Arctic Silver Arctic CERAMIQUE 2.5g

The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound specifically designed for modern high-power CPUs and high-performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions.

Made with micronized aluminum oxide, boron nitride and zinc oxide.

Ceramique uses a high-density layered composite of five unique shapes of thermally conductive aluminum oxide, boron nitride and zinc oxide sub-micron particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer.

Features

This exclusive combination provides performance exceeding most metal based compounds.

• Controlled triple phase viscosity.
• Ceramique does not contain any silicone.
• The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that provide superior performance and long-term stability.

During the system's initial use, the heat from the CPU lowers the viscosity of the compound to enhance the filling of the microscopic valleys and ensure a minimum bond line between the heatsink and the CPU core. Then the compound thickens slightly over the next 100 to 300 hours of use to its final consistency designed for long-term stability.

(This should not be confused with conventional phase change pads that are pre-attached to many heatsinks.
Those pads melt each time they get hot then re-solidify when they cool. The viscosity changes that Ceramique goes through are much more subtle and ultimately much more effective.)

Stability.

• Ceramique is engineered to not separate, run, migrate, or bleed.
• Electrical Insulator.
• Ceramique does not contain any metal or other electrically conductive materials. It is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive.

Temperature Limits.

• Peak: – 40°C to > 180°C

• Long-Term: – 40°C to 140°C

• 2 to 10 degrees centigrade lower CPU full load core temperatures than standard thermal compounds or thermal pads. When measured with a calibrated thermal diode imbedded in the CPU core.

Ceramique can easily be cleaned from CPUs and heatsinks with isopropyl
alcohol or any of the cleaners listed in the product instructions.

Ceramique is sold in:

• 2.5 gram tubes. (About 1cc)

• 22 gram tubes. (About 8cc)

At a layer 0.003" thick, one tube will cover approximately 20 square inches.

Important Reminder:

Due to the unique shapes and sizes of the particles in Ceramique, it will
take a minimum of 12 hours to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal
conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum
conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the
heatsink.) On systems measuring actual internal core temperatures via the
CPU's internal diode, the measured temperature will often drop slightly over
this "break-in" period.