Thermal compound quality: AS5 vs Zalman

[Dougx1317]

I posted about a week ago about getting my Zalman 9500 AT. I'd decided to get some Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, but my heatsink/fan just arrived with a small tube of Zalman thermal paste in it. I'm having a hard time finding which is better since every site uses a different unit of measure. Please tell me if this is good and how it would compare to AS5. Thanks.

"Zalman Thermal Grease
Typical Properties
Main Material: Zinc Oxide
Thermal Conductivity: 1.2W/mk"

 

[cjl]

I'd use the Arctic Silver if you have it, though realistically, there's not likely to be a huge difference anyways.

 

[Shadow703793]

^+1. Also take a look at MX-2.

 

[DatmanII]

33-Way Thermal Interface Material Comparison

 

[atlm]

Agreement with cjl. Read this:

http://www.dansdata.com/goop.htm