Thermal paste~

[LightCode Gaming]

Is Arctic Silver 5 a good one? I have some left over and I'm thinking about upgrading the paste that was on my stock cooler; maybe give it a bit of a boost (sense I KNOW that the stock stuff is crap).

[Castdeath97]

No don't. It usually doesn't help much as it did back in the old days. 

[Castdeath97]

It's better to get yourself a better cooler, maybe a hyper 212?

[manikyath]

the difference between the worst good paste, and the best good paste is a few degrees.

 

that said, the stock cooler has decent paste on it, dont bother with it.

[Volbet]

Artic Silver 5 is a good thermal paste. However, it is conductive, so be carefull with where you put it.

But changing out the thermal paste on your cooler is probably not worth it. By now, the factory applied thermal paste is of pretty good quality.

[Laputacake]

The best thermal paste is thermal grizzly then noctua nt h1 is only a few degrees behind it. Get either of them and a 212 evo for much better temperatures.

[Lord_Karango17]

if the paste on the stock coolers isnt that old, it likely wont help much. the limiting factor right now is the stock cooler itself, rather than the thermal paste...

[NationsAnarchy]

It's better getting a new aftermarket one to replace the stock cooler Changing the thermal paste won't help that much especially with the stock cooler

[theereal]

Is Arctic Silver 5 a good one? I have some left over and I'm thinking about upgrading the paste that was on my stock cooler; maybe give it a bit of a boost (sense I KNOW that the stock stuff is crap).

Why change the thermal paste if everything is fine?

[Senzelian]

The best thermal paste is thermal grizzly then noctua nt h1 is only a few degrees behind it. Get either of them and a 212 evo for much better temperatures.

There is no such thing as the "best" thermal paste.

[LightCode Gaming]

It's better to get yourself a better cooler, maybe a hyper 212?

I actually have that planned in the near future; just need the money ><

[SPAS-ID]

just get an Aftermarket Cooler its way more worth it than getting a new Thermal Paste

[EvilWiffles]

The best is Coolab Liquid Ultra, although I wouldn't call it a paste.

[Senzelian]

Artic Silver 5 is a good thermal paste. However, it is conductive, so be carefull with where you put it.

But changing out the thermal paste on your cooler is probably not worth it. By now, the factory applied thermal paste is of pretty good quality.

I looked it up and Arctic Silver 5 is not conductive.

[Volbet]

I looked it up and Arctic Silver 5 is not conductive.

Hmm, I see. Well, I learned learned something new today. Thank you for the correction.

You should still be carefull seeing how it is still capacitive.  

 

Not Electrically Conductive:

Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.

(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)

[LightCode Gaming]

I looked it up and Arctic Silver 5 is not conductive.

Well it uses 99.9% pure silver.... I think it would be.

[Senzelian]

Well it uses 99.9% pure silver.... I think it would be.

Silver oxide. It's not pure silver...  :lol:

Also aluminium and zinc oxide.

[Laputacake]

There is no such thing as the "best" thermal paste.

yea there is

[Megahurt]

AS5 is not conductive, but is slightly capacitive, meaning it won't short circuit your hardware, but could alter the signal and cause issues if spilled over.

[Senzelian]

yea there is

Every test about thermal paste shows a different result.

It depends on the CPU you use, the Cooler, the ambient temperature, the air pressure, air moisture and so on...

[Megahurt]

yea there is

 

Liquid metal shouldn't be used with aluminium, and the heat spreader is aluminium, so unless you delid ...

[Laputacake]

Every test about thermal paste shows a different result.

It depends on the CPU you use, the Cooler, the ambient temperature, the air pressure, air moisture and so on...

Of course, its a guideline not definite rules of which one to go by but its still something to help choose and show which performs the best.

 

 

Liquid metal shouldn't be used with aluminium, and the heat spreader is aluminium, so unless you delid ...

That's why i didnt say to get a liquid metal paste

[LightCode Gaming]

How about we don't have a comp. geek war on this thread?