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Originally posted by bigben2k
BTW, the Arctic Silver website kindly points out that typically, only 1% of a surface comes in contact with another one. 99% is contacted through the paste. (true?)
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Marketing hype, nothing more. You'll also see claims that AS improves your temperatures by up to 5°C or more. Utter hogwash. The only way it could do that is if you didn't use an interface material. Even the thermal tape used on the retail HSFs has a thermal resistance and as-melted thickness that results in a delta-T on the order of 2-3°C for a stock XP chip. Biggest advantage is AS doesn't make a mess like tape. This makes heat sink or block changes much cleaner.
PS: I use only AS on my systems
