Product Description & Info
Due to recent increases in the price of Silver, Arctic Silver 5 prices have also been increased.
Introducing Arctic Silver 5 With
its unique high-density filling of micronized silver and enhanced thermally
conductive ceramic particles, Arctic Silver 5 provides a new level of
performance and stability.
Arctic Silver 5 is optimized for
use between modern high-power CPUs and high performance heatsinks or
water-cooling solutions.
Features
Made with 99.9% pure micronized
silver.
Arctic Silver 5 also contains
micronized zinc oxide, aluminum oxide and boron nitride in addition to the
silver. These thermally-enhanced ceramic particles improve the compound's
performance and long-term stability.
Over 88% thermally conductive
content by weight.
Arctic Silver 5 also contains
micronized zinc oxide, aluminum oxide and boron nitride in addition to the
silver. These thermally-enhanced ceramic particles improve the compound's
performance and long-term stability.
Controlled triple phase
viscosity.
Arctic Silver 5 does not contain
any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced
polysynthetic oils that work together to provide three distinctive functional
phases. As it comes from the tube, Arctic Silver 5's consistency is engineered
for easy application. During the CPU's initial use, the compound thins out to
enhance the filling of the microscopic valleys and ensure the best physical
contact between the heatsink and the CPU core. Then the compound thickens
slightly over the next 50 to 200 hours of use to its final consistency designed
for long-term stability.
(This should not be confused with
conventional phase change pads that are pre-attached to many heatsinks. Those
pads melt each time they get hot then re-solidify when they cool. The viscosity
changes that Arctic Silver 5 goes through are much more subtle and ultimately
much more effective.)
Absolute Stability: Arctic
Silver 5 will not seperate, run, migrate, or bleed.
Thermal Conductance: >300,000
W/m² °C (0.001 inch layer)
Thermal Resistance: <0.005
°C-in²/Watt (0.001 inch layer)
Average particle size: <0.49
microns <0.000020 inch
Extended temperature limits:
Peak: -50 °C to > 180 °C. Long-Term: -50 °C to 130 °C.
The Leader in Performance
3 to 12 degrees centigrade lower
CPU full load core temperatures than standard thermal compounds or thermal pads
when measured with a calibrated thermal diode imbedded in the CPU core.
Not electrically conductive.
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to
conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than
electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be
kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically
conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause
problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)
Approximate coverage of Arctic
Silver 5
Arctic Silver 5 is sold in 3.5
gram and 12 gram tubes. The 3.5 gram tube contains enough compound to cover at
least 15 to 25 small CPU cores, or 6 to 10 large CPU cores, or 2 to 5 heat
plates. At a layer 0.003" thick, the 3.5 gram tube will cover approximately
16 square inches.
Important Reminder:
Due to the unique shape and sizes
of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to
200 hours to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the
heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be
longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the
heatsink.) The CPU's temperature will drop as much as 2C to 5C over this
"break-in" period. This break-in will occur during the normal use of
the computer.
Caution:
We do not recommend using Arctic
Silver 5 on the older slot type Intel Xeon processors with large multiple square
inch CPU to heatsink interfaces. The huge contact area and large gaps between
the processor and the heatsink require a thermal pad or thick mesh-reinforced
paste. Arctic Silver 5 can be used on socket type Xeons without a problem.
