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Date 2004-04-11
Provider: Artic Silver
Author: Murdoc
Editor: Princess Ammie
Articsilver 5
I have been a fan of artic silver for quite a long time. My first experience with artic sliver was with AS3, just applying it instead of standard generic goop decreased my temperatures by a significant amount.. I have been using the same tube of AS3 for well above a year now and it's still going strong.
About Articsilver:
Articsilver homepage
Specifications:
· Thermal Conductance: 350,000W/m2 °C (0.001 inch layer)
· Thermal Resistance: 0.0045°C-in2/Watt (0.001 inch layer) v
· Average Particle Size: 0.49 microns <0.000020 inch
· Extended Temperature Limits: Peak: –50°C to >180°C Long-Term: –50°C to 130°C
Performance: 3 to 12 degrees centigrade lower CPU full load core temperatures than standard thermal compounds or thermal pads when measured with a calibrated thermal diode imbedded in the CPU core.
· Coverage Area: Arctic Silver 5 is sold in 3.5 gram and 12-gram tubes. The 3.5-gram tube 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 tube will cover approximately 16 square inches.
The product:
 
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Visibility against the AS3 the AS5 appears to have less in it, but on closer inspection the AS 3 actually has less. The AS5 comes in a 3.5g tube although this sounds little, used correctly it will last of a very long time.
 
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The AS5 comes with a black rubber stopper over the end, this is much better then the plastic ‘plug’ that I lost within a few minuets of obtaining my AS3. The packaging also points the user to the artic silver website for instructions of how to apply the TIM (Thermal Interface Material), the instructions are informative an ensure good performance.
 
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The consistency of the AS5 is much less fluid then the AS3. This makes it less easy to spread around the core and HSF, although I’m sure this will give some improvement in temperatures.
Testing:
I applied the AS5 to the heatsink as advised on the artic silver website, To fully test AS5 it requires to be on the core for a full week, as this is when the AS5 will perform correctly. Against the AS5 I put my good old tube of AS3. The testing was done under load using prime 95.
 
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The results can be seen above, the AS5 is 2°C cooler then AS3 and a whole 9°C then the generic goop I found (on my floor). The ambient temperature hasn’t been quoted, this is due to the fact that the heatsink will play a much larger part on the cooling then the TIM.
It’s a small improvement on AS3 but every bit can count. I have been using the same tube of AS3 for a long time and at the price it's an excellent buy.
Conclusion:
This new product gets better temperatures than the AS3 and as with all overclockers every degree count so this is a good buy when you run out of your tuber
of ArticSilver 3 or if you just want to buy some new stuff :) All in all we give this 5 out of 5 and our recommendations for a great new thermal paste!
Pros:
+ Good temperatures
+ Lasts long
+ Not messy
Cons:
- None
Red&Blackness gives it 5 out of 5 dots
 
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Thank you Artic Silver for making this review possible
Artic Silver
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