Arctic Silver 5, Question...

Sammanu · 14 Feb 2011 at 16:58

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=AC-000-AC

Is the "Arctic Silver 5" a worth while purchase? rather than using the stock compound that's included within "Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler".

Would I be able to notice a major difference in temps if I were to buy it OR should I save myself £6.73?

stulid · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:02

The stuff has been around for a while now, newer stuff like MX-3/4 is available.

you will notice about 3-5 degrees difference.

lolwithtim · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:06

I think it depends on the cpu and if you are going to overclock it. If you're not going to overclock and what you are using it for isn't that processor hungry, then maybe not.

Predicament · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:19

Depends if you plan on doing heavy overclocking and are worried about temps.

Are you going to be using a K series SB chip
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if so, i'd go for the AS5

Surveyor · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:52

If you're going to change the stock compound use MX3/4.

The main advantage over Arctic Silver 5 is that they're non-conductive.

Reduces the change of a mishap.