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Perfect for testing if you ask me :0)</p> <div style='text-align:center'><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/4big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/4.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="250"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </div> <br> I started with a thin layer of Arctic Silver 5, spread evenly over the heatsink surface.<br> <div style='text-align:center'> <div style='text-align:center'> <div align="center"> <p><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/5big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/5.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="250"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p> Following instructions off bottle #1, I proceeded to sprinkle a few drops of the emulsifier and waited about 60 seconds before wiping away the leftovers with a clean cloth.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style='text-align:center'> <p><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/6big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/6.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="250"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p> Success! The heatsink had never looked cleaner, and it smelled nicely of citrus too. </a> <a href="arcticlean/">Next step was for bottle #2 - the purifying cleanser. Surely it wouldn't do much, this thing looked clean to me already!</p> </div> <div style='text-align:center'> <div align="left"> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/7big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/7.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="250"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p> Once again by following the instructions on the back of the bottle, I cleaned off the heatsink surface with the Thermal Surface Purifier. I couldn't believe what the cloth picked up. </p> </div> </div> <div style='text-align:center'><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/8big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/8.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="228"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></div> <p> <b>Finished</b>:</p> <p> Not only does it look clean; it IS clean.</p> <div style='text-align:center'><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/9big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/arcticlean/9.jpg" alt="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" title="Arctic Silver ArctiClean" border="0" width="250" height="250"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></div> <p><b>Conclusion</b>:</p> <p> I'm not going to go into a long drawn out conclusion here. The product does what it claims. ArctiClean, where have you been all my life?! <br> <br> <b>Pros:</b> </p> <ul> <li>Excellent Quality</li> <li>Great Smell</li> <li>Easy To Use</li> <li>Works!</li> </ul> <b>Cons:</b> <ul> <li>NONE!</li> </ul> <b>Rating:</b><br> <table width="227" border="0"> <tr> <td width="105">Overall:</td> <td width="183">Excellent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance:</td> <td>Excellent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Installation: </td> <td>Excellent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Price: </td> <td>Excellent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Packaging:</td> <td>Excellent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Compatibility: </td> <td>Excellent</td> </tr> </table> <p>(Ratings Possible: Terrible, Very Bad, Bad, Fair, Good, Very Good, Excellent)</p> <table align="center" border="1" width="75%"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#0066ff"> <td><div align="center"><strong><font color="#ffffff">More Information</font></strong></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://atruereview.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=10145142&search=arcticsilver">Compare Prices</a></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div align="left"> <p><a href="atruereview/arcticlean/index.php"></a> <a href="arcticlean/index.php">Previous (Introduction & Features)</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer">  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>