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[marneus]

Is there much of a difference between Artic Silver 5 & Artic Ceramique ??

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[fishmahn]

At a technical/chemical level, yes. For the rest of us, no, not much. Ceramique is supposed to be non-conducting, while Silver can conduct electricity. AS5 is supposed to be slightly better at transferring heat, but the difference is minimal to nonexistant except at the extreem. (and that's debatable - I've seen people report either one being better than the other)

Mike.

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[Bass]

Would just a generic work to? I have a big squeeze bottle that has all the words rubbed off and it is hard to tell what make it is.

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[fishmahn]

Should work fine. Won't cool quite as well (a few degrees) as AS5 or Ceramique, but unless you're pushing it to the edge, that's not a problem.

Mike.

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[addiarmadar]

My rigs get a 5c drop when using the silver. One only benefits from the silver if the colling sollution is good enough for the heat dissipation required for the chip.

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