Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5G

Arctic Silver- Age old name & professionals choice for any high end machine. Had its name in mind since years. So when the need came ordered one.Product comes in open poly packaging. There is neither any blister pack nor any seal. Appears like product is imported in bulk & then sold in loose packaging. Only a Zip lock poly bag with a syringe containing 3.5 AS5 compund.But it appears genuine & performs well.*******PROS*******1. Its old & trusted name in thermal paste world2. Will bring down temperatures by 10-20 degrees. More important is system will be stable under load & run for longer durations at higher frequencies.3. Qty is also good. If applied in right qty without wastage, it may last for approx 4-5 repaste jobs, on cpu & gpu.*******CONS*******Only con being, though not electrically conductive its slightly capacitive, and if not applied carefully, will spread outside to small components on die & create trouble.**********************USAGE SCENARIO**********************I used it in my old Dell XPS L502x & Inspiron 15R (all stats are wrt xps one), to replace stock thermal paste on CPU & GPU.CPU throttling due to excess core temperatures 95 Deg + on load. On even small load, it shooted up to 100 & then throttling will occur.High temp were due to dust accumulation on vents, fin & old expired thermal paste.***********HOW TO***********1. Using cleaning solution (eg isopropyl alcohol available at chemist shop) & swab, clean out old paste. Be careful. Clean dies to mirror finish.2. On square die, apply a drop. Neither too big, nor too small. Will depend on die size & your guess. On rectangular die, apply a line. When heatsink is pressed on to die, due to pressure it auto spreads consistently. Its preferred method, i did not go for spread method as it may sometimes leave air bubbles which is a no go.*pic attached with illustration on square/rectangular die & real application on rectangular die**************************BEFORE APPLICATION**************************Cold boot, no apps running, core temp was 63 Deg, CPU at 800mhzOn full load via prime 95After 2 min 95 deg & cpu at 1700mhzAfter 5 mins 95 deg & cpu at 1500mhzAfter 15 mins 95 deg & cpu at 1100mhzFan: at full rpm, continuously whirring.************************AFTER APPLICATION************************Cold boot, no apps running, after 15 mins core temp was 50 Deg, CPU at 2400mhzOn full load via prime 95After 2 min 79 deg & cpu at 2900mhzAfter 5 mins 82 deg & cpu at 2700mhzAfter 15 mins 82 deg & cpu at 2600mhzFan: less noise and triggers less. Very lesso n high rpmSo it appears like, huge difference in performance & power saving!! Its been a few days after application, n laptop seems to run cool & there is visible boost in performace on load.******************FINAL VERDICT******************So getting AS5 was not a bad investment! You can surely go for it. Just be careful in its application as though not electrically conductive, its capacitive & if not used in desired qty may spread out to small components on die & create trouble.Also be patient after application as it takes around 200 hours to cure or to reach its full capacity. Thats burn in time for AS5.

My intel core 2 quad was overheating immensely ,since it had been 4 years old and with practically no maintenance,the thermal paste was nonexistent. It would go above 100 degree Celsius within no time , then I finally did some research n found this to be the best thermal compound around,and true to it's word, after using this,now the cpu heating issue is solved and all 4 core temperature is stable at around 38-50 degree Celsius, and I just used a wee bit of this,it is good for usage many more times, so all in all a good buy.

I heard about this product from a youtuber Dave Lee. In 2014, my laptop went dead and I sent it to a Samsung authorised service centre. They told me they will need to replace the MoBo for a total of Rs 6k. After the replacement, Samsung guys broke my laptop web cam and the laptop used to heat up and shutdown to protect cpu from melting. I searched on the internet and found that a thermal paste is needed to transfer heat efficiently from the CPU to the heat pipes. So I ordered a cheap thermal paste for Rs 150 from a local shop. I applied the paste but to no avail. The laptop still heated up and would shutdown. So I did a temporary os hack and reduced the max CPU power consumption from power options to 80%, both on battery and charger. I stopped playing games as my cpu could not perform well. Then I heard about this product and ordered it. I quickly opened up my laptop, removed the heat pipes cleaned them as well as the cpu and applied this thermal paste. I can now use the cpu 100%. The laptop still heats up but it doesn't shutdown due to heat up. I think I need to replace the fan as well as I once dropped some milk on laptop and it has seeped through and clogged the heat vents and slowed down the fan.Tldr; this is an excellent thermal paste. I recommend it without doubting it's abilities.

Used it on my mid 2012 Macbook pro because the cheap normal thermal compound I applied wasn’t making any noticeable changes for the heating issue I had with my mbp.After applying AS5 though, I could see immediate drop in temperatures upto about 3 deg C. And after about a week it was still showing consistent effect. And I still have enough compound left to repaste 2-3 more times.I understand that 3-5 deg C of temperature might not sound so big, but for a computer running for hours without a break, that level of cooling means a lot.I’m very satisfied with the product and would recommend it.

Purchased it instead of Cooler Master Thermal Paste. Read much good about Arctic Silver Thermal Compounds, this one though came without manufacturer packaging, which made me suspect if it really was original. Tried contacting the seller, but never responded. Though Amazon refunded the amount.The compound works fine. My laptop turned off just after it booted. Now, works pretty much well.

a Legendary product. Had no problem with it. But it does not come in a sealed packet. Mine was in a plastic packet with nothing written on it. But the product was genuine. Choose this thermal paste over any other if you are setting up a gaming PC.Presentation could have been a bit better for the reputation it holds.Another thing I want to point out is the size. I have attached a photograph comparing this to a pen. But don't let this small size fool you. This is enough thermal compound for at least 3 computers or more.