PC Peripherals Thermalright or Artic silver 5 thermal paste ?

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Friends, i bought a thermalright Ultra 90 heatsink. I have not fitted it yet as i want to know which thermal paste to use. When i bought the heatsink, i didnt know that thermalright includes a thermal paste syringe in the box, and the seller didnt tell me. So i bought an Artic silver 5 syringe along with it. Only after i reached home and opened the accessory box, did i find it.
But now, i dont know which one would be better for cooling the cpu. Should i use the OEM thermal paste provided by thermalright or Artic silver 5 ?

Thanx.
 
Use the Thermalright goo and sell off/trade the AS5 tube. Any number of reviews will tell you the TR goo is the same as the AS5 and its non conductive to top, in other words if you happen to get it in the wrong places nothing will happen, unlike in AS5 where you may kill your rig.

if you want the best its MX-2 but I would personally go for the TR goo, I gave away both my tubes of MX-2 and AS5 as they are superflous unless you plan to OC your proccy to 3.8 to 4 Ghz
 
Yes, I have already bought the AS5. The seller had shown me the Artic Cooling MX2, but i wasnt sure about it as i never heard about that brand. But Artic Silver is a well known brand. Is the MX2 better than the AS5 ?

Also, how much quantity of AS5 sould i use. Is there any 'how to' guide to use AS5 ?

Thanx again. :)
 
TheIndian said:
Use the Thermalright goo and sell off/trade the AS5 tube. Any number of reviews will tell you the TR goo is the same as the AS5 and its non conductive to top, in other words if you happen to get it in the wrong places nothing will happen, unlike in AS5 where you may kill your rig.

if you want the best its MX-2 but I would personally go for the TR goo, I gave away both my tubes of MX-2 and AS5 as they are superflous unless you plan to OC your proccy to 3.8 to 4 Ghz
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Ohh, is it so? :( Is the AS5 conductive? Do you use the thermalright paste? I do not plan to OC much, but still, is the thermalright paste good with mild overclocking?

Thanx. :)
 
/V\O$cheETO said:
Thanx Eazy for the guide. :) What will you recommend, eazy? AS5 or TR.
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@Theindian, Can you give me any link to comparison between the two thermal pastes. That would help clear some confusions. :)
 
I was just going through the artic silver official guide to apply the paste. The guide instructions say that only a narrow line of AS5 should be applied at the center over the heatspreader. But it says nothing whether it should be spread over the surface or left like that(narrow line in the center) before putting the heatsink on top of it.i always thought that one should spread it over the whole surface of the heatspreader. So pls give some suggestions about the same. :)

Also, should i apply some on the heatsink surface too?

Waiting for your replies. Thanks. :)
 
Just apply a thin line as specified, it will spread out due to the pressure of the HS when its mounted.

I've tried both (I have an Ultra90 as well). There is about a 2 C temperature difference between the Thermalright paste and the AS5 - of course it might vary from cpu to cpu (I had to lap both the U-90 and the IHS of my E4300 before I could get decent temps).
 
/V\O$cheETO said:
@Theindian, Can you give me any link to comparison between the two thermal pastes. That would help clear some confusions. :)
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too lazy to do it now .. so google away, there are more then a couple reviews out there, some are pretty old, ignore them, look at the new ones.

And bottom line if you aint going to to go 3.8 - 4 Ghz it dont matter which you use. Ask any over clocker.

I am using the TR goo that came with my Ultima on my Q6600 I have not seen anything over 52/53 underfull load @ 3.2 Ghz and at idle it hovers around 37-39 in a non AC room, inside a closed cabinet that has only one 120mm exaust fan at present,
 
as5 is very viscous...you wont be able to spread it yourself

tr and other stuff are white goo which can be spread with a creditcard type of edge
 
I'd say u apply the TR goop tht came in the box...AS5 is good, but i agree with theindian tht its capacitive and if u r not careful with the application, it can screw up ur system.. Plus i've read at a lot of sites tht AS5 after being applied has a lifespan of about a year..u have to remove and reapply AS5 after a year or so, to maintain effective heat transfer to the hsf.. The arctic cooling mx2 has a lifespan of about 5 years..so its more hassle free..but since u've not bought the MX2, u better use the TR goop..its pretty good too.
 
Well MX2 corroded the IHS of a chip it was installed on with an ultra 120 extreme after heavy overclocking. Thats enough for me to write it off.
 
I'm using MX-2 on the current mount and it's performance isn't very impressive - I get 1-2C better load temps with Arctic Silver 5. If anyone is getting better temps with MX-2, good for them :)
 
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I'm using MX-2 on the current mount and it's performance isn't very impressive - I get 1-2C better load temps with Arctic Silver 5. If anyone is getting better temps with MX-2, good for them :)
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What are you clocking? and when/how did you compare with AS5?
 
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