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Is Your Silver-based Thermal Paste Really Silver?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the critical-looks dept.

strider69666 writes "Over at Overclockers.com they have a review of several thermal compounds that claim to have 99% pure silver content. 'I decided to test Arctic Silver 5, Arctic Silver 3, OCZ Ultra II Premium Silver Compound, and CompUSA Silver Thermal Grease. This test was not conducted to test performance, but rather to determine if these compounds have Silver as an ingredient.' Using a professionally mixed testing solution, they found that several brands do not, in fact, contain any silver at all! So, are you getting what you are paying for?"

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  1. Re:So.... by utlemming · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Who do all these people who are concerned about false labelling go to for enforcment

    I think you meant: For those interested in false advertising/labeling, whom do you contact to report violations?

    We need a /. Mod option for bad grammer. It took me way too long to figure out what the person was trying to say.

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  2. Re:OCZ has announced a recall. by juhaz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There may be some difference, but it's not because of silver. AS is very finely granulated and quite fluid so it seeps into smaller cracks than more sticky goos. And extra leaks out better, too.

    Either that, or you, or whoever put that previous paste there didn't know what they were doing and just managed to got it right next time by luck.