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product_id: 1202751
title: "Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound -12g (AS5-12G-R)"
brand: "arctic tumblers"
price: "Bs.732"
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reviews_count: 13
category: "Arctic Tumblers"
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# 12g tube covers up to 50 small CPU cores Triple-phase viscosity for perfect spreadability 99.9% pure silver for max thermal transfer Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound -12g (AS5-12G-R)

**Brand:** arctic tumblers
**Price:** Bs.732
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ❄️ Keep your cool with Arctic Silver 5 — the pro’s secret to unstoppable performance!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound -12g (AS5-12G-R) by arctic tumblers
- **How much does it cost?** Bs.732 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/1202751-arctic-silver-5-high-density-polysynthetic-silver-thermal-compound-12g)

## Best For

- arctic tumblers enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted arctic tumblers brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Maximized Contact:** Three unique particle shapes maximize thermal transfer efficiency.
- • **Pro-Grade Cooling:** Optimized for high-power CPUs and advanced water-cooling setups.
- • **Pure Silver Power:** Harnesses 99.9% pure silver particles for elite heat conduction.
- • **Triple-Phase Viscosity:** Engineered viscosity ensures flawless application and lasting performance.
- • **Bulk Supply, Big Impact:** 12g tube supports multiple CPU builds—never run out mid-upgrade.

## Overview

Arctic Silver 5 is a high-density polysynthetic thermal compound made with 99.9% pure silver particles in three unique shapes to maximize heat transfer. Its controlled triple-phase viscosity ensures easy, even application and long-lasting thermal conductivity. The 12g tube provides enough compound for multiple CPU or heatsink installations, making it the trusted choice for professionals seeking reliable, high-performance cooling solutions.

## Description

Thermal compound is necessary to create a reliable transfer of heat from your computer's processor to its heatsink to keep your CPU from overheating. Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound does this with three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer. It's optimized for use between modern high-power CPUs and high-performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions. This 12-gram tube contains enough compound to cover at least 50 small CPU cores, or 20 large CPU cores, or 7 to 15 heat plates.

Review: Its AS5, the best paste on the market. - I don't care what people claim about other pastes, this paste is the best PASTE you can buy. Obviously you could buy liquid metal, but then you aren't talking about paste anymore.... In terms of paste, this is the best you can buy. I have tried so many brands, and ran them all through their paces. This paste consistently outperforms all others. There is another paste brand, that has to do with bears (you either know or you don't but im not gonna say the name outright) and that brand is trash.... Firstly I bought that bear brand from multiple sources. EVERY SINGLE SET would dry out when applying it. Paste should not dry out like that.... now I read online about a bad batch, but lets be honest here, 5 different sellers, 5 different order dates, and all of them would dry out when applying.... to me that says the paste is crap. Apparently the person who invented and sells said paste, doesn't spread the paste? They just do a dot or line. which I guess would stop it from drying out? but still. The best way to apply paste is to spread it. The metal "lid" on top of a cpu is called the heat spreader or IHS. The whole point of that chunk of metal, is to absorb heat from the cpu. If you know about metal, heat expands in metal. So in practice, you want to cover the entire surface area for maximum performance. You got some youtubers who claim to orient your cooler a specific way to help reduce cooling. Bullshit. Maybe if you were doing direct die cooling sure. But for mountain typical coolers, this is not needed. They claim there is a 1-2c difference. They are just full of poop (can't curse on reviews). Anyway, the bear brand dries out, and then doesn't get the same temp results. ALSO NOTE, you HAVE to do the break in period. AS5 used to be sold in plastic packages like everything else back then. That package would specifically state you should break in the paste, 200-500 hour break in. NO REVIEWER will EVER do this break in period. They simply apply paste, test, and record. Which 100% is WRONG. That's like building a house without following instructions, and when it collapses you blame the wood.... no, its USER ERROR. The paste after its break in period will consistently out perform every other PASTE on the market. Its just fact. My 3950x with 4.4ghz overclock (manual OC none of that crap boost nonsense) will idle 32c, gaming 50c, and stress 72c.... I am consistently told that I am a liar by wanna be tech nerds. This cpu is cooled by a 360mm AIO from CM. Those temps are real. I even screen shot my temp reading, and immediately posted it online. And was accused of photoshopping the image.... I didn't even have time to photoshop.... but whatever. People gonna follow mass opinion instead of following actual facts. Best paste. Period.
Review: old faithful - I just keep coming back to this. I have tried most of the "better" thermal pastes with very little to no improvement. Many of them costing much more and not giving any "real" improvement. Silver 5 has always been reliable, easy to apply, it just works every time. A metric I use, is not peak temps, but how fast temps swing from idle to full load and back to idle. A good paste should allow a good cooling solution to move heat quickly, Artic Silver 5 has never let me down, so I keep coming back.

## Features

- The Arctic Silver 5 uses three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer
- Made With 99.9% Pure Silver
- Controlled Triple-Phase Viscosity
- High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0087X71ZO |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | #107 in Silicon Grease |
| Brand | Arctic Tumblers |
| Color | Silver |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (684) |
| Date First Available | May 23, 2012 |
| Included Components | Arctic Silver Compound |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.29 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.423 ounces |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 4.29 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches |
| Item model number | AS5-12G-R |
| Manufacturer | Arctic Silver |
| Material | Polysynthetic Silver Compound |
| Model Name | Arctic Silver 5 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 4.29 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Heatsink or water-cooling solutions for CPUs |
| Special Feature | Highly Efficient with Unique Silver Particles, Controlled Triple-Phase Viscosity, 99.9% Pure Silver |
| UPC | 800953173567 |

## Product Details

- **Age Range (Description):** Adult
- **Brand:** Arctic Tumblers
- **Color:** Silver
- **Included Components:** Arctic Silver Compound
- **Item Weight:** 12 Grams
- **Material:** Polysynthetic Silver Compound
- **Model Name:** Arctic Silver 5
- **Number of Items:** 1
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Heatsink or water-cooling solutions for CPUs
- **Special Feature:** Highly Efficient with Unique Silver Particles, Controlled Triple-Phase Viscosity, 99.9% Pure Silver

## Images

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![Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound -12g (AS5-12G-R) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SOdWgbDAL.jpg)
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## Questions & Answers

**Q: hello, i received the thermal paste in plastic bag instead of retail box, is it authentic?**
A: They do sometimes to save space on shipping.

**Q: Will this work with intel core i9-10980hk?**
A: This is just a heatsink compound that goes between cpu heatspreader and your cooler to fill small gaps and improve heat transfer. Your question is probably more about the cooler in use. Given that this cpu has a 45w TDP, I highly doubt cooling will be a problem unless you plan to do heavy overclocking. Since it normally goes in a laptop being a mobile processor, you probably do not have a cooler choice so it likely will improve heat transfer over stock. I used it in my Alienware and Clevo laptops to replace OEM paste. It may improve things by a few degrees. So yes, this compound will work, just use a tiny amount in the center of cpu heatspreader. Using too much will make heat transfer worse contrary to what many folks think. Just be careful as it's a real chore to clean and do not get it onto motherboard or other areas as it may conduct electricity. I suggest getting Arctic cleaning solution if you do it as a hobby and more than this one time.

**Q: What is the max temperature this can be used with? Will it work for 3D Printing hotend?**
A: According to the official website.

Peak: -50c to <180c
Long Term: -50c to 130c

I would go off the long term data for something like a 3d printer that could run non stop for hours

**Q: How long until I have to reapply or how long does it last until it dries up and stops becoming conductive?**
A: It is  totally dependent on what CPU you are using it on and how fast and for how long you are running it.  Obviously, how you are keeping your computer case cool is  also major factor.  Every time your cpu gets so hot to push the thermal paste to its limits, it will lose its quality and over time it would fail. However, I have had to reapply the compound every three to five years. I have used it on the CPU generations before Core 2 duo, and then on core 2 quad and my latest was Core I5, model 750.  I played the Diablo 3 on it and Heroes of Might and Magic 5 and 6 which are CPU intensive , turn based games. As you may know, the newer generation CPU are far more efficient and generate considerably less heat. I have been using a Zalman cpu fan and never did water cooling but my son plays much more video intensive games and has water cooler on his CPU. I know there is newer thermal pastes out there but this one will do fine for above average needs as well. Well, you would know it when your game slows down suddenly which means your CPU is getting too hot to perform efficiently. Is sure bet in my opinion for most people.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Its AS5, the best paste on the market.
*by N***O on February 28, 2021*

I don't care what people claim about other pastes, this paste is the best PASTE you can buy. Obviously you could buy liquid metal, but then you aren't talking about paste anymore.... In terms of paste, this is the best you can buy. I have tried so many brands, and ran them all through their paces. This paste consistently outperforms all others. There is another paste brand, that has to do with bears (you either know or you don't but im not gonna say the name outright) and that brand is trash.... Firstly I bought that bear brand from multiple sources. EVERY SINGLE SET would dry out when applying it. Paste should not dry out like that.... now I read online about a bad batch, but lets be honest here, 5 different sellers, 5 different order dates, and all of them would dry out when applying.... to me that says the paste is crap. Apparently the person who invented and sells said paste, doesn't spread the paste? They just do a dot or line. which I guess would stop it from drying out? but still. The best way to apply paste is to spread it. The metal "lid" on top of a cpu is called the heat spreader or IHS. The whole point of that chunk of metal, is to absorb heat from the cpu. If you know about metal, heat expands in metal. So in practice, you want to cover the entire surface area for maximum performance. You got some youtubers who claim to orient your cooler a specific way to help reduce cooling. Bullshit. Maybe if you were doing direct die cooling sure. But for mountain typical coolers, this is not needed. They claim there is a 1-2c difference. They are just full of poop (can't curse on reviews). Anyway, the bear brand dries out, and then doesn't get the same temp results. ALSO NOTE, you HAVE to do the break in period. AS5 used to be sold in plastic packages like everything else back then. That package would specifically state you should break in the paste, 200-500 hour break in. NO REVIEWER will EVER do this break in period. They simply apply paste, test, and record. Which 100% is WRONG. That's like building a house without following instructions, and when it collapses you blame the wood.... no, its USER ERROR. The paste after its break in period will consistently out perform every other PASTE on the market. Its just fact. My 3950x with 4.4ghz overclock (manual OC none of that crap boost nonsense) will idle 32c, gaming 50c, and stress 72c.... I am consistently told that I am a liar by wanna be tech nerds. This cpu is cooled by a 360mm AIO from CM. Those temps are real. I even screen shot my temp reading, and immediately posted it online. And was accused of photoshopping the image.... I didn't even have time to photoshop.... but whatever. People gonna follow mass opinion instead of following actual facts. Best paste. Period.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ old faithful
*by D***T on July 4, 2023*

I just keep coming back to this. I have tried most of the "better" thermal pastes with very little to no improvement. Many of them costing much more and not giving any "real" improvement. Silver 5 has always been reliable, easy to apply, it just works every time. A metric I use, is not peak temps, but how fast temps swing from idle to full load and back to idle. A good paste should allow a good cooling solution to move heat quickly, Artic Silver 5 has never let me down, so I keep coming back.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Popular choice among PC enthusiasts and builders for years
*by D***S on February 3, 2025*

Arctic Silver 5 is a solid choice for anyone who wants reliable, long-lasting thermal paste with high thermal conductivity. It's particularly favored by those who are looking for a more traditional paste for high-performance systems, but be prepared for a bit of a learning curve during application and some wait time as it cures. If you're building a system for the long haul and can handle the slightly tricky application, it’s a great pick. For newcomers, there are more user-friendly options out there, but if you know what you're doing and want a proven performer, Arctic Silver 5 delivers. Pros -Great thermal conductivity Cons: -Thicker consistency can make application harder -Needs curing time to reach full performance -Can be a bit messy to work with, especially for beginners -Slightly more expensive compared to some budget options

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