OVERCLOCKERS: No silver in thermal pastes

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:26 pm

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=137 ... 01-23-2004

OVERCLOCKERS earlier this week tested a number of thermal pastes to see if the compounds included any silver.

The chemistry experiment was applied to Arctic Silver 5 and 3, OCZ Ultra II Premium Silver Compound and CompUSA Silver Thermal Grease.

According to the site, it's come up with some "very disturbing results" – it claims that there's no silver in the OCZ and the CompUSA greases.

But the tests show that Arctic Silver 3 and 5 did contain silver.

The results are here, while the site also has had the products tested by an independent lab.

Meanwhile, OCZ reacted rapidly to the tests, and issued a product recall notice, which you can find here. It said that it doesn't manufacture its thermal paste itself, but takes full responsibility for the problem. It has signed a deal with Arctic Silver, and said it is issuing a full product recall of OCZ Ultra 2.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:48 pm

And that is why you spend the extra amount and get the good stuff in Arctic Silver.

OCZ has actually issued a recall.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/displaypag ... ame=recall

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:19 pm

OCZ lying, wow what a big surprise

smb · Post by **smb** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:29 pm

I seen that yesterday. Of course, everyone forgot the PC133, guaranteed overclocked CPU's that wouldn't overclock & reviewing their own stuff thru co-owned websites fiasco they created.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:05 pm

ding ding dinng,

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:00 pm

another thing to burn :|