Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Grams with ArctiClean 60 ML Kit (D132)

Very easy to apply. I've done builds before but most of them used chips that didnt need a huge heatsink. IE, 386DX, AMD K-5's etc. Even the later builds I usually stock to the stock AMD fans which had that 'tape' stuff on it.Now for the actual review. This kit comes with three items. First off is ArcticClean #1. This is an emulsifier that cleans off any residue, grease, fingerprints etc. on your chips surface. Any leftover residue from a past heatsink or finger grease from someone admiring a new eight core AMD etc. will act as an insulator between your heat sink and CPU chip. Think of soap for your chip. You'll notice it shines brighter once used on even a new chip. Its very easy to use, just squeeze a few drops onto the surface of your chip. You can tip it around a little to make sure the entire surface gets covered. It spreads out pretty nicely on its own though. Coffee filters (lint free) are perfect for cleaning up the residue. They are also common and cheap enough so that you can use a few on your clean up and not miss them. I'd use a different filter or at least section of the filter each time you clean your chip. I use the #1 cleaner twice after removing the stock AMD fan on my FX8350.Once you have daubed off all the emulsified junk you will want to use the ArcticClean #2. I believe this is likely just purified water or something along those lines. Just like after a shower you want to rinse the soap off. That is what the second bottle is used for. Just as before squeeze out a few drops. Even more than before you may want to do two applications of the #2. This will insure any of the cleaner doesn't get left behind when you apply new thermal compound.For the last part the contact surface of the 212 EVO looked rough. I didn't touch it or anything as I didn't want fingerprints, cat hairs etc on it. The cooler comes with a small piece of plastic tape over the contact area. I applied a drop of ArcticSilver 5 and worked it around with the angled edge of a plastic credit card (which I had cleaned just for this purpose). I then scraped off the excess and ran a lint free lens cloth (as an amateur photographer I have lots of these around and they are cheap) over the surface to leave a fine glaze of As5. This is recommended to fill in any little scratches & valleys & such. I was surprised how little was left behind so it must mean the surface of the cooler is smoother than it looks.After attaching the 212 EVO I was surprised how cool things ran! The chip stayed a LOT cooler off the bat (around 20°F). The instructions say that after a hundred hours and several hot cold thermal cycles that it will perform its job even better. I'm happy already!

This stuff is amazing. It helps keep lower temperatures on your CPU and GPU. The perfect tool for both gamers and non gamers. If you run your games between mid to high settings, you know your chips run much hotter under heavy loads and it is very important to keep as cool as you can.This kit comes complete with both cleaning and purifying agents to achieve a perfect, clean surface, free of any debris or left over cheap compounds.Once you thoroughly clean both the sink and CPU/GPU, apply the thermal compound and spread it evenly with a credit card or something similar; the simply wipe the residue off.If you are applying this to a CPU, once cleaned, start by putting two straigh lines accross the CPU metal surface, then start to spread it; make sure there's an even layer all over the CPU. I usually do not apply it to the heat sink, but if you do, follow the same steps, but with much less compound; you don't want too much excess out the sides.For GPUs is pretty much the same. Just make sure you know where each screw is located to remove the entire vid card housing; also make sure that any cables do not get pulled, those are very thin cables and need to be carefuly unplugged.Always make sure you use one of these:  Belkin Anti-Static Wrist Band with Adjustable Grounding  when doing any PC repairs. Any time you have to get access to your rig, wear that strap. Clip the alligator clip to any metal part of your rig's tower/case, then rub BOTH your hands on the tower (metal part too). Once you do that, you can proceed to touch critical components such as CPUs, GPUs, Sound Cards, etc.Anyway, in conclusion, if you want an improvement in performance, specially under heavy loads, this compound is the perfect tool to acomplish that. It will aid in keeping much lower temperatures and prolong the life of your CPU and GPU.

My old PC kept on turning itself to protect the processor from overheating. When I realized what was happening, I used this product to renew the thermal paste. Removing the heatsink and cooler was a little fiddly, but easy enough to do. My main problem was that I was trying to be too careful because I didn't want to break anything. Once I realized I needed to be a bit more forceful, everything was much easier. After cleaning off the old paste, applying the new thermal paste, and putting everything back together, my PC worked perfectly again.

Premetto che è la prima volta che uso questo prodotto e sono rimasto veramente soddisfatto, pulisce a fondo e bene tutta la superficie del processore. prodotto consigliato. spedizione amazon sempre puntuale.

Creo que sólo la pasta Artic es necesaria, ya que en mi caso con un trapo húmedo quite la pasta antigua. El tamaño de la pasta es como el tamaño de un Dedo meñique.

Le flacon 1 est un diluant puissant, à base de dérivés de citron et soja. Terriblement efficace pour désintégrer une pâte thermique ayant cuit.Je pense que cela nettoie plus en profondeur que de l'alcool isopropylique - en y laissant peut-être un tout petit peu de résidus (invisibles).Le flacon 2 est sensé enlever tous résidus restants et apporter une protection anti-corrosive aux parties traitées.Ces 2 flacons peuvent être utilisés ailleurs, en lieu ou remplacement de White-spirit/Alcool. L'avantage des diluants ArtiClean est... qu'ils sentent bon le citron. :-)Quant à la pâte Artic Silver 5, sa réputation n'est plus à faire, au vu des milliers de commentaires dithyrambiques à son sujet : c'est la meilleure pâte thermique.Si jamais ce commentaire vous aura été utile, vous pouvez me dire Merci ;-) en cliquant sur 'Utile' ci-dessous.

I had previously messed up when applying thermal paste to my GPU and CPU, and the thermal paste had spread all over the place. Using pure alcohol to clean it somehow made it worse. The cleaners in this bundle, especially the first one, made a huge difference. The thermal paste disolves 30-60 seconds after dropping the liquid, and then you can wipe it off using a linen-free cloth or a coffee filter.I do not know too much about the different kinds of thermal pastes or compounds, nor I'm into overclocking or anything like that, but this compound worked great for me. After cleaning my laptop's fan, cleaning up the mess of the previous thermal paste and applying this one, my laptop went from extreme overheating, loud fan spinning noise and occasional shutdowns, to a very cool temperature (8 years intel dual core dell laptop, temp is 39-45 idling, 55-60 with heavy processor use).