Arctic Silver 5 AS5-3.5G Thermal Paste,Black, Grey

The previous reviews and five star rating from over 3,000+ people speak for itself. My 2009 Macbook Pro was no longer displaying anything on the screen, and the logic board was the culprit. Over many heating and cooling cycles, the soldering joints holding things together develop fractures. This resulted in my fans kicking on hard almost constantly for about a year prior to failure. If your logic board has failed, go to your favorite search engine and look up "baking logic board" and you'll get a ton of information on how to go about trying a last ditch effort to resurrect your computer/laptop. 1. Remove your heat sink/cooler and clean thoroughly with isopropyl alcohol (I used 70% alcohol and it seems to work just fine). You'll also want to thoroughly clean your CPU and the immediate surrounding area of old thermal compound. Old compound can crack and become hard, so try not to spread it too far from where it was previously. When the alcohol hits the old compound, it'll thin out and become a huge mess, so try and contain it! Once you think you have everything clean, clean it again, and possibly another time. You want to make sure you have a 100% oil free and clean surface on both the CPU and heatsink. When you think it's clean enough, give it a wipe with a clean microfiber or coffee filter. 2. Apply thermal paste is one of the most subjective things about it. How much, what shape, whether or not to spread it across the CPU, etc. The size of the CPU on a Macbook Pro is relatively small and I put a the equivalent of a swollen grain of rice dead center of the CPU. If you've ever played with silica gel balls, it was about that size. I didn't spread it with a credit card or do anything other than apply in the center. When you spread it out over the top of the CPU you run the risk of getting air bubbles, gaps in coverage, and spillover. Many videos will suggest different things, but I thing a circular dot in the middle provides your best coverage. It's difficult to get it right, and I had to do it twice the first time, but haven't had any issues since. 3. Install the heatsink evenly and in one movement, DO NOT lift it once it touches the compound as that'll result in bubbles/gaps. Once in place begin tightening everything down evenly and put the rest of your computer back together. 4. Once everything is together, run your computer through multiple heating and cooling cycles to "age" the compound and have it seat properly. This will ensure you get an even bond between the heatsink and CPU for maximum thermal transfer from the CPU to the heatsink. It took me two tries to get the correct amount right, but since then I've been running with these paste on for almost eight months and have seen no issues. The fans rarely kick on hard, and if they do it is under a lot of load. I wish I picked this up as soon as I noticed my fans constantly running as it could have saved my logic board from failure.

I have tried other Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) and I went back to Artic Silver 5 thermal compound. It is simply the best and I have gotten the best results with it for many years. The product is ideal for CPUs, Northbridge, Southbridge and GPU components that are heat sinked. I have used it on desktop computers, laptops, servers, and Xbox 360's. When using the product a little dab will do the trick. If you use too much it will squeeze out from under the heat sink and make a big mess. The proper amount is about 1 ½ to 2 times the size of a grain of rice. If you look on the internet there are several guides on how to use the product including photos. Sometimes on a large CPU I spread the compound in a very thin and even layer with and old credit card like tool. On one rough heat sink assembly I had to work a drop of the compound into the surface with a credit card and this filled in the micro abrasions in the surface and improved the temperature drop by 4 degrees C. The key is that you want a thin and even layer of the compound on the entire top surface of the CPU so that all the micro flaws in the surfaces of the CPU and the heat sink are filled with the silver in the product to provide maximum thermal conductance of heat away from the CPU and into the heat sink assembly. Do not use to much compound, people tend to use too much or not enough and the science is to do it just right! Before you apply the compound clean all the surfaces and make sure they have no oil, finger prints, or dust on them. Make sure you have removed the old thermal compound from the surfaces. Some old compounds get rock hard and can be difficult to clean. I have used Goo Gone and it is by far the best cleaning solution I have ever used. Don't use too much and clean only the CPU and heat sink. Then wipe all surfaces dry and wipe again with an alcohol swab and a Q tip if necessary to clean up the old compound. Then give it a final wipe with ¼ of a coffee filter as they are fiber free paper and you should have a clean surface. These surfaces must be absolutely clean and even the oil from a fingerprint that you can't see can cause a problem. Mount your heat sink and I like the aftermarket heat sink fan assemblies or water cooled blocks as they install with screws and you can make sure that the heat sink is firm and tight with the CPU. The factory supplied heat sinks with push pins bother me as I have seen many people swear they are tight and they are not. You will not get ideal cooling unless you do a professional job of installing these key components and you may damage your CPU. The Artic Silver 5 compound has an aging time of around 200 hours and the temperature will improve by about 2 to 5 degrees after the aging process is done. To properly age the compound you should use your computer until it heats up (about one or two hours) and then shut it down and let it cool off and use it again. Do this multiple times. This heat and cool procedure sets the compound up properly and improves the thermal interface. Good luck and have fun!

I’ve been using Arctic Silver 5 consistently for my business, and it’s always reliable. The performance is stable, application is easy, and it delivers consistent thermal results across multiple systems. The quality has never let me down, which is why I continue to reorder it. A dependable choice for both professional and personal builds. The delivery was next day. Strongly recommend Build My Server.

Thermal Compound Heat Transfer Your Cooler and CPU. This Item is often overlooked or as a after thought. First Off this is one of the most important items when you build Gaming Computers and Servers with multi quad 4 CPUs I have never had a heat related failure using this product. This Thermal Compound has proved itself in our computer Lab. We test and toss clean CPU Clean Your Cooler Seating Area or base of your heat sink. Second off is a clean machine. We Add On to all air intake fans filters BGEARS 120mm Fan Filter With Washable Filter . We buy only from Amazon why they are at the top of our charts on Vendors. Thank you Amazon. www.amazon.com also their customer support is beyond reproach. We lap our CPU or Heat Sink if needed so that the contact area will be in full contact with your heat sink. A Intake fan filter to us is worth its weight in platium. Thermal compound is the life of any machine. I have had machines come in fo some type of service like a upgrade on a video card GeForce 9500 GT 1024 meg that will support hybrid computing [[ASIN:B001EA6ZA4 SPARKLE SFPX95GT1024U2H GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR2 PCI-EXPRESS 2.0 HDTV S-Video Graphics Card This Video card is another Gem that is over looked because no one knows who sparkle is It is G Force with a Sparkle sticker on it. Before we started putting fan filters we get a machine in that looks like the Heat sink and computer insides have grown hair including cobwebs The Only Thing that Saved that computer....Is this thermal compound again Amazon gives us the ability to have 5 stars. From our Tests From cobwebed All the customer wanted was a simple ram upgrade. Not from heat related failure The cobwebs and General goop the heat sink attracts and still the Thermal compound still worked 30 stars with the cooler burnt goop on it proving it works then putting it on the test table and temps are just a few degrees above normal. Only thing that saved this coomputer was the Thermal Compound between the Main processor and the heat sink. I have just about tested all thermal compounds I can get my hands on and for the few dollars Artic Silver 5 works and holds it Heat conduction Properties Longer than most Again since this is a regular customer intake fan filters were added to this machine at no cost. Another Over looked Gem. And Very Dollar efficient Item from Amazon

There have been so many mixed reviews on this thermal paste that I am starting to think that it doesn't really make a difference if you don't apply it correctly. As far as thermal paste goes, this is high quality, it isn't the best, but it is a good mid-grade overclocking thermal paste that last a long time. How to apply THIS thermal past: 1.) Put a half-pea size in the middle. (a little goes a long way) 2.) But the heat sink over and twist it back and forth carefully a few mm to cover. At this point you can practice this method by lifting the Heat Sink to see how much you put, if it goes over the edges of the chip, congrats! You just put waaaaayyy too much. Either way, if you are satisfied what how it looks (it doesn't have to be perfect around 70-80% coverage should do), CLEAN OFF AND REAPPLY 3.) When attaching heat sink MAKE SURE NOT TO LET IT LIFT OFF. That would creat air pockets, which allow heat. 4.) Turn on CPU and overclock it a bit hot to spread evenly for about an hour or so. If it runs hotter than it previously was when idle, you did it wrong. 5.) Don't overclock right away, the container says 200 hour set in time. I would say give it a few days, then it should be at 100%. Pros: -It's High Quality Thermal Paste -Lasts a while (both the tube and the compound itself) -15 or so applications tube, depending on what you are using it for -Cheap -lazier method of application Cons: -Not the best of the best -200 hours set in time (over-estimated to ensure potential) -Different application method than most thermal compounds that requires a bit of practice Don't expect to get much results other than a max of ~5C or so. If you do get anywhere near or more than that, you just needed to get some new compound or dusted of the fans/heat sink. I used this for all my CPUs, GPUs, PS3, and XBOX. Works for almost anything based off computer design, but make sure to follow manufacturer's recommendation when possible (may not be great for everything).

I have been building and repairing computer systems since 1992. In all of that time I have used many different thermal compounds. I even remember the rash of the all white stuff back in the late 1990's. Seriously however, in all of that time I have never found a better solution for CPU heat dissipation than Artic Silver #5. I use it on all repairs even if there were no complaints about CPU temperatures. I change the thermal compound to Artic Silver #5 as a matter of preventive maintenance. This goes for very high end and heavily overclocked new systems. I have found that it works wonders on Laptop computers on both the CPU and Graphic chips. As I stated before I have used all of the different thermal compounds through the years and when I first used Artic Silver #5 it quickly became the only thermal compound I will use. It works very efficiently on air cooled as well as water cooled systems. As a matter of action on new builds I am only using water cooling, I always remove the default compound that comes preinstalled and replace it with Artic Silver # 5. On the high end water cooling systems many times you have a choice of whatever compound you choose to use, for me it is always Artic Silver #5. Do not miss out on Artic Clean #1 Thermal Material Remover and #2 Thermal Surface Purifier. You WILL NEVER GO BACK to 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean heat sink surfaces and processor surfaces and prepare those surfaces for new compound. Absolutely no cons for this product . If you have the choice of ant thermal compound made, always choose Artic Silver. I has a long term ability to get better and improve temperatures even further as it sets in over time. In most of my bench mark tests with Intel and AMD test rigs Artic Silver always has lower temperatures over other thermal compounds. It maintains the ability to keep temperatures stable even as voltages to processor are raised (within reason voltage changes). Just my humble opinions. Aloha from Maui

Does the job.

This isn't the highest end product on the market, but it's at the high end of what I'd call the mainstream thermal pastes. Thermal paste is designed to prevent tiny air gaps that insulate and prevent heat transfer between a hot item (in this case usually a CPU or GPU) and another item (in this case usually a heat sink). These gaps are caused by tiny pits in materials and imperfection in the flatness of the materials. Remember, you don't want any more than is necessary to fill the tiny air gaps caused by these tiny imperfections, because it's good, but not as good a conductor as the solid aluminum or copper in your heat sink. I could write out the heat transfer equations, but think of thermal conductivity this way with regard to computers and heat sinks: Copper > Aluminum > AS5 Thermal Paste >>>> Air. The idea is only to avoid the air, but generally to avoid things further to the right in favor of things further to the left, so you want to fill in the air gaps and no more. This tiny little tube is enough for multiple applications. From the Arctic Silver product web page: “Coverage Area: A 3.5 gram syringe 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 syringe will cover approximately 16 square inches.” .003” is about the thickness of a #15 bond piece of paper. We aren’t talking more than enough to look like a film. Prep the surface by cleaning everything carefully with alcohol or the ArctiClean Kit , spread it extremely thin, just creating a film, and it will do its job once the two surfaces are pressed together by the mounting clamps. I have seen it lose its effectiveness. This could be due to vibration and shock from relocation, because the paste sets up over time and becomes extremely viscous, maybe even hard. If you suddenly feel like your fan is spinning up more a year or two down the road, it's probably dust, but if you clean out the dust bunnies and it still seems like everything is running hotter and noisier, it's time to disassemble, clean and prep the surfaces carefully, and reapply.

Arctic Silver- Age old name & professionals choice for any high end machine. Had its name in mind since years. So when the need came ordered one. Product comes in open poly packaging. There is neither any blister pack nor any seal. Appears like product is imported in bulk & then sold in loose packaging. Only a Zip lock poly bag with a syringe containing 3.5 AS5 compund. But it appears genuine & performs well. ******* PROS ******* 1. Its old & trusted name in thermal paste world 2. Will bring down temperatures by 10-20 degrees. More important is system will be stable under load & run for longer durations at higher frequencies. 3. Qty is also good. If applied in right qty without wastage, it may last for approx 4-5 repaste jobs, on cpu & gpu. ******* CONS ******* Only con being, though not electrically conductive its slightly capacitive, and if not applied carefully, will spread outside to small components on die & create trouble. ********************** USAGE SCENARIO ********************** I used it in my old Dell XPS L502x & Inspiron 15R (all stats are wrt xps one), to replace stock thermal paste on CPU & GPU. CPU throttling due to excess core temperatures 95 Deg + on load. On even small load, it shooted up to 100 & then throttling will occur. High temp were due to dust accumulation on vents, fin & old expired thermal paste. *********** HOW TO *********** 1. Using cleaning solution (eg isopropyl alcohol available at chemist shop) & swab, clean out old paste. Be careful. Clean dies to mirror finish. 2. On square die, apply a drop. Neither too big, nor too small. Will depend on die size & your guess. On rectangular die, apply a line. When heatsink is pressed on to die, due to pressure it auto spreads consistently. Its preferred method, i did not go for spread method as it may sometimes leave air bubbles which is a no go. *pic attached with illustration on square/rectangular die & real application on rectangular die ************************** BEFORE APPLICATION ************************** Cold boot, no apps running, core temp was 63 Deg, CPU at 800mhz On full load via prime 95 After 2 min 95 deg & cpu at 1700mhz After 5 mins 95 deg & cpu at 1500mhz After 15 mins 95 deg & cpu at 1100mhz Fan: at full rpm, continuously whirring. ************************ AFTER APPLICATION ************************ Cold boot, no apps running, after 15 mins core temp was 50 Deg, CPU at 2400mhz On full load via prime 95 After 2 min 79 deg & cpu at 2900mhz After 5 mins 82 deg & cpu at 2700mhz After 15 mins 82 deg & cpu at 2600mhz Fan: less noise and triggers less. Very lesso n high rpm So it appears like, huge difference in performance & power saving!! Its been a few days after application, n laptop seems to run cool & there is visible boost in performace on load. ****************** FINAL VERDICT ****************** So getting AS5 was not a bad investment! You can surely go for it. Just be careful in its application as though not electrically conductive, its capacitive & if not used in desired qty may spread out to small components on die & create trouble. Also be patient after application as it takes around 200 hours to cure or to reach its full capacity. Thats burn in time for AS5.

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Despite building various computers and working on others, this the first time I have reviewed thermal paste. I have always believed that when it comes to certain PC components, there is no point in buying cheap as you will always end up having to replace it sooner; thermal paste is one of them. If you don't know, thermal paste is used to create a thermally fused bridge between a chip such as a CPU with a heat sink; this is done to ensure as much heat can be dissipated from the chip as quickly as possible. Why? Because we don't want anything to overheat and potentially cause permanent damage. Packaging: This came in a clear resealable bag. The tube itself is a spring loaded syringe that feels strong. Ease of use: I recommend sacrificing a small amount to start with as it is nearly always slightly watery compared to the rest of the tube. Firstly, you MUST wipe off any old thermal paste from the heat sink and chip that you wish to apply this too. I recommend using 99% rubbing alcohol and cotton buds to work off any residue. Once clean, apply a small line to the chip and very carefully put the heat sink down evenly so not to smear the paste. Tighten in a cross motion, that is, tighten screws as opposite pairs so that the load is even across the heat sink. Doing this will help spread the line of thermal paste in an even manner. Many people think you need to cover the chip entirely, you do not, don't forget, the heat sink is in contact with the chip anyway and the paste only serves as a very fine bridge between the two. Performance: I have used this on so any PCs and have only ever seen decreases in temperature. Notable examples include repairing an old Xbox 360 using different screws for the heat sink and replacing the paste with this stuff. The Xbox no longer overheats and still works now. This specific order was used for an old Acer Aspire Revo Nettop. In order to upgrade the hard drive I had to remvoe the heat sink. Because th eheat sink was coming off, I needed to replace the thermal paste. Running Kodi before showed idle CPU temps of 70-75 degrees. Since replacing, I haven't seen it go over 71 and idles at around 63. It seems to be often the case that factory used thermal paste just isn't as good quality as the dearer ones such as this. Value: Considering I still have at least 3g left, I'd say that I will get another three big uses out of this tube, and at £5.99 delivered next day, this is great value. Pros: - Spring loaded syringe - Thick compound - Excellent quality Cons: - Paste separates in storage (but all seem to do that) If you are looking for a thermal paste, buy this, you will not be disappointed.

Nice product