Today we are talking about Parker THERM-A-GAP GEL 60HF, which is also available as Parker THERM-A-GAP GEL 75HF, whereby the name says it all, because the bulk thermal conductivity is specified as 6.2 W/m-K or even 7.5 W/m-K. Since we know that very good pastes are actually around 5 to 6 if they are to be performant, durable AND easy to work with [...]
I have already written in detail about the determination of thermal resistance and thermal conductivity, but of course I also have to explain the second part of the measurements transparently, because I am not doing these measurements for their own sake, but for a good reason. The microscopy, material testing and measurement of the pastes and pads [...]
We have discussed this many times before: The thermal conductivity figures for thermal pastes on packaging and data sheets are almost always far too high. Of course, this is also due to the fact that either unsuitable measurement methods are used or the conditions are changed in such a way that the values determined are far too high. This is [...]
Today we’re doing a Cooler Master special with a total of four pastes, because unfortunately Cooler Master doesn’t offer any other pastes in Germany. Amazon also sells the various pastes as imports from North America and so I will perhaps update this when the pastes are available. Let’s just be surprised at a later date. I still [...]
I have been asked what the CX-H1300 is all about, which is offered cheaply on Amazon, AliExpress or eBay and comes in 2o, 50 or 70 gram cans for a very small price. After all, what’s the point of testing things that you can’t easily buy anyway? As the CX-H13000 could well have what it takes to become the “people’s [...]
What you always wanted to know about thermal paste, but never got a verifiable answer: How does such a paste behave when heated and what happens when it is heated and cooled several times under the usual pressure? Completely different from what most people think! That’s why I want to show you today what pitfalls can lurk when testing paste [...]
As I have been asked again and again about the Thermalright T9 and TFX (i.e. quasi TF10), today there is a Thermalright special with a total of five pastes, three of which I would only recommend to a limited extent. Even though all five pastes are good in terms of price/performance ratio, I consider some of them to be highly problematic. I had [...]
Today I’m writing about two pastes that I noticed very negatively during the database expansion because of their downright outrageous marketing and, for comparison, I’m comparing them with a cheap paste that doesn’t need such deception but has other weaknesses. But you have to ask yourself how stupid the brands think you are when [...]
Today we are going to take a close look at five different phase transition pads and add them to the upcoming database. With the two PCM5000 and PCM8500, I am also testing two OEM pads with a thickness of 0.2 mm, which are sometimes cheekily sold as Honeywell (AliExpress, eBay), but are pure OEM products from a third-party supplier and as such are [...]
Today I’m testing four Thermal Putty products for you, whereby these four products are examples of large companies and their products or mixed products. If I manage to organize more products, I will expand the database to include this category, because anyone who knows the circumstances when the pad thicknesses on graphics cards are not [...]
Today I have the next three pastes from your wish list in the programme (many thanks to the donors from the community!) and was rather satisfied with the result (but not completely). It also lived up to expectations, because you get a lot of content for your money. The DOWSIL TC-5500 is a decent industrial paste from Dow Corning, but unfortunately [...]
Today I tested three pastes from my readers’ wish list and was downright depressed by the results of the first two pastes. That was until the last paste I tested built me up a bit. I tested established pastes such as the Noctua NT-H2, the Gelid GC-Extreme (in the blue tube) and the Thermalright TF7. Now, it’s not the first impression [...]
So-called phase change pads are currently marketed as PCM (Phase Change Materials) or, more correctly, as PTM (Phase Transition Material). They are important components in thermal management technology, which have now also arrived in the PC sector for home users and are also enjoying a certain amount of hype. These materials improve heat transfer [...]
The topic of the ageing of thermal conductive pastes is more topical than ever and before we get to the showdown of some phase change pads and pastes in the near future, I’m going to interpose a graphene pad by popular demand, which is not only made of carbon but also costs a lot of it. I was a little skeptical at first, but in the end [...]
Many manufacturers have been experimenting with the Honeywell PTM7950 thermal pad and graphene pads on graphics cards for some time now. With good success, as AMD board partners in particular (and AMD on the MBA cards) or MSI prove. Paste or no paste, the load on graphics cards in particular is far too heavy a burden for many normal pastes in the [...]
Today I’m testing two pastes from Thermal Grizzly. The Kryonaut, which has been following us around for almost 10 years and feels like it’s stuck between every second CPU and its cooler in the forums, and a new paste as a “secret” pre-series product, which will be on the market in around three months. I have already tested [...]
The Corsair XTM70 Extreme Performance is convincing and even if the price is quite hefty even without iCUE, you still get an honest product. That’s a little spoiler in advance, even if the price really hurts me. At almost 17 euros for 3 grams, you have almost reached the gourmet temple and real caviar almost seems like an alternative bargain [...]
The Thermalright TF8 is actually more than just an insider’s tip, especially as this outstandingly performing paste is currently almost unbeatably cheap at just 5 euros in a 2-gram pack. Today you can find out how and why this paste is, in my opinion, almost the maximum of what is technically feasible. Of course, there is always some shadow [...]
I actually didn’t want to test the PCGH Gear Carbonite Ultra at the beginning, because it is always difficult to objectively evaluate products from colleagues. Not because I lack objectivity, but because third parties are quick to assume the opposite. It doesn’t matter whether the result is good or bad, there is always a reason to [...]
This time it really is the mysterious “Gaming Paste A” from the basic article and so today we are also solving the mystery surrounding the Arctic MX-6. And as a spoiler: Arctic pushes the self-imposed performance envelope to the max and is the most “thermally conductive” paste in the test so far. You can read later in the [...]
