Why is there so many Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound products, which is the best Arctic silver 5 product. trying to find best AS5 product for CPU
1639226
I don't know the reason. The only I know is that Artic Silver thermal compounds are the best for processor's heat transfer and dissipation. In my case, thermal paste transfers heat so great: highest temperature I've seen in my computer's processor is 52 degrees Celsius at full load (no overclocking of course).
1639227
As someone else already said, there is only one Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. The paste may be bundled with cleaning products or come in different sizes, but the thermal paste itself is the same. I've used it for a number of computer builds and it works well.
1639228
There is really only one Artic silver 5 thermal compound, but the many different products that you see represent the different sizes it comes in or AS5 with additional products included. AS5 is a great thermal paste to use on your CPU. The 3.5G goes a loooong way despite it's small size.http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Polysynthetic-Thermal-Compound/dp/B0002VFXFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8
1639229
There are several that have been discontinued and a few different application tips. Go with Silver there are some ceramic ones on there. I personally would go with the Arctic Silver 5 that comes with the two cleaning bottles. As long as it says Arctic Silver 5 you are good to go, as far as the 12g and 7g goes that is just the amount held in the syringe.
1165362
I prefer the arctic silver over the polysynthetic compound for it's viscosity and proven ability to lower cpu temps through thermal transference .
493873
The thermal paste is on the heatsink. You do not have to apply any to the CPU. You just gently put the heatsink on top of the CPU (after the CPU is on the motherboard). Why this CPU? I own it and love it but it is an older AMD CPU/APU. There are several new iterations of AMD APU's that have been released since this the A8-3850 that are better and at the same or similar price.This CPU/APU is no longer being actively produced by AMD and you will need to get an older compatible motherboard too.
677003
This product is one of the best coolant additives you can buy...surpassing even the Redline brand Water Wetter product. Purple Ice will maintain your cooling system a steady 10-15 degrees cooler...preventing corrosion and conditioning your radiator hoses. I have used this product exclusively in all of my vehicles for years and I have never had anything but the best experience. I give it a 120% recommendation!!!
1827823
Yes. Best thermal compound for all CPU and heatsinks. Heat transfer is super great.
1890324
Thermal Compound helps reduce the heat that is generated by your Graphic card. Heat is a killer of all graphic cards. When you open your graphic card to like replace the fan or fans you need to clean off the old thermal compound on your graphic card or cards and reapply a thin coat to the top of the card or cards (in my case a 5970 Radeon has 2 Graphic cards). Then replace say your fan and close your card again.
2014951
it comes with cheap compound, i used it and it worked good. i changed out a year later with artic silver 5.didnt really need to but i did.the older compound was in great shape! you can use it too,if you want
1710887
Mine came with thermal paste. But I never use the paste that come with most these.
2014954
Chevychad is correct; after speaking to my technicians who installed it for the customer, they used Artic Silver also. Intel sells a great product, but the compound they supply is very bad quality.By the way, our customer was very pleased with the results!
1101157
yes i would highly recommend it the best is usually the Arctic silver and its kinda expensive in some places but it works this keeps your cpu much cooler and your fan doesn't have to work so hard to keep it cool i always put the thermal paste on a cpu when i replace the fan most fans brand new come with it.feel free to ask any questions that i can help you with.
1107886
Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on either. Rudy, Good Luck!!!! and GOD BLESS Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on... » Read More Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on either. Rudy, Good Luck!!!! and GOD BLESS « Show Less
1165361
Some of these compounds are better than others. Note some of the responses and below and the link I have attached. http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
1165365
The following link should answer the question. Some of these compounds are better thatn others. This just backs-up those statements. http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
1780198
Yes it does but, I would not use it. I would use something better like Arctic Silver.
1880721
Arctic Silver cannot be used by itself. If you can cut a small piece of aluminum that you can fit in the space you have, and bond it with the Arctic Silver, this will help.
121366
I had to order one from a separate vendor. I am glad I did. I bought a Arctic Freezer 13. It keeps the processor much cooler I have never seen my heat go over 80 f. It runs better. And quiet. But buy what you want.
565707
Yes it will work it is better than Arctic-Silver 5 and will keep temps low.