Arctic Silver 5

kmufc77 · 30 Jun 2010 at 18:39

Hi how long does Arctic silver 5 take to cure im i correct in thinking its 200hrs?

How many degrees improvement can i expect after this period?

Just installed a new cooler and new tim.

setter · 30 Jun 2010 at 18:51

200 hrs is indeed the curing period, generally temps will drop by a few degrees after this time. I noticed a drop of about 2c when i last used as5, been using arctic mx3 of late.

kmufc77 · 30 Jun 2010 at 19:13

setter said:
200 hrs is indeed the curing period, generally temps will drop by a few degrees after this time. I noticed a drop of about 2c when i last used as5, been using arctic mx3 of late.

Thanks for the reply mate,yeah ive used MX2-3 before but i find it very hard to spread compared to AS5.

NathWraith · 30 Jun 2010 at 22:30

MX-3 = instant cure, although I do agree with the point about AS-5 being easier to spread. Very much of a muchness tbh. Although I find MX-3 to deliver better temps.

C64 · 12 Feb 2011 at 21:23

Exact same temps here compared arctic silver 5 to mx3 under thermalright archon if anything the as5 is 1c better than mx3 from my tests.

Just changed from mx3 35c idle to as5 32-33c idle and the as5 hasn't even cured yet all this has been tested in last 40 mins.

bainbridge · 12 Feb 2011 at 22:31

I went back to AS5 & monitored temps closely after the initial application. 10 days later temps had dropped from max 67c to 62c & have been stable since, pc was on for approx 4 hrs per day for 10 days. So while it does say 200hrs on the arctic site I found with a few hours use each day with regular on/off cycles optimum performance was reached in less than a fortnight.

chipps101 · 13 Feb 2011 at 00:50

i've been using as5 for years now and find that most of the temp drop happens in the first 48 hours (usually around 3 - 5 degrees) then maybe another degree or two after that time.