We spend hundreds of euros on a processor, but then we spend 4 or 5 euros on thermal paste, and that can have serious consequences. Users of Amech thermal paste are reporting different serious problemswhich can endanger the processor. These failures have been confirmed by an expert.
Thermal paste is an essential element in a PC, since it is responsible for connect the CPU with the heatsinkfor correct heat removal. It is very important that it is of quality, so that the CPU does not overheat. This would cause performance drops, and even a breakdown.
Thermal paste is not an expensive product: a tube of a top brand, which is good for three or four applications, costs about ten euros. But even so, many people who build their own PC choose to cheap thermal pastes. You save four or five euros, but you may suffer problems that cost you much more.
The failures of Amech thermal paste
In recent weeks, in some South Korean PC forums, users have begun to appear complaining about different failures in their CPU due to Amech paste. Specifically, it is about Amech SGT-4 thermal pastewhich in some countries is called Aimac. Sold in Spain.
As you can see in the opening photo of the news, users talk about the thermal paste falling apart, causing the processor chip and the heatsink «melt»being very difficult to separate them.
In other cases, After a rotten or vinegar smell, the processor seems corroded by an acid. In addition, this paste supposedly leaves air bubbles, preventing proper heat dissipation.
Computer technician Igor Wallossek, from Igor’sLAB, has been doing tests, and corroborates all these failures.
According to this expert, Amech SGT-4 thermal paste uses PMDS as a base, but instead of standard silicone, it incorporates an acetoxy cross-linked RTV silicone. He believes the additive is methyltriacetoxysilane, a highly reactive compound that releases acetic acid when exposed to moisture, causing copper to oxidize and producing a vinegar-like odor.
This cross-linking also causes the paste to harden over time, becoming sticky and adhering to the heatsink so tightly that «an immense separating force» is needed to separate the two surfaces, according to the report. TechSpot.
An Amech representative has responded on the Korean forum, arguing that «the product does not contain hazardous substances and meets all regulatory standards.» To Igor Wallossek’s analysis, he responds that they have passed the EU environmental certificates. But none of his answers explain what happened.
On Amazon and other stores you can buy Top quality thermal paste from top brands such as Artic, Noctua and others for just 8 euros. Don’t take chances with an element of your PC that is as critical and, at the same time, so affordable, like thermal paste.
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