exactly, as5 is only recommened since it is so easy to apply/remove if upgrading all the time. there is far better pads/pastes mx-1 being one of them. refer to the battle of thermal pastes thread
Lol, If what they said is true then I said yes.
Anyway is good to have some extra paste just in case anything comes up, or you build a future rig or something .
(Good thing I ask cuz I was going to buy some AS5 along with the AF7.)