Arctic silver 5 or ceramique?

[mingeroonie]

I will have to remove my heat sink etc fropm my E6600 and was wondering which of these would be the best to use?

Im guessing they would both do the job, but is one any better than the other?

Any advice appreciated

 

[Messiah Khan]

Your unlikely to see any performance difference at all tbh. I tend to use AS5 on most things and AC on my cpu as its supposedly better for lower temps(I use phase cooling)

 

[hardc0re_tid]

i was wondering the same a while back, done a google search and the result was that the as5 was the better

 

[w3bbo]

AS5 for cpu(unless naked) - ceramique for chipsets and GPU.

 

[mingeroonie]

JUst ordered some AS5, thanks for thje input all

 

[Shiz]

If you want to skip the whole 200hour waiting period that you get with AS5 you want to try using Jetart's Ck4800 diamond paste. It has instant conductivity and performs pretty much the same as AS5 that has been on for ages.

 

[gt_junkie]

I'm a ceramique user and am very happy! Used various paste's (but not AS5 ) and the ceramique has always worked best for me by 2-3 degrees minimum!

Have it on my overclocked Opty under a Scythe Ninja right now!

gt

 

[marscay]

i think application is more important than the actual paste between AS/AC

but you must use AC for phase.

 

[Gashman]

i prefer ceramique over silver as well, just seemed to work best for me, same application, ceramique seems to perform slightly better its also non-conductive

 

[Jokester]

I found the difference between the two is minor:-

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17630441

As messiah khan says, use Ceramique if you're using phase/TEC cooling.

Main benefit of Ceramique is that it's a lot easier to spread on (and probably why a lot of peope get better temps with it).

Jokester