Silver Alumina
Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Alumina?
So which one? I currently got Arctic Alumina in my system, and I just bought AS5. Which one is better?
Silver is better - but you're talking about 2-3 degrees at most, so I'd hesitate to reapply the thermal compound unless I was really experiencing problems.
Swapping a stock heatsink for an aftermarket one is likely to affect your temperature far more than the choice of compound.
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