Saying Goodbye to Thermal Paste? Carbonaut Tested

[@optimumtech]

What use cases could you see this being really useful for? This is a lifesaver for my test bench.

[@benjohnson5947]

Optimum Tech oven mitts. This material would make perfect oven mitts

[@The-Azure-Knight]

Would this be the same as the IC graphite thermal pads?

[@juho6877]

First-time builders perhaps, depending on how hard it is to use without tearing it by accident. Applying thermal paste is pretty scary for many people.

[@寒啸-m4v]

It definitely makes your cooler tests more accurate, because the amount of thermal paste is hard to control but the pad is always the same.

[@Lightsheder]

3:30 aaaand it's gone! :D

[@ViboraUnleashed]

Carbon pad: 7-8 degrees more than standard thermal paste. You can thank me later

[@ryanbernard6550]

Ouch

[@ParistonHxH]

ViboraUnleashed I thank you now

[@bfrehksdhf]

You're the hero we needed. Just Say No to Clickbait.

[@rei6nfps]

Very rude to the creator of the video

[@AlanDias17]

Thanks for saving my time

[@EnnTomi1]

Carbon the element that makes everything magical

[@EnnTomi1]

@calistorich yep

[@andrwwz6351]

@Mustache Merlin Only for a certain species that happens to exist

[@pepinohater]

@calistorich On observable universe. ;)

[@SchimmelAufDemBrot4m]

@Mustache Merlin Why the fuck? Do you hate yourself? Are you a whining douchebag?

[@MrDavid8460]

@Mustache Merlin No you're a mistake... Jk, but why are you so cynical?

[@David_Brinkerhoff93]

For those cold winter days. Your CPU deserves a blanket and a war cup of chocolate...

[@pyrodrifter12]

KANE LIVES!!!! War cup doesnt sound too good lol

[@11ndigo56]

just put it in a water cooler

[@vendor.unknown]

lool

[@gptm1]

2001. Goodbye thermo paste 2010 Goodbye thermo paste 2019. Yeah. Thermo paste isn’t going anywhere.

[@setiop6788]

Year 3020 thermal paste alive and kickin.

[@TheLucidDreamer12]

@iVulkan_ corrosion-resistent materials aren't cheap enough to use as heatsinks yet

[@TheBnc2503]

but liquid metal is better or am i wrong?

[@dawger]

@@TheBnc2503 ye but it can easily damage ur system

[@northkoreannuke423]

Use it indefinitely.. installing the cooler cuts it in half..

[@guily6669]

If it was in my cooler that definitely would happen :). Last time I replaced Artic MX-3 to Artic MX-4 even every single pad of the old intel CPU has a hole from the motherboard pins, I really tighten it up beyond whats recommended and its direct pipe contact too :)

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

guily6669 you cannot over tighten a modern cpu... The tolerances are too tight and you will most definitely lose some memory channels at best

[@guily6669]

@@probablynotabigtoe9407 , If it was for a customer I would never tighten it up... On mine I don't care, it's already from 2011... It's also at 4.9ghz for a chip with max turbo boost of 3.8ghz, it's on high voltage, high temps, high everything :)... I even guess the reason why its also not even actually that much hot on my Xigmatek Aegir air cooler is because its overtighten... And the ram is G.Skill DDR3 2133mhz and they are at 2133mhz. But now I want to replace the thermal paste to Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut the problem is the cooler is too big, I have 2 fans and can't disassemble it anymore since the rubber fittings on the fans break and its hard to find replacements and they sell them very expensive... The shark fan already only has 2 rubber fittings and 2 pieces of tape :).

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

guily6669 losing memory channels wouldn’t affect any of your overclocks, it just wouldn’t perform properly. I don’t really care I’m just giving u a fair warning

[@guily6669]

@@probablynotabigtoe9407 I know what could happen when overtighten it up... I'm into PC's since the 90s... Just don't care for this CPU anymore since its already old, if it burns it burns, though I'm only planning to upgrade it in maybe 2020 after console release or 2021 with the making of the new 3D stacking chips which will be the future for chip making... However if it gets damaged I'd buy a Ryzen 3rd gen, though off course I don't want it to go kaboom since DDR5 isnt even out :(... For now the CPU still passes every test without errors and no memory errors yet and everything is working good, the thing worse is the Strix RX480 which only gave me problems since day one and only improved after flashing it to Strix RX580 OC, but still doesn't OC much more, weak OC card compared to my old Nvidia GTX570 that could OC around 25% from the stock clocks with a flashed 1.2V unlocked bios and was also cooler with what was supposed to be a worse cooler, Direct Cu II VS Direct CU III from this Strix, but the older was 3 slot cooler and this one is a 2 slot cooler, but was still supposed to be a improved version...

[@thmswalters]

I just use toothpaste. It spreads better and keeps my cpu minty fresh and cool.

[@roastedpringle4818]

/s

[@msi112]

Intel does as well

[@thedefault4121]

thmswalters for real?

[@saucyg6371]

The Default 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@thedefault4121]

Saucy G soooo

[@aytch1]

Change thermal paste once a year....haha im too lazy to do that

[@LeCVSUVL]

Yoo I swear😂Sometimes just taking off the side panel to clean the psu shroud is a pain for me.

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

Guess it's not necessary anyway, I mean high quality pastes don't dry out so fast.

[@SB-qm5wg]

I'm watching this video on a 11 year old PC.

[@GainingDespair]

And here I felt I was buying finicky by replacing the thermal paste on my graphics card yearly.

[@playerzero0000]

Wait, what? Mine’s been going strong for 7 years with the original paste lol. Also most gpu manufacturers will void their warranty if you remove the cooler, how do you reapply paste on those?

[@Aaptronym]

You forgot to mention that its also very consistent to use; which is ideal for testing. It's the same application every time with the same 'amount'.

[@Minitomate]

This is definitelly the most elegant thermal conductor that I've ever saw.

[@Michael-OBrien]

You analysis as to the temperature delta is a tad off, but that's just because of a general lack of ignorance on the topic throughout the enthusiast community. One metric for thermal performance is given, thermal conductivity, but not the next most important metric, bond line/layer thickness. This is how thick the material is whence compressed between the IHS and the cold plate of the cooling solution, whether that is a liquid cooling block or air cooler. The thickness of a thermal grease is dependent upon it's yeild stress. If Carbonaut is incompressible, then it's BLT is 0.2 mm. I've measured PK-3, MX-2, MX-4, and Kryonaut. At ~18 PSI (Intel spec for bare die is 15 to 25 PSI) I measured the following BLTs: Conductonaut 0.008 mm 73.0 W/m*°K PK-3 0.014 mm 11.2 W/m*°K MX-2 0.024 mm 5.6 W/m*°K MX-4 0.040 mm 8.5 W/m*°K Kryonaut 0.046 mm 12.5 W/m*°K Carbonaut 0.200 mm 62.5 W/m*°K This is why Carbonaut, even with its wicked high z-axis thermal conductivity, did poorly in comparison. If the IHS is thinned to ~0.5 mm thick/thin compared to the ~2 mm thickness, the performance would be greater than just swapping out the TIM.

[@DJHeroMasta]

This should be top comment!

[@SirSaturnine8008]

Precisely. I don’t think many people understand this simple information.

[@zyxyuv1650]

You can skip to @ 5:30 -- Carbonaut performs worse than low end thermal paste.

[@auronkardek]

Saved me 8min thx

[@homemedia4325]

I would imagine that regular human greasy fingerprint touches on the surfaces would cause this product to loose performance over time.

[@Noname304y2u2]

Just wear gloves Karin!

[@bizklaustdeity3115]

That teeny tiny amount of grease would dry out first then the pad will regain its optimal performance again so it's not an issue imo.

[@Michael-OBrien]

@@bizklaustdeity3115 Except that then you have the dried material that is then an issue between the pad and the surface.

[@bizklaustdeity3115]

@@Michael-OBrien So much that it won't just naturally vaporize over time? Honestly I don't think this kind of situation really affects the contact between the ipc and the cooler heatsink plus the probability is just too small.

[@Michael-OBrien]

Bizklaust deity there are solids present too

[@GSP-76]

You don't need to reapply paste once a year...that's nonsense. You could easily go 3-5 years.

[@hoagie7859]

yes especially if you go with a decent paste

[@dnakatomiuk]

I've had artic silver 5 installed on my 2600k for 7 years I have a thermal take tower cooler installed as well but this would also be good for me to be honest I am due to check the paste

[@GSP-76]

@@dnakatomiuk I had Arctic silver 5 on a CPU for 5-6 years once too...temps were fine...even when I replaced the heatsink, it came off fine and hadn't broken down.

[@randymiracle4958]

@@dnakatomiuk Even though Arctic silver 5 is older and they're better options I still use it on my current Ryzen 2600 system. My last system had an Fx-6100 with arctic silver 5 and that lasted from late 2011 to late 2016 when the motherboard bios chip crapped out on me. The paste seemed totally fine. It was still soft but not as soft as right out of the tube.

[@KevinEscobarCo]

Gurvinder Parmar I’ve had my compaq presario for 16 years and never changed my thermal paste!

[@axi6ne8us]

Have you tested the new Thermal Grizzly KryoSheet Graphene Pads that der8auer showcased at computex?

[@ableman8]

I tried semen once. I managed to get -256°C with 69GHZ clock speed

[@alexander10122]

I seem to be very cool living in year 4023

[@alt4119]

I bet it's very useful for Macbooks/pro, cause you don't ever have to re-thermal paste it again.

[@crazytech5755]

hahaha

[@cybermiguelo]

I have a macbook and the carbonaut sheet... and it's ideal: lowers the temps (Apple use an AWFUL TIM in the macbooks) and it's just "set it and forget it".

[@CasualCube0]

YO! I have read about these pads. What I read is that with each use (install, uninstall, repeat), it wears out because of each metal plate having different areas of "bulges" that can deform it, eventually leading it to we warped and become ineffective

[@Skott62]

I was surprised to see the results between the thermal pad vs a very common but older paste like AS 5. Something I use a lot. Nice video. I can see using it for bench testing or a regular computer that will never be overclocked and be in use for a long long time.

[@himanshurawat272]

Results at 5:28

[@cosmonautduckling6402]

And this comment section needs a dose of Cosmonaut.

[@MrGarkin]

5:19 Noctua NT-H1 on the table. 6:00 - Nocuta NT-H1 is not in the results. Brazen gerrymandering for the sponsor. Ready pitchforks, folks.

[@ivey77426]

for the price of one pad you could buy a quality thermal paste that will last you entire lifetime (UNLESS you are hardware reviewer)

[@T94869]

Thats not the point

[@Korkonakios]

@@T94869 it is exactly the point! Even mentioned in this video, that reviwers like him sometimes using a whole thermal paste in a day jsut for benchmarking! For normal users with i5-r5 just gaming that the thermal compound is not that high anyway, you can simply use Arctic silver MX-4 for 4 years no issues at all. So Ivan is correct!

[@Korkonakios]

@@faranocks I tend to disagree as temperatures and dust can also affect the thermal paste. As you've described the situation, this pc seems like sitting and working there endlessly so no proper cleaning would be included as well. Microdust, especially the one pushed by airflow can stick and get into everywhere, every part of the pc. I've opened a laptop bought in 2009 that's been opened by a technician and replaced the thermal paste in 2012. Opened that laptop in 2017 and the thermal paste was just chewy, not cracked at all. This person is not smoking, used the laptop in a clean office enviroment with proper airflow, typically cleaning the machine with a blower once a few months. Proper thermal paste can survive for over 2 years. My 4440 i5, 2 years with the same thermal paste and bad airflow, idle 42c had a fully live thermal paste when I decided to clean it. It's the thermal pastes' quality and the rest of the things I've mentioned above, all together.

[@brooped]

One of these sized 38x38mm costs you 14 euros, how is that somehow expensive for anybody who can afford a computer? If all products are kinda trivially cheap anyway, relative pricing is irrelevant to anybody who does not buy large amounts.

[@Mandrag0ras]

Exactly. Plus you will have better performance. AS5 did better than this and thermal pastes of equal performance are quite cheap.

[@rajgill7576]

3:30 this man finishes the TP and does not get more. Animal

[@MinisterShyGoo]

Thanks, it's difficult to find so short but helpful video about carbonaut pads, espesially in /rus, but your video is perfictly anwering my question

[@obvious_humor]

seems like a decent idea for testing/troubleshooting, but not for permanent installations.

[@davidburke4101]

It's much better if you don't feel like opening up a cpu/gpu and replacing the thermal paste. If you build a computer for someone you know isn't going to clean and maintain it properly, this is better.

[@spelltime]

would like to see thicker versions of this as thermal pad replacement e.g. on GPU RAM

[@dragoonsunite]

It's electrically conductive... I would be VERY wary of using it anywhere near a lot of circuitry or electrical components that could short...

[@10veryintelligentlevels35]

Thicker would slow movement of heat.

[@NoThisIsPatrick.]

I used Noctua NT-H1 on my very first computer I built in 2009 and when it came down to replacing it a few days ago, it was still very much moist underneath like it first went on. Thermals were exactly the same using the new paste vs 10 year old paste, so I now have the upmost confidence in the product in that it will last for years.

[@bizklaustdeity3115]

NT-H1 really is long lasting, I'm using it too for my 6 year old PC and the thermals didn't really fluctuate that much since day 1.

[@Code-n-Flame]

I just bought one. Not carbonaut but IC graphite pad. Temps went up by maybe 2-3c but I'll take that hit over messing with messy paste again.

[@dannulik]

This has double the conductivity and is made from a cool magic material :D

[@BAdventures]

Good presentation and review 😎👍

[@FelipoGoncalves]

That is genuinely one of the best tech videos made recently. Congratz man

[@fieldsy6642]

Thanks so much for this video. I cut a little square off of my Logitech mouse mat and boom I have carbonaut!

[@kaleckton]

And a new fire hazard to decorate your room with.

[@cleverja]

were you testing them with the one you touched in the video with your oily fingers or did you used a brand new untouched one?

[@seymoronion8371]

Good question

[@92soldier]

what if i put in like 2-3 sheets of carbonaut?

[@MoonlightFox]

nice idea, but I'll wait until the graphene ones are available. They should have a higher thermal transfer, and also be much more durable.

[@srijanarora7205]

Is it electrically conductive? A similar product, the IC graphite thermal pad is electrically conductive.

[@WhiteoutTech]

jup it is electrically conductive. there is a warning that the thermal pad shouldnt touch any mainboard components

[@killersquall123]

how about IC Graphite pads? please review also!

[@xSkylar64]

ive got one in my current system and it works wonders

[@wesleywilliams1186]

Didn’t do crap for my laptop. Temps went through the roof.

[@JarrodsTech]

Man I hear what you're saying in regards to running out of paste 😰

[@konkaiser1243]

If mayonnaise is not an Instrument,it has to be a thermal paste.

[@ATW878]

People forget that there is an A in the heat transfer equation. The contact area is FAR more important than the transmissibility of the material. That's why cheap thermal paste works better.

[@Anon.Emouse]

Great review with results matching my expectations. Thermal Grizzly (der8auer) have always stated this product is approx equivalent to a mid-range thermal paste. I really want to see if it works as a replacement for the pad on the Radeon Vii.

[@sears62]

I’ve used the IC Thermalpad on a 2700x and 2700. No issues and I’m not interested in using paste ever again. I’ll be sure to try this pad out if there’s ever a day I need a new pad.

[@tacocat6321]

Been waiting for this review! Yay!

[@N7-alpha]

One drawback of carbon pads they are electric conductive.

[@henryklee680]

What if we laser cut out the heatspreader and the cooler so they fit perfectly. We won't need thermal paste then right?

[@jcmarin3223]

What's the difference between this and Innovation Cooling Graphite Thermal Pad?

[@theroyalaustralian]

Carbonaut for Ryzen CPU is not found on Amazon

[@ScottNguyenRCAC]

Same

[@Natasha26]

0.2 mm sounds rather thin. How do you know that the heat sink has made contact with it? At least with the paste, you put a dot and the heat sink will press on it to spread around. With the cloth thing, I have no idea if it is properly sandwiched.

[@Carlton_Banks]

They're actually a very niche product: 1- Thermal Paste can be used anywhere, be it current or older CPUs, meanwhile, Carbonaut is only available for current gen stuff. 2- For the price, the thermal performance is on the low end, so the price to performance is not up there, thermal paste still wins here because for the price you could buy better stuff, or go cheaper and have basically the same performance as Carbonaut. 3- Availability, it looks like Carbonaut is mainly available just in NA or EU. Meanwhile, Thermal paste (be it local or international brands) is available everywhere.

[@chikennuget3634]

thenewsamken for 1, carbonaut isn’t only available for current gen cpus. as long as it covers the ihs, it works.

[@galsherp6173]

i testet other brand, i also got bad performance... (too hot) BUT THEN i noticed it moved while putting the cooler on it... i then redid it without it moving (was relativly hard) and thermals were better, are you sure it didnt moved while putting cooler on?

[@lorenhusky2717]

Arctic Silver 5 doesn't dry out. You don't need to reapply it unless you remove the heatsink.

[@hoodman420]

Bull shit. I have only used 5 and many of the 2-3 year old clean ups have dried paste.

[@lorenhusky2717]

@@hoodman420 It has never been dry on my stuff and I also have left it for years.

[@kevinm3751]

Using this is a no brainer for me, thanks for bringing this to light!

[@TheFragturedNerd]

i would love to see you test the carbonaut with watercooling if possible? i am upgrading to a ryzen 3900x soon and in so also getting a new water cooling system, but would like to see how it holds up in transfering the heat with a watercooling system

[@QuantumBraced]

It would be nice if they could cut it in the exact shape of the heatspreaders. It's so expensive, it's really not an unreasonable expectation.

[@chikennuget3634]

QuantumBraced then it’d be harder to install because you have to perfectly align it

[@sibusisomaboya6023]

No thanks ,I'd rather use icing sugar as per Lyle from Bitwit!

[@JoaoGuilhermePan]

Great video man! I'd really like to see a review by you of the Sharkoon c10 or QbOne cases, since they're fairly cheap and support 240mm AIO. Keep up the good work! Cheers!

[@dhruvmeena96]

this doesnt fill micro cracks between heatsink and IHS. so its not up there to thermal paste and a 0.2mm gap causes some heat build up but compared to artic silver 5, this is 1 degree hotter but amazing thing is, it doesnt cause a core based difference, all core are properly temperature distributed(i guess, tighter heatsink mounting)

[@demonboyjr4915]

I've owned this for a while now, I was using it to hopefully test about 20 coolers. Unfortunately it tended to stick to the cooler rather than the IHS making removal difficult and easy to tear. I got about 10 uses out of it before it was too worn I decided to retire it. For $16 USD I would have rather payed $20 for 5.5g of Kryonaut that probably would've gotten me more use. I think the advantage of this is it doesn't dry up, so in a system where you don't want to worry about replacing paste.

[@sharkaboi]

I could've mistook this vid to be made by hardwarecanucks! Crispy quality 🔥

[@serviceaccount6475]

please shut the fuck up. theres always some idiot to type nearly the same stupid shit on every video.

[@hwstar9416]

Hardwarecabucks is absolutely terrible.

[@sharkaboi]

@@serviceaccount6475 ok I'm a bot

[@sharkaboi]

@@hwstar9416 his video quality and editing isn't bad right? I mean I don't find him being terrible

[@hwstar9416]

@@sharkaboi the content is really bad

[@jamesherrero7334]

great vid 👌, just wondering what alcohol wipes are you using to clean the paste off? because i use ISA and microfibre cloths and that's very frustrating.

[@mwnciboo]

Do not throw it even if ripped. It is can be cut into tiny pieces for doing cooling on other things like heatsink ram. I put some pieces on my NVMe drive and put a 3rd party heatsink on it. Improve the thermals a fair bit.

[@arkozhs]

Carbonaut didnt say it cant use on gpu. is there possibility experiment in future using Carbonaut on gpu?

[@LuisC7]

It works? You also have thermal paste on it...

[@arkozhs]

@@LuisC7 well technically it same thing right? it is not intended but it could work. people replace thermal paste on cpu more often then gpu.

[@LuisC7]

@@arkozhs Why wouldn't it be intended? It does a better job than stock thermal paste and doesn't need to be replaced, wich is especially useful for GPUs.

[@arkozhs]

@@LuisC7 the different is cpu have lid while gpu dont have lid. to use in gpu maybe need bit thicker or something. but would love if optimum tech would do such experiment.

[@LuisC7]

@@arkozhs Lid? What do you mean? It just works...

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

How am I supposed to use this between the socket and the processor? Do I need to puncture it with the pins or nah?

[@joescalon541]

Hoping this is a joke? He said between processor and cooler, like any other thermal paste?

[@astraldrifter]

5:21 if you want to see the temps

[@Zanzibar2Far]

It doesn't matter if thermal paste dries out, as it's already in place as the thermal coupler. Sure, if you broken the seal to replace the heatsink, you'd need to reapply, otherwise it's not a factor.

[@diffeebradley]

Why did you only talk about it being good for lower power systems instead of showing us? A delta of 7-8 degrees isn't useful to know if it is for an edge case.

[@ProDigit80]

They already took the product off market, as the pads start to deteriorate within only a few cooler swaps.

[@QuantumBraced]

I can't wait to switch to this. May perform slightly worse than Kryonaut, but the ability to ditch thermal paste is a godsend. It'll make cleaning/maintaining your PC so much easier. I have a mental block about taking off any cooler, just the thought of the messy thermal paste underneath makes me not wanna even start disassembling the PC.

[@Berserkism]

Then pick up the IC Graphite Thermal Pad, better than this.

[@supr_]

what keyboard are you using? @ 0:45 thanks!

[@sunnychen7650]

Looks like the Anne pro to me.

[@karlchristianbognot1842]

how about carbonaut dipped in conductonaut?

[@polishguywithhardtospellna8227]

Another advantage of Carbonaut is, I'm pretty sure carbonaratubes are edible, so once it tears you can stuff it right in the kisser and have a little snack ha ha ha

[@NickGuzelian]

I am interested in using this for my Rx 570, i replaced the paste in it but i am not convinced it has good mounting pressure, and i assume this would solve mounting pressure issue as it is thicker

[@TheSgtCyrus]

Did you do this? I have this exact problem with my rx 480

[@NickGuzelian]

@@TheSgtCyrus I didn’t, unfortunately. The thing runs hot and loud so I’m only using it on a work computer now

[@TheSgtCyrus]

@@NickGuzelian dang. I gave my 480 to my gf but I have to repaste it every two months. When I pull the heatsink off all the paste has moved off to the sides so it’s not mounting right. My gtx 1080 ive had for 4 years and it’s paste has never done that. The 480 is from a dell pc so I’m guessing its not as good as a normal 480

[@danielcaparros]

You are the first youtuber to point the tearing in the carbonaut. Thanks for that, I don't know why other youtubers haven't mentioned this before...

[@BeeeeitchMrisker]

I understand if you are an overclocking freak, but reapplying thermal paste to old office computers? I have never heard of that, I have a feeling that it cannot be that necessary in standard use. Is thermal paste change a new service that geek squad invented to sell to old people?

[@ARVash]

No more newbie "too much paste" disaster could alone make this honestly worth it for young first timers.

[@LetMePickAUsernameAAAAAAAA]

A product like this can never top a good thermal paste. The reason we use thermal paste is because of the imperfections on the cpu heatsink and on the aftermarket heatsink which make gaps for air to sit in(air being an excellent insulator). Even thought the thermal conductivity of the Carbonaut is higher than some thermal paste, the fact that it is a sheet and can't perfectly fill all those air gaps make it less efficient than a paste. Also, the reason why it tears so easily, I think, is because in order to transfer heat more efficiently, all the nanotubes have to be parallel and perpendicular to the surface that you want to cool, so there is not much holding them together(just like how you would easily split up a wooden plank if u chop alongside the wood fibers but it is insanely difficult to split it if u chop perpedicular to the fibers).

[@miaogyver]

Do skin oils affect thermal performance?

[@tommybro5313]

Your mom is

[@davider783]

So basically i could use this on my ps4 slim?

[@chrizbeee]

I really like your videos. I hope you reach 1 million soon :p On the other hand I find it kind of sad that you don't answer as much questions in the comments as previous. If you see this, my question is: Can you do a SFF case video on the UMX1 Plus? That case is so underrated and I really like to see some professional videos about it before I decide which mITX case to buy. Thanks man ♥

[@Kathdath]

Almost no airflow. If you modified the bottom by cutting some holes and mounting fans it might be servicable.

[@Quonchon]

Is mayonaise a good thermal conductor ?

[@brennethd5391]

Nah its like piss

[@m34t34t3r]

You state that this could be a long term solution for heatsink installation. How is this pad not a potential corrosion issue? Carbon fiber in contact with aluminum has long been recognized as a bad galvanic couple. If the heatsink corrodes, the thermal transfer would be impacted.

[@virtual_GaRy]

Skip to 5:30 for the results

[@nitehawk4067]

very good for chiller setups

[@theimmux3034]

Mind explaining why this works on the micro level?

[@brooped]

What do you mean? It's a material that conducts heat well, there's nothing more to explain about it really.

[@soppaism]

@@broopedPiece of sheet metal would do it? Thermal pastes are a scam!

[@kiyosenl.3889]

What people should do is apply it to the bottom of a cpu cooler, and then glue the edges on with an epoxy or something, just the edges that way it sticks on, doesnt tear and you can apply it effortlessly every time

[@caubiy]

can you use eye glass cleaner if it has isopropyl alcohol to clean thermal paste

[@brazilpaes]

Not yet, but there is future in this thing

[@onelegend]

why not both?

[@tonn333]

Why didn't you mention that Kryonaut doesn't dry out?

[@taung9535]

Tõnu Rääk , listen to the first minute and a half again..

[@tonn333]

@@taung9535 thermal paste is good for up to about a year. But afaik kryonaut doesn't dry out when temps are kept under 80c

[@StaelTek]

The price of the pads and the temps does not justify it. I am sticking to Krayonaut, Conductonaut and NT-H1.

[@gungunsaxena8340]

which thermal compound is best for i7 8700k?

[@anarcat6653]

@@gungunsaxena8340 Kryaunot for evrything.

[@matthieuzglurg6015]

just a little thing : thermal conductivity isn't measured in W/mK, but in W/m.K (or W.m^-1.K^-1). It isn't "Watts per mili-Kelvin" (that makes physically no sense, in a thermodynamical way), it is "Watts per meter Kelvin" (or Kelvin meter, whatever) just for you to know :)

[@optimumtech]

Watts per meter Kelvin is what I said :)

[@pctrashtalk2069]

I tried some of Panasonic carbon thermal pad material Digikey # P14965-ND THERM PAD 180MMX115MM W/ADH GRAY 0.0008" (0.020mm) one sheet is 4.5" X 8" so you can do a good number of cpu's with one sheet. The thinner the carbon pad has better the transfer vertically if you read the specs. I used it as a cpu thermal transfer on a Intel 9600K in place of thermal compound. It is easy to cut since it has a removable mylar backing. With the mylar removed it holds together well and has a slight adhesive so it stays in place. You can peel it off to reposition if you need to. I could not notice a difference in the cpu temperatures after application. I don't think it's better.

[@Matt-mp9ww]

What if you used both together?

[@teethepenguin2652]

Probably too thick, and will ruin the benchmarks lol

[@reptilez13]

There's the argument for consistent parameters during testing products. Really the margine of error accounts for any real inconsistency unless using totally different paste brands or something.

[@sidburn2385]

Graphite pads do not have the ability to bridge enough air. Due to the strong anistropy in the molecular structure (planar structure), graphite has extremely good conductivity properties in the plane, so it can compensate for hotspots, but the thermal vertical conductivity (ie from CPU to Coolerplate) is significantly lower. Allegedly, the overall cooling performance should be similar to that of thermal paste. The height and tilt of memory chips and voltage transformers relative to the GPU differ, therefore pads are predestined. The other benefits of maintanance a PC ervery 5yrs. or so is where they come into play as you have already mentioned.

[@MrLincoln87]

Update with Kyrosheet?

[@geniumme2502]

3:44 o.O isnt that pad super conductive??? There are 2 options right now: That chip is dead now (or already was before) That chip still alive and i'm wrong

[@geniumme2502]

@@unclestreamsarchive7126 thanks for that :) is there no charge left on the chip itself that will cause issues? like... i know you can kill these by putting metal strips on the back very easily

[@X4R2]

BTW, you should tighten the cooler down a lot because Carbonaut performs better the thinner it is i.e. the less volume you have between the cpu and cooler, according to de8auer from Thermalgrizzly.

[@TheCompassMaker]

Are there numbers out there that support it's durability in reuse conditions? Is its performance consistent between reapplications? Might foul some numbers while benching components

[@MeekAndBackFirE]

So thin. Will this not slip off the cpu and the heatsink?