Should I use AS5?

[the wombat]

Will I notice anything? Will it drop temps at all? Is it overrated? I'm going to be using the stock HS/F and I wanted to know if I should use AS5 or not.

 

[fireontheway]

TIM is fine.

 

[intogamer]

yeah it will cool down. would not recommend you to use it if you don't know how to...

 

[ts3433]

By chance is this the A64 stock HSF you're talking about? No need to replace the stuff on that one, as it's some pretty nice preapplied Shin-Etsu paste that is more or less as good as AS5.

 

[mindwreck]

Originally posted by: intogamer
yeah it will cool down. would not recommend you to use it if you don't know how to...

what he said. as5 is thicker and harder to work with than the previous versions arcticsilver