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    Any reviews on Arctic Silver Matrix yet?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by irata, Nov 19, 2009.

  1. irata

    irata Notebook Consultant

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    AS's new silicone thermal compound. anyone heard any test results yet?
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Looks brand new...
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 19, 2009
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    irata Notebook Consultant

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    anyone?
    10chars
     
    irata, Nov 20, 2009
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    it's an aluminium based grease... I don't except to be better the AS5
     
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    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    Hi irata. ASM is the direct successor to Alumina. It's a good thermal paste, but not as good as AS5.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Nov 22, 2009
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    Mmmm new compund..... maybe they decided to drop the silver and go into the new mats others using, ill be intrested to see how it measures to MX3/ICD7/Shin Etsu.

    Something that i didnt like though.

     
    Abula, Nov 22, 2009
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    curing time is a common thing in artic silver products. but there are more disavantages, it's eletrical conductive and it can't stand sub zero temps.
    imo not worth it at all. there are many good and better premium thermal paste that don't require curing time and non electrical conductive and they cost a reasonable price.
    I don't like to make publicity, but I use MX-2 a lot. one of the best ones and it's cheap. imo it's not worth it to waste $20 to just get 0.1ºC less.
     
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    Well from artic website
     
    Abula, Nov 23, 2009
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    I find it cheaper than mx-2 at my local shop.
    Which one should I get?
     
    fusionsenses, Nov 25, 2009
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  10. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    ... I wasn't aware that people do reviews of thermal compounds. What is there to review besides thermal conductivity, the curing time, and the colour of the packaging?
     
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    Hmmmm, you just answered your own question?
     
    fusionsenses, Nov 26, 2009
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    How well it stacks up against other thermal compounds. How hard it is to apply. How easy it is to find.


    Apparently, according to this one random eBay page, ASM was once known as T-C Grease 0098. Reviewed here.

    That said, I don't know how accurate the review is, since AS5 is ranked the same as ASM (A+).
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Nov 26, 2009
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  13. SoundOf1HandClapping

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    Mine arrived a couple of hours ago. Application is super easy, much easier than MX-3. My maximum temperature in my usual Furmark trial is a 1C higher (87C against 86C), but since it requires a ridiculous cure time I'll where it gets me.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Dec 23, 2009
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