Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound is the best thermal paste that I have used for all of my computers over the years and some game consoles. I have tried the "cheap" thermal paste and also that white thermal grease that comes with some CPUs, Heatsinks and Motherboards. However, this stuff really shows the difference.

I have a water cooled computer system that I built, but ran out of Arctic Silver 5, so I used a cheap grease that I had laying around until I got more AS5. It ran hot sometimes (about 46-53 C) on full load on my overclocked system, using the cheap thermal grease.

Applying Arctic Silver 5, when I got more of it, drastically reduced temps to 40 - 45 C, sometimes topping out at 46 C on a modern AAA game with max settings @ 60fps. The idle temps are between 30-32 C in the bios and light work is between 34-38 C. Your results will vary of course, depending on how your system is built.

Anything under 45 degrees C under heavy load is great, especially for an overclocked system (3.7Ghz base, 4.0Ghz OC, 4.2Ghz turbo OC). I honestly can't recommend Arctic Silver 5 enough for anyone's computer builds.

I have used Arctic Silver products since about 2002. I have been through the interations from Arctic Silver (no number), 2, 3, 5 over the years. If you want your processor to run at the lowest possible temperatures (given Heatsink and air circulation limitations), Arctic Silver is the best by far.

Heat is the great destroyer of computer components (HD, CPU, Memory, etc). Anything that reduces heat will greatly increase the longevity of the components. Adequate air flow should be the first consideration but when it comes time to transfer heat from you CPU to that airflow, the thermal compound (Arctic Silver 5) is phenomenal in that heat transfer from the CPU to the Heatsink/Fan and then into the airflow.

Over the years, I have learned that less is better. The thinnest continuous layer (without air gaps) of Arctic Silver applied to the CPU surface provides the highest level of performance with regard to heat transfer. It can take a little time, effort, and practice to achieve that superthin layer but the results are astounding. I have tried thermal compounds from other suppliers and none come close to the superior performance that Arctic silver exhibits hour after hour, day after day, and year after year. As long as you do not disturb the heatsink relative to the CPU, you should not need to reapply thermal compound because of age.

Arctic Silver 5 is just great stuff!

Seemed to take about a day for it to set properly with my PC running, but this did work well to drop my CPU temperature by several degrees compared to the thermal paste I had previously used.

Best stuff I've found out there! Amazon rated seller RAMBUTEN had a great seller price, great value, fast shipping. As usual, a little bit goes a long ways. I've used other thermal compound before and prefer it over the others. Two tubes will probably last me the rest of my life if I don't start building computers. Recently, my old but still trusty computer with an AMD Quad core CPU was heating up (gaming)... I mean REALLY heating up so I figured it was time to pull the fan and heat sink and clean off the CPU. I jumped online to order the Arctic Silver 5 because none of the local shops had any thermal paste, let alone Arctic Silver. While I was in the bowels of the computer I also decided to get a water cooled fan/heatsink to replace the older non-water cooled one. I cleaned off the CPU, applied the Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound like I normally would and installed the water cooled fan/heatsink and the temps dropped considerably. Down to a consistent 22 degrees C while running without a "gaming load". The initial "wake up" check is at 19-22 C. core. When I'm running graphic intensive games like BF1, BF2, etc. it's up there at those 26-32 degrees, depending what games I'm playing and how long I play without a break (BF1, BF4, BF3, Doom2, Ghost Warrior, etc.). The seller shipped it fast, USPS, It arrived on time but the box it was shipped in was huge compared to the package it was carrying. Other than that it was a great deal!

I've been using arctic silver since the 90's. It's the best thermal paste, hands down. Doesn't take much at all. I have been able to drop temps a few degrees C on many types of hardware over the years. If you've got a processor not cooling well, or even a video card, replacing their cheap paste with arctic silver can help. It may not always give you a huge temperature drop if the other paste was decent and applied well. However, you will notice a difference in how much more resistant to heat your system is because of better surface contact. This can mean a little more headroom over clocking, etc. The big thing is knowing the paste is helping the thermal contact, not hindering it. Arctic Silver has been tested and used for years all over the world. I'm sure there are others that may have similar performance, but I've always known I could count on Arctic Silver to help control temperatures.