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I’ve noticed that many times when you make purchases from “mod”
sites, all you get is the product packed in some Styrofoam peanuts. Although
the lack of instructions isn’t a problem it can be a hassle. Most
of these companies offer full detailed installation instructions on their
website. For those that are building a machine from scratch, not having
instructions can result in a drive to the library or a friend’s house
to print the installation instructions. For someone who isn’t used
to using thermal paste, the tube will probably seem small. The fact is that
you don’t really need a lot of thermal paste to get the job done.
It is possible that the tube supplied will handle dozens of installs.
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From left to right, Arctic Silver 5, OCZ Ultra II, Nanotherm PCM+, and Arctic
Silver’s Ceramique. The Arctic Silver products come in larger syringes,
however, unless you plan on using the paste often it’s really not
necessary. The Nanotherm PCM+ is also available in a 6ml (2ml shown) bottle.
Arctic Silver’s Ceramique is easy to work with,
but has a slightly thick consistency. The Ceramique paste is white and
the amount dispensed is easy to control. Arctic Silver 5 is a dark grey
color paste that is slightly thicker than Ceramique, but not difficult
to apply and spread. Next is the OCZ, a silvery colored paste with a unique
consistency. OCZ Ultra II feels a bit…clumpy? Not sure how to explain
it exactly, but it doesn’t like to spread evenly. Getting the right
amount out of the syringe was a challenge, Nanotherm PCM+ was by far the
easiest to spread, because it is a liquid. PCM+ is a slight blue color
and was by far the most interesting “paste” to work with….
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