Thermal compound.

Okatha · Post by **Okatha** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:03 pm

I was wondering if anyone had any experience using Arctic Silver 5 and Ceramique. I thought I ordered AS5, but it turns out I actually ordered Ceramique. Is there a large difference between the two? Is one any easier to use than the other?

I think I saw one review online that compared them, and the AS5 came out slightly ahead, but according to the company it needs between 25-300 hours to properly set so I'm wondering if the reviewers actually did that.

Ephemeral · Post by **Ephemeral** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:29 pm

Ceramique easier to use & clean up. Most opinions put it behind AS5 by only a degree or two C...

Okatha · Post by **Okatha** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:36 pm

Maybe that'll work to my advantage then, since this'll be the first time actually building a computer, heh.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:36 am

I concur with Ephemeral's take on it. Ceramique is certainly easier to use than AS5 and cools damn-near as good as AS5. As a first-time builder I think your ordering mistake was actually quite serendipitous

Okatha · Post by **Okatha** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:38 am

Well I do feel better about it now, I haven't even got the motherboard or CPU yet and I'm dreading having to put a heatsink on the thing.

Thanks to both of you Ephemeral and Ralf.