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    Arctic Silver 5

    Arctic Silver 5 is on pre order only at scan whats a good alternative?

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    Re: Arctic Silver 5

    I was gonna suggest AC MX-1 but that is also on pre-order.

    However, like above Yoyotech does stock this.
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    Re: Arctic Silver 5

    Ceramique has always been my choice - non-conductive, so suitable for RAMsinks (not that I use them), and tasty, too!

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    Re: Arctic Silver 5

    When I ordered my PC recently, I missed the AS5 off my order from scan, ended up getting the AS5 from Chilled PC and it arrived next day with 1st class post. Ordered a single 120mm fan from them the week before and that arrived next day also.

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    Re: Arctic Silver 5

    Personally I'm not too fond of AC MX-1 I've found it a bit too thick.
    Trying to get a small blob to stay on a freshly cleaned cpu or heat sink can be a right pain.
    (I've ended up mixing it with a little silicone thermal paste to give it a little fluidity which makes applying it far eaiser.

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    Re: Arctic Silver 5

    I have used MX1 without problems. It does take a few boot cycles to get optimum performance.

    Or have a look at these

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?...Menu=y&doy=6m9
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