Thermal Compound Roundup – January 2012

The Thermal Compounds

We will now examine the five new thermal compounds that we are including in our roundup.

Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the Antec Formula 5, a silver-based gray compound.

Figure 2: Antec Formula 5

Figure 3: Antec Formula 5

Figure 4 presents the Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina thermal compound, which is the only white compound we are testing today.

Figure 4: Arctic Alumina from Arctic Silver

We also tested the Evercool Sidewinder (STC-01) gray thermal compound, shown in Figures 6 and 7. As you can see, the package comes with four syringes of the product.

Figure 5: Evercool Sidewinder

Figure 6: Evercool Sidewinder