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

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.

I just keep coming back to this. I have tried most of the "better" thermal pastes with very little to no improvement. Many of them costing much more and not giving any "real" improvement. Silver 5 has always been reliable, easy to apply, it just works every time. A metric I use, is not peak temps, but how fast temps swing from idle to full load and back to idle. A good paste should allow a good cooling solution to move heat quickly, Artic Silver 5 has never let me down, so I keep coming back.

Arctic Silver 5 is a solid choice for anyone who wants reliable, long-lasting thermal paste with high thermal conductivity. It's particularly favored by those who are looking for a more traditional paste for high-performance systems, but be prepared for a bit of a learning curve during application and some wait time as it cures. If you're building a system for the long haul and can handle the slightly tricky application, it’s a great pick. For newcomers, there are more user-friendly options out there, but if you know what you're doing and want a proven performer, Arctic Silver 5 delivers. Pros -Great thermal conductivity Cons: -Thicker consistency can make application harder -Needs curing time to reach full performance -Can be a bit messy to work with, especially for beginners -Slightly more expensive compared to some budget options

For quality and quantity, this is the go to stuff. So many shabby designs and rip off copy cats out there, but the AS5 is the standard and choice for builders across the world. Any chance you get to take stock paste off and replace it with AS5, just do it, it’s a one time application and forget it. You’ll boot up your laptops and desktops with more happy gestures, knowing that it won’t crust away or offer lower quality transfer like many cheap stock thermal pads.

Been using Arctic Silver Thermal Compound for over a dozen years and have found them to be a very good at keeping my computers cool without noticeable degradation. Application was easy regardless of what method I use. Would recommend them as they are one of the best. Cannot say much more at this time. Will watch temps to ensure no degradation occurs over long periods of time.

There my be better performing thermal compounds nowadays , but none are as consistent, or as inexpensive as Arctic Silver 5. Over the last decade I've tried many other compounds, and except for expensive Diamond based TIm's, none have been all around as good. I've used AS-5 in commercial cryogenic applications, on electronic components ( Mosfets, bridge rectifiers, etc), and on every PC that I've built. The things I like about it are,.. It cures / sets up fast, (after a few dozen hours usage, temps will drop and level off.) Is easy to remove when servicing. Provides excellent thermal conductivity. And, is not too expensive, :) If you need a really great thermal compound for a good price, no other brand even comes close. Side note ! If you need some compound for more sensitive applications like video cards GPU's, memory, delicate electronic components etc , use Arctic Silver Ceramique.

If you're even looking at this then you know what it does. AS has a very high standard of quality and even the lowest grade crap they dump in the trash cans at their factory is leaps and bounds above what cpu and graphic card manufacturers seem to put on their products. This particular type is EXCELLENT for thermal distribution. For a proper example, and as an experiment, I put an i7-3770k on a Z77 Sabertooth with the thinnest amount of this compound as I possible could. The layer was as thin as paper...let's put it that way. The computer did not run cool (water cooled CPU and graphics card, btw) but it did run most games and applications just fine with the occasional overheat/blue screen/reboot. After using ArctiClean to remove the layer I put on I reapplied a more realistic layer of this compound and the CPU temperature dropped an additional 20 degrees Celsius.

Till I found out theres better and cheaper and doesnt make your pets sick.

Great thermal paste but I miss the silver version

Na minha opinião, a melhor pasta térmica já desenvolvida.

Produit non utilisé mais très bien emballé. Vous le recevez tel que sur la photo : directement dans la seringue avec un petit capuchon au bout, avec encore un bout de scotch au cas où : c'est bien. Pour le produit, pour avoir un peu fouiner, je mets un 5, et pour la seringue et le capuchon pareil. J'ai finalement revendu mon ordinateur sans avoir refait les pâtes thermiques, mais je pense que j'aurais eu bcp de plaisir à utiliser celui-ci, qui contient largement de quoi faire plusieurs interventions, au moins une dizaine je dirais.

While there are better, newer and more high tech thermal pastes out there, this one is an old workhorse which is reliable, easy to apply, easy to remove and does not embellish the die/ heat sink. Works just fine, and in all likelihood will continue to do so for a long time.

I don't really need to review this product, I've been using this paste of more than 10 years, it never failed to deliver. I have tested MX4, Gelid and those Grizzly product (except for metal liquid), Still Arctic Silver 5 is best on conduct plus temperature on my processor is always lower compared to the two mentioned pastes.