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Gloryfieldzi

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I am planning on using arctic silver, but I got a few questions.
I'll be using it on amd 64 venice 3200 core, is 3.5 gram tube enough? and how many times can I use it? (how many applicatoins)
I also see something called arctic silver ceramique, is that better than AS5? I'll be overclocking from 2ghz to ~2.6-3.0ghz

and a final question, what's the cheapest place to buy it? ZZF is like 11 bucks, newegg is the same if you add shipping. Any place I can get it cheaper?

Thanks
 
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theMan

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thats how to use AS5 thats definately what you want to use. not sure about where u want to buy though.
 
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Zepper

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jab-tech.com or svc.com SVC has several goops in their clearance bin from 25 cents up. The CoolerMaster goop on clearance is the excellent Shin Etsu stuff (AMD recommended - AS Silver isn't) but it is not as easy to use.

.bh.
 
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SrGuapo

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Originally posted by: gloryfieldzi
so shin etsu cools better than AS5?
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All the top types (shin etsu, AS5, ceramique, etc.) cool around the same. You may shave 1 C max by using a different brand, but it really isn't that big of a deal. I personally use AS5, because my local store carries it for $5 a tube!
 
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SrGuapo

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My 3.5g AS5 tube has lasted me like 10 recoatings, so it should last a while...

BTW the store is some local mom and pop place... Don't know if it really has a name, the sign just says PC parts and supplies. Most of the hardware is way overpriced ($120 for 1GB corsair value), but occasionally you can find good deals.
 
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The Pentium Guy

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Local stores: You occasionally find good deals on cheaper products because shipping online is .... well ... yeah. Expensive (compared to the price of the product)
 
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Zepper

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Most people here don't leave their stuff alone long enough to discover that. ;) Just watch your CPU temp. If it starts an upward trend over a period of a few days then it's time to renew the goop. Or you could just renew the goop annually and not have to worry about watching the temp...
. Unfortunately AS5 will have settled out by the next time you will need to use it - so you will have to stir it back up w/o getting any foreign particles or air bubbles in it. That's why I pointed out the CoolerMaster/Shin Etsu stuff (PTK-001). It's a bit harder to use than AS5 but it doesn't settle out between uses. And they work equally well.

.bh.
 
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theMan

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i dont even see the point in getting AS5. the stuff that came with my xp-90 has given me better temps that i could have hoped for.
 
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Gloryfieldzi

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yea, but the retail costs more, so might as well get the best fan and best thermal :) Panaflo 92mm H1B is 56.8 CFM at only 32 db
 
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Hi all,

I still have an unused tube of AS2 and a tube of Ceramique. Does it make a difference in terms of properties breaking down or should I go out and get the AS5???

LMK
Thx
 
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Zepper

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NYC,
. Shouldn't go bad, but you will need to stir them up prior to use as I mentioned above.

.bh.
 
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TJones2

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Any compound that comes with a HSF by a name brand manufacturer is as good as any other. AS is greatly over-rated, imo.
 
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flexy

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Originally posted by: Gloryfieldzi
I am planning on using arctic silver, but I got a few questions.
I'll be using it on amd 64 venice 3200 core, is 3.5 gram tube enough? and how many times can I use it? (how many applicatoins)
I also see something called arctic silver ceramique, is that better than AS5? I'll be overclocking from 2ghz to ~2.6-3.0ghz

and a final question, what's the cheapest place to buy it? ZZF is like 11 bucks, newegg is the same if you add shipping. Any place I can get it cheaper?

Thanks
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with a 3.5gram tube you can probably use it on 900 billion CPUs or so :)

Just take a tiny, tiny grain (half of a rice grain) and put it on the middle of the CPU
 
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wfn

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i like to treat my cpus to a whole grain... this is not communist china you know.
 
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UsandThem

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Originally posted by: DanDaMan315
AS5 never dries out, atleast to my knowledge. So really it will last pretty much forever.
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It has dried out on me a few times. This was several years ago (I don't know if their newer stuff is any better about this).

I had to reapply it because of temp increases.

That is why I like Ceramique better. It cools just about the same, but lasts a lot longer in my experiences with it.

 
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