
Introducing Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound. The first ceramic-based, polysynthetic thermal compound for use between modern high-power CPUs and high performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions.
Brand | Arctic Silver |
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Model | AA-14G |
Specifications | Average Particle Size: <0.39 micron <0.000015 inch (65 particles lined up in a row equal 1/1000th of an inch. Temperature Limits: Peak: -40 degree to >160 degree Long-Term: -40 degree to 125 degree Coverage Area: 1.75-gram syringe. (Approximately 1cc) At a layer 0.003" thick, one syringe will cover about 24 square inches. 14-gram syringe. (Approximately 9cc) At a layer 0.003" thick, one syringe will cover about 192 square inches. |
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Features | Absolute Stability: Arctic Alumina will not separate, run, migrate, or bleed. Electrical Insulator: Arctic Alumina does not contain any metal or other electrically conductive materials. It is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive. Performance: 2 to 10 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. Easy Clean Up: Arctic Alumina can easily be cleaned from CPUs and heatsinks with ArctiClean, isopropyl alcohol or any of the cleaners listed in the product instructions. Compliancy: RoHS Compliant. |
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Date First Available | April 07, 2008 |
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Pros: Works very well for a non-silver based thermal paste, walks all over silicon based pastes performance-wise, SUPER inexpensive, you get a nearly obscene amount in this tube! Perfect for "normal" or regular desktops setups and you need lots of good performing thermal paste for many, many, MANY machines (perfect for technicians!) A vastly superior alternative to the cheap silicon cruft that comes from factories or with replacement heatsinks.
Cons: Not QUITE as good as Arctic Silver 5, but WAY better than anything else I've tried that wasn't silver based!!
Overall Review: It's a pain in the duff to clean up, it's also completely non-conductive if you're working in a situation where you need to worry about that. Drops temperatures roughly 1-3 degrees lower then stock or silicon pastes/films, compared to Arctic Silver 5 which manages 5-10 degrees less. If you're looking for a high quality thermal paste in inexpensive bulk form, this is as close to a silver based paste as you can get at a tiny fraction of the cost. This is the ONLY and I mean ONLY non-silver based paste I have ever bought, tested/benchmarked and then NOT thrown away! It's well worth the buy!
Pros: This will last forever. It's 85% as good as anything else. It spreads nice. It's 4 times more than most tubes.
Cons: tube is too long for my tray 12grams of artic silver 5 dropped from 30 bucks to 18 the day after I bought this
Overall Review: I saw an "80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test" review and this was 23rd with a temperature difference of 38.3 C -vs- 37.55 C for #1 and 42.1 C for the worst. I like the artic silver 5 the best. I tried OCZ Freeze last time (for the price, I'd rather have artic silver 5) This is almost as good as OCZ Freeze and you get 7 times more for the price. The bottom line is this may be 1 or 2 degrees hotter at full load than something that costs 15 bucks for 4 grams instead of 8 bucks for 14 grams of this.
Pros: For the price you are really getting a lot of thermal grease. I mean this tube is monstrous in size! You sure are getting your moneys worth here.
Cons: N/A
Overall Review: It's thermal grease made by a reputable company that we all know. Does what it is supposed to do. Keeps my AMD X2 6400+ AM2 nice & cool. Drop it in your shopping cart for crying out loud. ;o)
Pros: I'm surprised how well this works. When from using the stock thermal paste on the Corsair H75 to this and my cpu runs about 3-4C cooler.
Cons: None
Overall Review: I have always just used the paste that comes with the cooler and I have never had any issues. I bought this because I recently purchased the Corsair H75 for my FX-8350 and it just wasn't working. I applied this paste and it made a huge difference.
Pros: i7-2700k idles around 38 degrees with a Cooler Master Hyper N 520 Heatsink after the paste sat in. There is enough paste to last you a decade if your building computers every month.
Cons: The tip came broken, as did everyone elses. Because of this there is no way to cap the tube. You can just wrap a paper towel or something around it and secure it with a rubber band.
Pros: BIG tube of quality thermal compound. If you do a lot of PC chopshopping, it's a cost-effective way of using "nearly" the best.
Cons: Despite the name, it is a ceramic compound with no silver, which means it's not going to get that last 3-4 degrees you might be looking for.
Overall Review: If you are a serious over-clocker (I'm not), you might want to pay double the price for the tiny tube of less effective compound.
Pros: -Great for re-heat sinking a GPU as the factory grease is often inadequate. I used the leftovers of this stuff to re-grease my GPU and it stopped overheating. - Great stuff, My CPU has never run cooler, Best stuff I've found so far.
Cons: Can't really think of any.
Pros: Works well LARGE amount Perfect viscosity Easy-ish to clean Sturdy, convenient applicator Doesn't dry out in the tube Non-conductive Trusted brand
Cons: none
Overall Review: Not much to say that hasn't already been covered. Works GREAT. This is a fantastic deal, a HUGE amount of a very good thermal paste. Thermal paste performance is more about placement than composition, and the viscosity of this paste is excellent and makes it a joy to apply. It stays where it is put yet also spreads easily. After using it 24/7 for several months on an overclocked system, I removed a heat sink and found the paste was still tacky, and right where it belonged. One interesting thing I've noticed is that it is very good at drawing dirt and old paste out of the surface of the heat sink/spreader. Its white color turns dark grey when rubbed in, even after they've been cleaned with alcohol. At this price, you can afford to rub in a coat or two into the sink/spreader, then wipe it off with a coffee filter, until the paste stays white after rubbing. It is bright white, no more messy than other pastes, but does not stain like some of them can. You can wipe your fingers off on your work pants. And the occasional smear is no problem, since it's non-conductive. The applicator is a very large and sturdy syringe, with a very generous amount of paste. It will be some time before I run out, but when I do, you can bet I'll be purchasing more of this product.