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kenratboy   08-19-2008 at 08:39:03 AM

Have the little syringe of it, about 2 years old. Its never been hot or cold.

Does this stuff ever go bad or separate, or should I just not worry about it?

Thanks!

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techgeek   08-19-2008 at 09:22:05 AM
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I have had a tube of both Arctic Silver 3 & 5 for years and never seen it separate. You should be fine.


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IH8U   08-19-2008 at 10:30:10 AM
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I'd say squeeze out a little bit, to make sure it hasn't hardened in the tube. But other than that it won't go bad that I know of.

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kenratboy   08-19-2008 at 06:22:05 PM
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Thanks guys!

My new build parts should be leaving Newegg any time now!

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eklipz330   08-20-2008 at 07:31:30 AM
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it shouldn't go bad, but you should replace it every 6 months after you apply it to your hsf...

mx-2 lasts way longer which is why i bought it

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kenratboy   08-20-2008 at 07:48:01 AM
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Why would I need to replace it? If anything, it seems once its cured (after a month), it would be like having the heat spreader and cooler as one piece of metal.

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eklipz330   08-21-2008 at 03:32:40 AM
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i read somewhere on this forum that it should be replaced every 6 months before its thermal transfer begins to transffer

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fantom-feltpen   08-26-2008 at 12:09:52 AM
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my friend had arctic silver 5 and he was told to replace it after 6-8 months, and when he took of his heatsink, it was mostly powdery dust..... but his cpu always ran hot, so maybe thats it.....

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