Thermal compounds?

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Maverick986

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I am replacing my current CPU heat sink and a little confused as to which thermal compound would be best to use. I've been looking around an have found a lot of different possibilities but not sure what would work the best. I've thought of going with Arctic Silver 5 or maybe Coolabratory Liquid Pro. Which would be better? or is there something else out there that I should be looking at? My new heat heat sink is made of copper.
 
The difference between any of the premium compounds (Arctic Silver 5, Arctic Ceramique, Shin Etsu, etc) is only going to be about 2-4 degrees C. Pick whichever one you want to use, and stick with it.

For me, it's Arctic Ceramique. It's 100% non-conductive and 100% non-capacitative (all silver-based compounds are slightly capacitative), and cleans off very easily with isopropyl alcohol.
 
On my next build I want to try the Coolabratory Thermal Pads, easier to apply and remove than their Liquid Pro and works on all heatsink materials including aluminium.
They are not really pads but more like small squares of very thin silver sheets and come in packs of three.
 
Shin Etsu X23 is some amazing stuff, from every review I've read. I don't care quite enough to pay $15 for a tiny tube of goo at the moment, but the next time I have reason to remount my cooling...
 
Thanks for the input guys.....as far as thermal pads go I've heard that they are easy to use but have a higher melting temp than what the packaging says which decreases thermal efficiency...
 
Liquid Pro is has the best performance of all, but it's very dangerous and difficult to work with because it's LIQUID and VERY CONDUCTIVE and can DISSOLVE ALUMINUM. It's an alloy of Bismuth.

Shin-Etsu 751 is on newegg, and according to some reviews it's just as good or slightly better than AS5, plus it's non-conductive, and it's $1 cheaper.
 
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