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Arctic Silver 5

Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound -12g (AS5-12G-R)

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Features

  • The Arctic Silver 5 uses three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer
  • Made With 99.9% Pure Silver
  • Controlled Triple-Phase Viscosity
  • High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound

Description

Thermal compound is necessary to create a reliable transfer of heat from your computer's processor to its heatsink to keep your CPU from overheating. Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound does this with three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer. It's optimized for use between modern high-power CPUs and high- performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions. This 12-gram tube contains enough compound to cover at least 50 small CPU cores, or 20 large CPU cores, or 7 to 15 heat plates.


Brand: ‎Arctic Silver 5


Item model number: ‎AS5-12G-R


Item Weight: ‎0.423 ounces


Product Dimensions: ‎4.29 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎4.29 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches


Color: ‎Silver


Manufacturer: ‎Arctic Silver


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No


Date First Available: ‎May 23, 2012


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Its AS5, the best paste on the market.
I don't care what people claim about other pastes, this paste is the best PASTE you can buy. Obviously you could buy liquid metal, but then you aren't talking about paste anymore.... In terms of paste, this is the best you can buy. I have tried so many brands, and ran them all through their paces. This paste consistently outperforms all others. There is another paste brand, that has to do with bears (you either know or you don't but im not gonna say the name outright) and that brand is trash.... Firstly I bought that bear brand from multiple sources. EVERY SINGLE SET would dry out when applying it. Paste should not dry out like that.... now I read online about a bad batch, but lets be honest here, 5 different sellers, 5 different order dates, and all of them would dry out when applying.... to me that says the paste is crap. Apparently the person who invented and sells said paste, doesn't spread the paste? They just do a dot or line. which I guess would stop it from drying out? but still. The best way to apply paste is to spread it. The metal "lid" on top of a cpu is called the heat spreader or IHS. The whole point of that chunk of metal, is to absorb heat from the cpu. If you know about metal, heat expands in metal. So in practice, you want to cover the entire surface area for maximum performance. You got some youtubers who claim to orient your cooler a specific way to help reduce cooling. Bullshit. Maybe if you were doing direct die cooling sure. But for mountain typical coolers, this is not needed. They claim there is a 1-2c difference. They are just full of poop (can't curse on reviews). Anyway, the bear brand dries out, and then doesn't get the same temp results. ALSO NOTE, you HAVE to do the break in period. AS5 used to be sold in plastic packages like everything else back then. That package would specifically state you should break in the paste, 200-500 hour break in. NO REVIEWER will EVER do this break in period. They simply apply paste, test, and record. Which 100% is WRONG. That's like building a house without following instructions, and when it collapses you blame the wood.... no, its USER ERROR. The paste after its break in period will consistently out perform every other PASTE on the market. Its just fact. My 3950x with 4.4ghz overclock (manual OC none of that crap boost nonsense) will idle 32c, gaming 50c, and stress 72c.... I am consistently told that I am a liar by wanna be tech nerds. This cpu is cooled by a 360mm AIO from CM. Those temps are real. I even screen shot my temp reading, and immediately posted it online. And was accused of photoshopping the image.... I didn't even have time to photoshop.... but whatever. People gonna follow mass opinion instead of following actual facts. Best paste. Period. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021 by namco
    • This is Simply a Must for System Builders...
This is simply a must for system builders who are devoted to the best results! I might also add that I've been building high-performance PCs for many years and have found that this really does produce the best heat transfer temps for CPUs, APUs & GPUs... Best way to apply is a small amount on either heatsink or processor (whichever is smallest), then in a circular fashion, using a very clean finger, spread compound evenly over entire surface, taking care to NOT use too much, just enough to spread under pressure so entire contact surface is covered... I know a lot of guys think it best to put a dot and trust the pressure of heatsink will spread it. While this is true some of the time, it is NOT always true and you want to be sure, especially if you are building your own rig... obviously, clean up finger well afterward before consuming your favorite pizza (or whatever...) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018 by Daddio
    • The gold standard for thermal paste.
A lot of people swear by Noctua for thermal paste and not without reason but this is what you'll find at any local computer store if anything and is used reliably all over the place. Not perfect if you're REALLY picky about thermals but you wouldn't be reading this if you were. Good for a first build and beyond if you would like. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022 by andrew hinz
    • Initial Look At Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound....
The media could not be loaded. My Initial Look At Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste.... So Far - I Like It... I Can't Wait To Use It In A Build As Well As A Head To Head Comparison With Their MX-4 Paste....
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019 by Allen From YardSigns
    • Better than anything I've ever used
Most of the thermal grease or compound that comes either pre-applied or with a cooler is like wet toothpaste when applied. This stuff is like liquid silver. You barely even need a dot to cover an entire surface and it works very well. It is dense and conducts heat like there is no threshold between your equipment and the block. I don't have the differences in numbers to share, but I can tell you that my CPU is sitting at 27°C right now with a $30 air cooler. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018 by Chaz
    • Excellent TIM and doesn't dry out
Excellent TIM and doesn't dry out. Been using it for many years and it's still my go to choice. It is hard to clean up but it spreads nicely and had excellent thermal conductivity. I'd recommend getting a set of Arctic Silver thermal material remover and thermal surface purifier with this. It really helps clean your surfaces as well as getting this stuff off when you change processors/coolers. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017 by K. Beliakov
    • Best Thermal Compound bar none
I have tried all sorts of other products on the market. Some barely work, but comparing this product to the next best thing (my opinion and tests) the result is that using this product greatly increases the efficiency of the heat transfer and for the types of server product my small business creates, it reduces the CPU temperature by 2 to 8 Degrees Centigrade compared to the next best thing and does not deteriorate with time. You only use this stuff once. Yes it is expensive, in fact probably the most expensive on the market, but compared to a $450 CPU it is peanuts so if you want great performance and long life from your CPU, use the best. I never use anything else. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012 by ParaPilot
    • My graphics card and cpu now need a jacket.
In all seriousness this stuff is great. Anytime i buy a motherboard or graphics card i take off the heatsinks as soon as i unbox clean off the crapola from the factory which always seems to be worthless and glopped on and squeezed off of the chipset or gpu and onto the substrate. not cool. for the price of some of this hardware you would think they would take a bit of time to ensure a better application of TIM in the factory. On the other hand, the people making this stuff are jumping to their deaths because its such a terrible existence, so im guessing thermal paste is a ways down on the priority list. anywho, before i turn it on i put acrtic silver on it. Follow the directions to the letter and you will be pleased. Use your own method and you will probably only get oem performance so READ THE DIRECTIONS!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2013 by Jason A. Parsell

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