. In effect, this is like a tube of caulking - you either get too much or too little coming out, but never the amount you want. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/24/09 |
Cons: Need to pricematch
Pros: Great Compound Comment:
I've been using this product for at least 7 years. I think they have a better one but I never tried it, never had problems with this, except that it gets stuck on my fingers. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/19/09 |
Cons: Price
Pros: Best thermal compound available Comment:
Best thermal compound available, well reviewed product. I dropped my CPU temp. of 10 celcius thanks to this. Highly recommended product. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/11/09 |
Cons: price?
Pros: hi density, almost pure silver, trust able Comment:
i got this on sale, and i used it on my gpu. the performance was great it dropped few C. then the evga thermal tape. i wil recommend this to people |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/09/09 |
Cons: none
Pros: best thermal paste compound manufacturer on the market, 4.99 on sale wow!!! Comment:
Artic silver compound is the best compound on the market offering diffrent thermal compound per diffrent application..you can get a heat reduction of up to 5 degrees on cpu's and gpu's using the diffrent formulations as per directed...keep in mind theres diffrents brands specially formulated for diffrent mods and circumstances... a+++++++++ another great product!!! |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/12/08 |
Cons: none
Pros: Good and plenty (if you use it correctly) look on the site for instructions for your type of cpu. Comment:
Its thermal paste, and one that is recommended to everyone on all forums and sites. It came in a box so it didnt get crushed or anything. Works well. |
I've been using Arctic Silver since the original, and AS5 is still pretty much THE thermal paste to beat. There's a ton of great pastes now, but they all pretty much equal AS5 or beat it in performance by maybe 1 or 2 degrees C.When you buy Arctic Silver 5, you know you're getting a high quality paste that will last for years, spread well and not dry up prematurely.