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Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch

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2021/01/25 01:49:18 (permalink)
Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch | TechPowerUp
 
Arctic is readying its first new high-performance thermal compound in over a decade, the MX-5. 4-gram syringes of the compound started surfacing on Amazon UK, where it's listed for £13.59 (includes UK VAT). The listing does not mention the all-important thermal conductivity or viscosity figures for the compound, but mentions that it is not metal-based (doesn't contain metal particles), is electrically non-conductive (so you can use it on bare FCBGAs/FCPGAs without an IHS) and is designed to hold integrity up to 8 years after an application. The listing mentions a "ships by" date of March 15, 2021, which is also its release date.
 
Update Jan 25th: Arctic released a statement on Twitter regarding the availability of the MX-5.
"The ARCTIC MX-5 will be officially released on March 15. Since there are only a few quantities at the beginning, a pre-sale will be done via Amazon and our website. Unfortunately, we cannot predict Amazon availability, so please check Amazon availability on your own."
Arctic makes very good thermal compounds in my personal opinion

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    mangrafix
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    Re: Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch 2021/01/26 20:56:46 (permalink)
    I love those Arctic products! I wonder if my 22 year old tube of Arctic Silver is still usable.


     

     
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    Re: Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch 2021/01/29 12:53:42 (permalink)
    I use MX-4 and I have been happy with the product.
     

      


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    Re: Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch 2021/01/29 14:06:54 (permalink)
    Yeah, MX-4 is great.  Let's hope this is even better.

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    Re: Arctic MX-5 Thermal Compound Listed Ahead of Launch 2021/01/29 17:19:13 (permalink)
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    I love those Arctic products! I wonder if my 22 year old tube of Arctic Silver is still usable.




    Probably not, they tend to separate and break down before then 


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