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[@Bonswally]

Performs 99% as well as paste, lasts forever, no mess. Superb.

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Yup

[@Rainbow_Sword]

But fries your CPU if handled without care

[@aorusaki]

Nice

[@KiwiBurd]

I mean...it works.

[@SirSaturnine8008]

Phate Exactly!!

[@alexc8992]

“An advantage to this dry approach is that theres no liquids” Thanks Linus.

[@jaalan7896]

lol, same

[@andrive]

Lol

[@aorusaki]

Ha

[@hudortunnel9784]

Hahaha

[@kevinchand8359]

😂

[@sandman_7326]

It's now the year 2020 , We all need a recap of how it's holding up over time .

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

The computer exploded

[@hasansuwondo]

@MrKalashnik0va can you use it on gpu die?

[@3ET0R0v914]

Had mine on my PC for years now still good as the day I put it in there... its meant to last FOREVERRRR lol (maybe not forever) but thermal paste dries up over the years and needs replacing. Highly recommend this thermal pad!

[@gabrielghanem8253]

@@3ET0R0v914 does it still taste the same

[@Macro_Abuser]

Mine seemed okay until last week when it ran away with my wife

[@321backlip]

I screamed in terror when I saw that liquid metal shoot out on the motherboard

[@heselofhephidiyiai5985]

bruh

[@LordElfa]

@@tdplay4135 You may be doing it wrong. ...or maybe right.

[@inquity6]

that's always been my worst nightmare when dealing with metal pastes like arctic silver 5

[@weirdness3065]

Special Dude i was just thinking something like that 😂

[@the_game_cartridge9187]

Rip

[@DanielRichards644]

sounds like a great product to allow you to do A/B thermal testing with reliable results, since you always have the same "spread" of thermal paste

[@kloggzer3339]

you seem to be pretty right, no variance in application, that means testing coolers is now very accurate

[@triogals]

Hopes this become a permanent solution cause I hate to clean out thermal paste

[@GewelReal]

​@@triogalsnope

[@dan_]

No, but really. That last comment in the video sounds like it was intended as a joke, but you really should use these in all your thermal tests from now on, since it's a consistent application you'd never be able to replicate as accurately with paste. Unless you're specifically testing a paste, obviously.

[@General12th]

Agreed. Unless this product isn't _quite_ as good as advertised, or unless Linus messed something up, then yeah. We've invented something better than thermal paste. Thermal pads are industry standard now. **shrugs**

[@kvd188]

The performance of this pad is probably really dependent on how flat your cpu and cooler are, this might give irregularities when comparing coolers if one is more flat that the other which would not necessarily give problems with thermal paste.

[@rossMoHaX]

But with extremely high horizontal thermal conductivity it is probably not that important that there are gaps here and there.

[@Pytte]

that would definitely also give problems with thermal paste, as you would have way thicker layer in some places..

[@inmypaants]

dan_tm 100% agree

[@hawkdsl]

They should sell a large version that you could "cut to size".

[@rednovus]

They do

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Lol anyways yes they sell the bigger version too

[@nightopia2911]

This a very powerful mattle doesn't made for computer it can kill a person if he take this mattle on his tongue in 7 minutes

[@coolmemesbudd]

Ahmad aassiiff minemind what

[@nightopia2911]

@@coolmemesbudd yes it will absorb all body heat

[@LittleGuidoYT]

If anyone was wondering if it preforms well or not, I've had the cooling pad on my system for almost a year now (in April) and it works amazing. No problems with cooling what so ever.

[@majestyk3337]

My wife's very excited about this. She's been looking for a reusable pad for years.

[@ashleywallace2233]

J Lock OMG LMFAO :)

[@warthrax3197]

hahaha. well said!

[@mwnciboo]

It means you can overclocker her, and you can get her nice and hot...

[@Superjunge]

kinda disgusting

[@slickslyke1870]

>:^(

[@zer0b0t]

Isn't great when something actually works as advertised 🙂

[@pwnmeisterage]

Thin graphite pads sandwiched between thin thermal pads improves thermal conductivity significantly. Not something you'd do on a CPU/GPU/chipset mount, but great on RAM heatspreaders or GPU backplates.

[@pablogonzalezhermosilla4210]

THE SANDSEEKER U.K He forgot the question mark but come on!! More than fifty ppl got it, how come you didn't.

[@DLTX1007]

It isn't actually thermal interface material as such because it is historically used as a filler while this... isn't.

[@bibasik7]

But does it work in laptops?

[@TheSinasteria]

MMm as advertised i think not that look at what Linus opens then go to the link and bang not as advertised ! and to think i was actually going to buy it especially since would never have to deal with that thermal compound damn i hate that crap on my hands

[@bendirval3612]

Would be nice if you would update this, comparing the performance of IC Graphite with Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut and a few pastes.

[@richardguo1892]

It definitely doesn't perform as well as the liquid metal stuff, liquid metalI is basically unbeatable in above sub-zero applications, I tried both in my laptop, and comparing to arctic mx4 the liquid metal can usually bring the CPU (i7 4870hq) temperature down about 5~7°, but I just don't feel confident enough keep it in my laptop, and as far as longevity goes, liquid metal doesn't need to be re-applied often or at all, but some people say after about 2-3 years, you will want to reapply it. It's thermal results won't get worse, but over time, it does leave a sand-like texture on the die and underside of the IHS. You will have to lightly sand this texture off both the die and IHS if you leave it on too long. Again, this won't damage anything, it's just an inconvenience more than anything. As far as the IC graphite pad goes, I like them a lot simply because the performance is on part with good thermal paste (I use arctic mx4) but it won't dry out overtime.

[@alphaplayzz1381]

@@richardguo1892 that sandy type of texture it leaves can actually cause worse thermal conductivity due to leaving a thicker layer for the heat to travel throughm

[@Silent_Shadow]

@@alphaplayzz1381 No dude. Stop spreading myths.

[@richardguo1892]

@Comrade mine says don't apply it to any aluminum surfaces. As far as copper goes, so far from my experience it has been 100% safe.

[@General12th]

@@Silent_Shadow I don't believe you.

[@antgurrieri89]

After seeing this video last year, I replaced my PC and server's thermal paste with these pads. I've seen no issues so far and they seem to equate any other normal compound without the mess. Install was a pain in the ass as they slide around VERY easily. Only thing I would like to see is the pads a little thicker or confirmation they can be stacked and maintain conductivity. Will probably stick with these as I start to build up my home network. Hope that helps anyone curious about them :)

[@altafalinaushad6368]

The sexual tension in this room is 70 kw/meter kelvin

[@mareksto1]

Yeah like...wtf is wrong with this video ??? XD

[@Mirael28]

More like 70 kV...

[@m.Xander_562]

Im american so I'm bat-shit dumb with metric (as expected right?) But what does the "/meter" part mean? I have my own multimeter ..is that what that is kinda relating to?

[@nessotrin]

Michael Alvarado No, a meter is +-3 feet (from memory, probably slightly off), it's the standard unit on which kilometers (1000 meters), millimeters (1/1000 of a meter), and other like km/h (kilometers per hour) are based. That's the very practical metric system. (Metric for meter)

[@nessotrin]

Michael Alvarado I'm terrible with the imperial system, it's sooo random. I'm from France, so nobody knows anything about it. That's normal :)

[@danyala.1659]

Why is it unavailable? They weren't ready for Linus to blow them up with 20k orders?

[@estaswick]

Danyal A. Gghcb

[@estaswick]

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[@danyala.1659]

Eric Staswick Nice Story fam

[@estaswick]

yikes, thanks for the heads up.

[@Dover939]

+Eric Staswick Tf was that?

[@lornegraham5098]

i actually bought one of these. i get the same temps as paste, or slightly lower!! works great! ! paste idle - 30-32c throttle- 60c IC graphite pad idle - 20-26c throttle - 55c

[@justakidinoki2096]

he seems so scard of getting fired

The best products are those you use the first time and just go "huh, it just works, that's so weird"

[@Teth47]

It makes me feel uneasy when something works the first time, like maybe it only looks like it's working and the moment I look away it'll catch fire or something.

[@TheRealObamagaming]

@@Teth47 anxiety be like

[@mustafaahmed3693]

This is really cool in my opinion. If it does really work then it has far greater advantages over paste. Would love to see this improve even more.

[@krykry606]

But it'll work even better if you make a paste out of it.

[@Scottx125Productions]

But that removes the advantage of being able to use it again and again.

[@deanspanos8210]

Maybe integrate it on top of the cpu lid.

[@Fortune090]

Or maybe even delid and out it directly on the dye? Will definitely have to cut it down a bit

[@Traumglanz]

Bingo, we have a winner. Never deal with paste ever again and get it to size already for whatever CPU you buy.

[@Gebenki]

W/mK: W: Joules per second of heat energy conducted K: Difference between hot side and cold side in degrees K (or C) m: Thickness of the conductive material in meters (IDK about you, but I'm amused and confused picturing a meter-thick thermal pad)

[@travish1853]

meters can be substituted with centimeters

[@Sedeerah]

"I kind of feel like you could actually have diarrhea." - Linus from LTT, 2018 7:55

[@yahlov]

i'm so glad that also other people hear this. now i don't feel like Alfred E. Neuman anymore

[@mr2octavio]

How to fail a marketing opportunity: Have no stock on a product that would work really well and is advertised in a very popular IT channel

[@Raven1024]

It's still in the final testing stages.

[@patton1602]

We must obtain the unobtainium :3

[@General18]

Let me know, when its actually available :)

[@z3dar]

Not really, no one starts marketing only after they have a product ready. This is pre-launch hype and it's working pretty good. They can get a sense of the demand from the hype and stock up, then make a big marketing splash so everyone knows it's available. At that point people who've seen this video (and others) have told about it to their tech circles and they have a large customer base ready to order on launch. People here are already talking about new industry standard.

[@kobrapromotions]

Try Arsylid, they make a similar product

[@xavierpaquin]

AN ADVANTAGE TO THIS DRY APPROACH IS THAT... THERES NO LIQUID!

[@leot.2264]

i read that right when linus said that in the video lol

[@desudesuson4562]

you arn't wrong

[@grounding123]

"There are things in life that feel natural to mount dry." - Linus Sebastian

[@benargee]

Watch 4:40 then watch 2:41 Conclusion 5:54 Other man bonding moments 7:36

[@five5105]

Me: Woah this is awesome! I'm gonna buy like three! *Goes to Amazon page* *Currently unavailable* Me: ...

[@constantcharpentier8947]

Lazy yep same!

[@roflmfao4life]

Me : Stop talking about yourself in 3rd person, fuckhead. You : ...

[@notatoyotacamry195]

You can actually buy them on eBay, but the spec sheet says 20W/K, not 35W/K. Still better than 3W/K though.

[@mrpixel6512]

me: lol

[@vivianjames5528]

Just like any other PC breakthrough, it's going to be bought and scalped. Just you wait, this shit will be $100 per 30x30mm sheet.

[@Weeem]

Finally..... proper easy thermal pad for the CPU. No more of the poxy pate to deal with. Can you see how well it works with the pad directly on the CPU die? That would be interesting (esp compared to liquid metal)

[@geniked]

ya i wanna see how it proforms on a de-lidded 8700k or something ^^

[@SpectacularName]

WeeemRCB It's conductive, so I don't think that direct contact with the die is safe. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@SleepyTM1]

it is, just cut it so it's the same size as the die and you're safe also, I'd like to see them delid a cpu and put this instead of liquid metal.

[@YukiSorrelwood]

Liquid metal is also conductive...what you do is coat the parts in liquid electrical tape or select clear nail polish. My only issue is that liquid metal would be thinner and has just a hair over 2x thermal rating (73 W/mk). So the pad would perform worse, way worse. Not only by being thicker than liquid metal, but by this video, it was a hair away from the same temps as IC Diamond, we are talking 1c difference. So the pad, which is thicker, has a 8x higher thermal rating vs IC Diamond, was the exact same temp. All in, its a great idea. It would remove the need to replace dried up TIM over the years, would stop new builders from messing it up, and would be great for those that test CPUs, MOBOs, CPU Coolers. But for the high end users, those wanting to get the most out of their cooling system, this is a waste of time and money, and would get better results from something like KRYONAUT from Thermal Grizzly (the makes of the most common liquid metal).

[@vpassanisi]

it is thicker so I don't think it would fit between the die and spreader. the socket would put extra pressure on the substrate because the spreader would be a tiny bit higher

[@OpSic66]

I can see this product working very very well in a lot of product spaces. 1: Eliminates the guess work of "Was that enough, not enough paste?!?!?!" 2: Hi-Part swap system builds - Smaller rack mount labs, etc... 3: DIY people who are looking for a fast, easy, simple approach.

[@spacemarts]

The difference between horizontal and vertical heat transfer efficiency could be due to the crystal structure of graphite, which is made of layers of graphene. There is lower resistance within a layer of graphene than there is between different layers in a piece of graphite. Cool stuff!

[@Armfan99]

They should ship heatsinks with these pre attatched.

[@Raven1024]

I think you would just mean "included" they don't really attach strictly speaking...and you wouldn't want or need to put anything else between them and the metal

[@clydeledesma6101]

Actually i remember the ryzen 2400g has these things

[@ujiltromm7358]

Not necessarily. The conductive nature of graphite makes it a good candidate to trigger RMA hell from "not tech-savvy" people.

[@Alfalfa88888]

they should ship heatsinks made entirely out of that graphite material!

[@morpheas768]

So the heatsinks can mold and be squishy and not stand in 1 shape??

[@williamclay190]

ln this episode: Linus goes in dry

[@freusin]

I see they have reached awareness of their brand

[@Pringlesman]

Using these would be great for benchmarking cpu coolers. It gets rid of a variable.

[@fwicket]

Last May, I bought this and used it in an old iMac right after I saw this video. It works great. Easily trimmed to fit over the CPU and GPU and memory. No mess and improved its performance.

[@JesusMeza3]

*SOLID THERMAL PASTE*

[@madd5]

get out

[@lythnic5536]

Its not paste.... Thats kinda the point of using it.

[@xLithePanther]

whoosh

[@Roensmusic]

thank you Jesus

[@sandercohen5543]

Well, it only turned solid after 4:01

[@CKTDanny]

Looks very practical! I just can't help but think touching it with fingers would degrade the performance because of the oil, so it would always have to be applied with tweezers. Not a big deal, though

[@RagnarokLoW]

that's why they used pliers to apply the actual one they tested!

[@AdmiralXyes]

I imagine the average customer would not apply it with tweezers. I question whether the averave customer even owns tweezers.

[@pacoroto]

But they touched it before applying it...

[@BattlefrontMods]

Tweezers seem like a common household item... Perhaps its just a UK thing to always have tweezers (manicure set at least, if not man draw)

[@reiniervanzwieten7092]

oil is pretty heat conductive it wont help cuz of an extra layer but i dont think it will even show up on the tests tbh

[@okiph]

you used 30mmX30mm and it didn't cover the whole metal plate for better results try using the bigger version 40mmX40mm and upload it

[@WarPigstheHun]

@@snaplash 2 years on my laptop, 1 on my desktop and still going :)

[@BradWithAnM]

@@WarPigstheHun How's the performance vs say a factory applied thermal paste?

[@rekokovero9155]

@@WarPigstheHun should i use this these on my msi gs66 stealth?

[@WarPigstheHun]

@@rekokovero9155 idkwtf that is, but if its a cpu cooler then yes, hell yes. I haven't changed my cpu thermal pad ever since i put it in its great :)

[@hasansuwondo]

@@WarPigstheHun can you use it on gpu die?

[@appleml8013]

Been using this pad now on my 8700k for 7 months. No issues at all, absolutely love it

[@AAmxs]

How's the temp?

[@appleml8013]

@@AAmxs max ive seen is 74c and that was during gaming

[@AAmxs]

@@appleml8013 thanks man

[@stargazer1295]

AppleML Have you done a stress test with Aida64? Also what cooler are you using? 74c in gaming is way too high, I get that temperature when I’m rendering which normally is more load for the CPU than gaming. Unless you overclocked it, then 74c would be outstanding. I have the same processor, cooled with Noctua NH D15 + Arctic Silver 4. And when overclocked to 4.7 GHZ it gets to 85 degrees.

[@bixbabble3935]

Just for the sake of transparency no thermal paste (jump cut). 4:32

[@samurailv1]

ikr

[@RMJ1984]

That was hilarious!.

[@TheBPJo]

exactly what i was thinking :D

[@KatKitagawa]

TARAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thany3]

I like sake. Especially transparent sake.

[@SuzanneKowalski]

7:56 - "...you could actually have diarrhoea..."

[@GimmilFactory]

lol that pause.....

[@alexac404]

The verge is gonna be stocking up on this

[@user-dj8wy2sd7i]

4:40 Linus: “Oh you’ve finished first. Now I feel awkward.” Me: “That’s what she said!” 😂

[@archerman1]

I get the feeling that his employees are afraid of him

[@notoriousbig3k]

They are because he is a klutz Hes kinda like expected to blow the whole building with every one else him included

[@matthewallman1]

That's what I got out of it too, weird.

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

Well he IS their boss...

[@LeeRaldar]

He rules with a rod of iron.

[@Rowgue51]

To be fair though, this guy in particular seems really sheepish and reserved. It doesn't come across like fear, more like social awkwardness.

[@Slaxbox]

Graphite, huh? Time to do a shaved pencil test.

[@themattenthehat]

Hmm that would be an interesting video, I'd watch that. Maybe I should make that...

[@timetuner]

You can get graphite powder at the hardware store. Look for lock lubricant. There's a pretty good reason it probably wouldn't though. Thermal paste is fine particles of solid material that's great at conducting heat suspended in some kind of liquid that's pretty ok at it. Even if you smash the graphite into as fine a powder as you can and and mount the heat sink so tight it's just shy of breaking the motherboard, the liquid that your awesome conductive graphite is suspended in is plain old air.

[@rkan2]

I think one of the reasons it conducts so well in the longitudinal axis and is electrically conductive is that the carbon atoms are formed in a unidirectional way. Shaving a pencil would just produce a random mix of randomly oriented carbon molecules..

[@danniemck]

Not to mention this stuff is electrically conductive. Sneeze and it's all over your MB

[@rkan2]

@Daniel McKenzie: I doubt it will actually fry your motherboard everytime... And since most of the time when you are sneezing while putting this on you'd have the computer on. The takeaway is that it saves you from the cleanup.

[@lunaticheaven9446]

"After I tell you about..." Me skips 15 seacounds

[@Zx_on_1]

*seconds* lmao spell it right before you try to make a joke

[@ryder6860]

Sometimes his sponsors have good products so I would at least listen to some of it

[@666neoselen]

7:46 smiles because he knew he would drop something somewhere ^^

[@funboxentertainment1745]

The advantage of this _dry_ approach is that there is *no* *_liquid_* .

[@notoriousbig3k]

How can we turn it liqud

[@randomusername0x0]

notoriousbig3k melt it

[@louiethepitt]

and it is reusable

[@Levy_Wilson]

#aircooler master race

[@Anonymous-vh6kp]

Not really, because non-conductive liquid isn't really a problem, infact you can run your computer in a bucket of oil if you wanted to. The dry approach (in this case) is more dangerous because it's more conductive.

[@NikolaiHT]

Shit Luke’s gotten really skinny

[@RD-io6sm]

Where is luke? Did he leave?

[@alexanderchilvers1243]

Drew H Well technically yes, he now works for Floatplane Media which is technically a separate company.

[@constantcharpentier8947]

MrDrosophila Yep same!

[@karloskillzone]

Linus has just started "dry mounting" and still finishes first 😂

[@sdfsdf2205]

"Alex is a bad mount" -noted.

[@S3ANZ13]

Technically, it should be that Alex mounts poorly... not as funny though.

[@matthewcalifana488]

Always get the w - i - d - e - s - t pad you can find , mounts very nicely !

[@ciri151]

4:00 Linus is a no lube kinda guy confirmed.

[@Simplejackfade]

Linustechtips FUCKS

[@DarkAurora2002]

Linus is a power bottom confirmed

[@imender9219]

What the frick is vivaldi doing on a linus tech tips video

[@noneyabizz8337]

"I don't excite women" Cool story.

[@chrisb2564]

No condom kinda guy aswel with 2 children lmfao. Nah his family are amazing

[@razaelll]

I can't see any reasons why it should not be a next mainstream way of conducting heat away from CPUs. Easy to apply, pretty much foolproof (considering you are not an idiot who delids their CPU and puts the pad over the sensitive bits), buy once - use forever and it doesn't affect performance that much. They have been using thermal pads in cellphones for quite a while, but current ones suck, so I'm stoked to see these being used in the near future (I know Sony uses thermal compound instead of pads, but they could make the switch too)

[@kdoyle316]

razaelll I totally agree but it's probably quite a bit more expensive for them to use these than their bulk thermal paste. Also if they have to cut it to size in say a cellphone, how much would they lose in extra or poorly cut material. Also we'd have another case of ram shortage for our prescious graphite thermal pads X)

[@pr0xZen]

Kevin Doyle if you need custom sizes in large quantities, you make them that size. Or cut from larger sheets. Graphite is also quite reasonable to recycle. And very efficient, when all the scrap has the same composition like in this scenario.

[@kdoyle316]

pr0xZen yes good point and I understand that most manufacturers will do this, I was speaking from only the point of a manufacturer buying from IC who isn't obligated to custom make graphite pads. I understand it's probably really easy to custom make them but I am wondering about the overall production cost of making graphite pads vs large quantities of the basic thermal paste that most manufacturers use.

[@razaelll]

Thing is, most cellphone manufacturers already put thermal pads in their devices, It's just the matter of making them from different material (in this case, graphite). My point was, current thermal pads are not that great. They look like compressed chewing gum lol

[@kdoyle316]

razaelll true, I was just trying to point out that manufacturers are trying to make the most money and if they can just use something that they've been using that may be cheaper or even cost the same, then they'll probably stick with that since they can either save a few cents per device or at least not have to change suppliers or infastructure assuming performance isn't vastly affected by their current chewing gum lol.

[@jimmyleblanc5372]

I have had one of these running in my ryzen 5 system for around 6 months and I'm still loving it. If I ever have to take my system apart for any reason I dont have to deal with any mess and I never have to feel like I'm wasting thermal paste.

[@burningburgerx4023]

1:44 The world best unboxing you'll ever see!!

[@K3NnY_G]

Try Threadripper with paste, just one pad, then cut them to the best fit you can come up with and compare.

[@RamonInNZ]

There is a 40 x 40 pad BUT also a 70 x 70 from Panasonic: www.amazon.com/PANASONIC-INDUSTRIAL-EYG-T7070A20A-Thickness-Interface/dp/B0748LLJP4/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525069320&sr=8-3-fkmr1&keywords=IC+Graphite+thermal+pad

[@Cheesyxable]

That's a soft 2mm thick pad dude

[@lunnpakora]

2 mm Thickness?

[@kobrapromotions]

Try Arsylid, they make a similar product And also alot larger.

[@kobrapromotions]

Still performs higher than thermal paste though

[@mustafaahmed3693]

4:00 LinusSexTips

[@oogagaming69]

Mustafa Ahmed true

[@doesitmatter]

4:40

[@jester0075]

keep the likes at 69... you know why.. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@nealboonyarit5212]

LinusSexTits

[@Instealer21]

2:42

[@modrows11]

Great product and product testing video. I used this on my new gaming PC I just built in May 2019. (Ryzen 2700 idles at 34 and heats up to around 58 with Prime95 running). Then I bought a 2nd pad when I installed a larger CPU cooler on a prebuilt Lenovo I'm improving for my wife. (Web and office use - removed dust, moved OS to SSD, added 2 case fans and installed larger CPU cooler onto an A10 7800).

[@jonashediger182]

3:19 I felt so bad for him when Linus saud why di I even Employee these people.

[@fwicket]

I absolutely love this I used it on my old, early 2008, 24” iMac’s CPU and GPU/memory. It drastically improved the performance. I cut the pads to the shape of the components, along with micro dots of paste to prevent shifting during heat sink re-install. If you want to avoid the messy paste, I highly recommend the thermal pads.

[@marthulu6220]

"You finished first, now I feel akward" That's What she said

[@Triumph263]

His poor wife, he mounts dry and finishes first. Sad.

[@nopenope7184]

at least it feels natural to him

[@KiR_3d]

unexpected coming-Freud-out? )

[@3ET0R0v914]

I've used it for almost 3 years in my build and reused it with a new aio cooler like a year ago.. never had any issues with it..

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

THANK YOU LINUS... I'm sold. I've been pondering these for a few days on eBay now and you've helped me decide, So I hit the Amazon link and BOOM should be here tomorrow. thank you once again for your very in-depth product review. you're my favorite KZbinr you know. next to barneculese or how ever you spell his name lol thanks again Linus you rock. 🤘😁🤘 UPDATE so i got it and installed it and now my PC runs around 30-35 c at idle vs 45-50 AND my PC didn't cut off on the 2nd pass when running auto tune in the AMD overdrive tab in Catalyst, it made it 3 passes then I put in a beefier stock cpu cooler, "Wish I had a 120 watt wraith" and it survived at 3 1/2 pass then. won't go any further until I get a wraith and hope I can get it to 5ghz as I seen others do, but so far it's at 3.9 instead of 3.4 even if i just get it to 4.5 I'll be happy 😁 rig MB ASUS M5A97LE R2.O CPU AMD FX 6300 GPU ATI FirePro V8750 (FireGL) RAM Corsair Vengeance PC3-12800 (16GB DDR3) CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 STORAGE BOOT DRIVE C: ADATA ULTIMATE SU800 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3D NAND SSD SECONDARY "SCRATCH" DRIVE D: ADATA ULTIMATE SU650 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3D NAND SSD

[@illy984]

dude, c'mon, you can't list those specs in mid-2019 and be talking about trying to OC more in the near future. your rig is scrap metal. there are enthusiasts in their 20s who have never even heard of those parts. with the ryzen 3600 at just $200, your fossil needs to be in a museum. 😂

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

@@illy984 Bro I Found this thing at the dumpster took it home replaced the CPU with the same model because the old one had a broken pin and I was excited to see what it can do and I AM IMPRESSED! I have never had a PC that does so good, Right now I am NOW Running 2 AMD FirePro V5900 GPU's my ram is incredible 16.0 GB total available 15.9 GD WHAAAT!!! I mean look its not the newest thing out here homie but I mean I can LITERALLY!!! with no hiccups have 30 tabs open, live streaming, with my Virtual DJ AND OBS while having KZbin play and Fiddling with PhotoShop and Illustrator on 4 screens (still got 2 DP outputs available) back and forth on facebook and all sorts of stuff practically all at the same time and uuuuuh! it never goes over 38c it's hovering right now while I'm doing nothing but writing this to you CAUSE YOU THINK YOU SO COOL WITH YOUR RYZEN!!! But Hey WOOHOO! Look at you go, But can your rig be as cool as mine knowing I've never had something so good in my life and am proud to talk about it even to dick heads like you. Ya Troll, Have a nice day and theres my 2 cents (Yeah Jay Reference as my name is Jay and I like his channel too LOL)

[@CoquiAudio]

Linus keep that guy he is so cool as that thermal pad awesome

[@SamNasab]

Your comment makes no sense.

[@CoquiAudio]

your comment make no sense either one video channel guy

[@SamNasab]

Ah! Fixed it I see?

[@CoquiAudio]

fix what ? Mr. one video channel if you are a troll then stop replay back and I'll stop I might not have the best grammar in the world but at least I respect the comment of all viewers here if you think you are better correcting people I suggest to stop doing that

[@CoquiAudio]

you too two subscribers guy xD

[@GimmilFactory]

*Goes to buy one* *Currently Unavailable* Yeah...Thanks, Linus, for showing us something we cannot get a hold of.

[@patton1602]

We must obtain the unobtainum

[@beyond305]

thermal pads have been around for years

[@GimmilFactory]

And your point? Of course, they have been. This isn't a standard "thermal pad" in the slightest. Why are you even replying to my comment with this nonsense?

[@patton1602]

I'd like to order one industrial thermal padding, please. Wait a minute, It is too big and fluffy and it retains heat instead of transferring it.

[@brandonhlm2780]

500k people have seen this video and you think they would have enough to go around? a new cooling solution thats just come off the production line and you think they just stack that shit?

[@pctrashtalk2069]

I got some of Panasonic carbon thermal pad material Digikey # P14965-ND THERM PAD 180MMX115MM W/ADH GRAY 0.0008" (0.020mm) The thinner the carbon pad the 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 and has a slight adhesive so it stays in place. You can peel it off to reposition if you need to. I could not see any difference in the cpu temperatures after application. One sheet is 4.5" X 8" so you can do a good number of cpu's with one sheet.

[@bvesunsun2324]

8:30 “up until now at least in the thermal space, we haven't really seen anything” IC Diamond: Am I a joke to you?

[@allenqueen]

I'd buy the shit out of this. Taking pasty stuff close to electronics makes me feel wonky. No need to apply/wipe.

[@freusin]

will u also buy shit ?

[@MrTeknown]

I just bought some noctua paste today to change my 2 years and half 5820k - nzxt kraken x61. I don't know if I shall make some tests with before and after cause I am lazy, but I will do it to see the difference between the old and the new. I cannot even remember if I used the noctua paste or the one that came with the kraken kit.

[@kobrapromotions]

Try Arsylid, they make a similar product

[@kobrapromotions]

www.aliexpress.com/item/ARSYLID-70-150-0-025mm-High-thermal-conductivity-material-Phone-shell-thermal-graphite-CPU-GPU-artificial/32838781195.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.R1Lo3s

[@spencerc3577]

Id buy too. Thermal paste is annoying when trouble shooting a not working PC.

[@cmdrblahdee]

So... why not have this permanently attached to the heatsink? Less steps and fuss.

[@zazuch]

In what way would you permanently attach it that wouldnt affect its thermal properties?

[@FoodOnCrack]

you would need to glue it?

[@graaphics2119]

FoodOnCrack flextape

[@warhai803]

can I glue it to the heatsink with thermal paste and get the same exact thermals if not better on the 9900k as the I C diamond?

[@SgtLion]

@@zazuch Huh? You attach it on the sides, fucking duh.

[@ahbalone]

Their urge to mount was palpable.

[@DjJeffopolis]

I love that the music stopped when he dropped the screwdriver

[@delayed_control]

I like how it's immediately obvious Linus is about to do ads before he even opens his mouth...

[@vinylmodsmanitoba]

Its because of that kicked puppy dog look he gets on his face just before he does.

[@matthewramada922]

I also like how they're exactly 10 second long on every video, so the 10 second skip in mobile viewers means I never have to listen to them.

[@EadgarLopez]

ahahah good one!

[@Tony_Goat]

@@matthewramada922 Desktop viewers too, just press "L" while it's playing.

[@RamadaArtist]

@@Tony_Goat Yeah, or apparently the left and right arrow key buttons work the same way as the "double tap" skip. I guess I just never thought to try it on a computer until I got in the habit from using the feature on mobile devices.

[@dragancrnogorac3851]

Do we have EUREKA moment here? This looks like the best thing out there for any average Joe in this world

[@kubeek]

3:40 nope, thats not how it works. That´s not how any of it works. 35W/m.K means, that if you got a cube 1x1x1m, and have a heat flow of 35W the temperature difference between one face and the opposite will be 1K aka 1°C.

[@gypsyzz]

That seems a bit convoluted, since you usually have the temperature difference first, then asks about how much energy can be transferred per unit time. So my slightly different definition is that if you got a cube 1x1x1m, and have temperature difference between the sides 1K aka 1°C, you can transfer 35W of power away from the hotter side.

[@kubeek]

@@gypsyzz yes, that is another way of looking at it, just like the different sides of R=V/I, depends what you have and what you are solving for. In actual design you know how many watts you need to get rid off, and what maximum temperature your cpu can allow, therefore what is the temparature difference cpu to ambient. From that (and thermal resistance of your heatsink) you get the required max thermal resistance cpu to heatskink, in K/W. Now you know the size of the contact area and the thickness of the thermal pad, which lets you determine what minimal thermal resistivity of the bulk material you need. If you know ohms law, then this is the same. Temparature drop is power "flowing through" times thermal resistance.

[@gypsyzz]

@@kubeek Thanks for pointing it out. I forgot about the TDP of CPUs are already specified, that makes more sense to calculate it your way.

[@Ray102386]

I have a pair of these in an R710 X5680, X3550 M5 Xeon E5-5680 v3 and R7910 with Xeon E5-5680 v4. None of them have missed a beat. I use the 40x40mm sized IC Graphite Thermal pads.

[@Glyn-Leine]

what if you use them on a gpu?

[@frankie2290]

Ty Rymer the results might shock you! (Literally).. or even burn you? Hmm

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

With the 2d axis thermal transfer rate on this thing it'll probably be amazing for vapour chamber style coolers!

[@Xerazal]

Well they did say it's conductive, which usually you wouldn't wanna use on gpus. But I've seen people use liquid metal on gpus, which is very conductive. They take huge precautions to make sure it doesn't get on other chips. Hypothetically because this is a pad not a liquid, it'd be perfect for GPUs given that the cooler is mounted properly and tightly so the pad doesn't shift around and if it's cut to the exact size of the die.

[@CossackHD]

GPUs have some SMDs around the die so you don't want to short them with graphite.

[@HillBillyBrown]

It's not going to short anything out if you cut it to the size of the die. It would work very well.

[@facebag666]

just apply this as a coating to the base of the heatsink in the factory.

[@BrainSeepsOut]

That's not how it works. Besides would you rather a reusable material like this to forever be stuck to the heatsink or just own it and use it wherever you need? Innovation Cooling don't just make enthusiast PC builder products.

[@DMan-ud6bt]

Innovation Cooling could, in fact, cut a deal with the likes of Intel or AMD for their product to essentially be included with every chip, or it could just remain a product to be purchased directly by the consumer. I'd personally prefer the latter.

[@prithvishetty6938]

The thermal paste companies will put pressure on them not to do it

[@luiseatoll6368]

I don't see how they wouldn't benefit from that tech. I can see Innovation Cooling owning the patent and just share the tech with those companies while selling their wares online. It's a compromise for the market and may be better for us consumers as we will find more options at the store than glorified brands.

[@prithvishetty6938]

Luise Atoll people spend 100's of $ on thermal pastes if the cooler companies apply this and sell the thermal paste companies will go bankrupt, if the companies like Intel and amd start putting good paste on their CPUs and sell them the thermal paste companies will go bankrupt.its a conspiracy to make you spend money

[@jimmypadua1084]

I'm in chemical engineering learning about heat transfer and thermal conductivity, first time i've encountered it outside school.

[@ytrew9717]

I just bought the phase changing material "PTM7950" from Honeywell (become liquid at 60°C) nearly as good as liquid metal (and it last forever)

[@777anarchist]

Thing is called Pyrolytic Graphite Sheet. You can get them in larger sizes on digikey, mouser...

[@Raven1024]

That is interesting...I wonder if there are any differences at all in the formula for this.

[@SirSicCrusader]

If I consume it, will that mean I will always be...Cool? Ill let myself out...

[@Henk14789]

You can ingest any thermal paste if you want to be cool.

[@sarrasmith2508]

I would strongly suggest you stay away from the cheap tub. You'll be cool, but not cool enough.

[@adamsrealm]

You’ll definitely be cold. Stone *dead* cold that is.

[@SirSicCrusader]

Yes, but with this, it'll be permanent... o.o

[@krassergamerLP]

Linus needs to pin this

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

I love how at the time they didn’t think that the company could produce a bigger size for a thread ripper. Or they just completely went past that to use two side by side lol.

[@Behemoth33]

Hey Linus, I've designed my own thermal paste made out of super fine pure Graphite powder. I'll share my results as soon as I get my rig up and running again, thermal pads are not a bad choice, but won't be as effective as thermal paste and/or liquid metal as it doesnt fill up the minor machine marks and imperfections on the block or CPU. According to some research graphite can be up to 1950W/mK. It scales just under diamonds heat conductivity. My thermal graphite paste is up to 0.399 ųm or 0.000399mm and with a compound that doesnt dry out/or get hard with time. Will test it out on a basic entry level 3770(non-k) to see the results

[@theshyboy]

I can't tell if you're joking or serious.

[@Behemoth33]

Sorry for the late response, I am serious, so far didn't have any problems yet, temps running cooler Want to test it for a month to see if it dries up or anything like that

[@RuinedBlackCat]

2:42 Everytime Linus Tech uploads another video............

[@CMDRSweeper]

Well, send them to Intel, so they can stop using their toothpaste that they are so in love with and get something proper on there since they have forgotten how to solder :D

[@SweetsourGamer]

Well that was one of the quickest purchases I've ever made, lol. So excited to not have to deal with thermal paste for my rig!

[@quentinbradford8127]

How many innuendos can Linbus fit in to (innuendo and pun intended) one video? LMAO!!!

[@AlliKatUwU]

Could you delid a cpu and use the carbon pad instead of what intel uses and see if it’s better?

[@tommihommi1]

just using liquid metal is much better, since the layer is thinner and the conductivity is better. It doesn't move and is sealed, so there is no reason not to use LM for that.

[@AlliKatUwU]

tommihommi1 I know. I’ve head it’s the best around but as an experiment I’d like to know if this pad is better then what the cpu comes with.

[@tommihommi1]

Of course it's better than what comes with the CPU, even the shitty ic diamond is. It's just that when you're delidding, it's a waste of effort to use anything else than LM (also LM is cheaper than this)

[@matzibeater]

It would still be interesting to see how this pad performs as TIM replacement. The general assumption is that Intel uses its horrible TIM because it does not degrade too much over time, as would be the case with many higher-performing pastes. Depending on the price of these pads there should be no excuse for Intel to continue with that bullshit. Using such a pad it would also be possible to improve CPUs in moving environments, which is not recomended with liquid metal. So it could be a good option to improve cooling in laptops as well.

[@dennispremoli7950]

no cause the pad is electrically conductive

[@DavidRamgobin]

The biggest win with this is that there's no way to find it on your fingers after using it.

[@Physics072]

I've heard they slide around easily and they conduct electricity. Meaning if they slide off during installation and you don't see it = shorted out fried board.

[@Mr_Elevation]

7:40 .... you're welcome lmao great video all around!

[@TheLargedwarf]

W/mK is a measure of how much heat energy (Watts) gets transmitted across one meter of material for every degree (Kelvin) difference in the end temperature. If that material is 9 times better than the paste then that's only good provided it's less than 9 times thicker.

[@joechief2456]

+Andrew Louw It can be a bit thicker than [9x] thermal paste and still be better, since it's application is more consistent, reusable, and they're comparing it to ideal paste that is more likely to expire over time rather than lower conductivity longer lifespan pastes. Of course that's ignoring its ability to fill the defects that TIM is meant for, it might not make as good contact on each surface, which would reduce it's conductivity a bit further.

[@BothHands1]

ty for the explanation of the Kelvin part. I was having a hard time understanding how the third variable fit in :P It seems it must be almost exactly 9 times thicker then, because the temps were about the same. Either that, or maybe the bottle neck is just how quickly the heat transfers from the base of the actual heatsink to the fins. Either way, it's certainly a lot more convenient.

[@animered1986]

@Joe Chief Sounds like a good reason to do like we used to a few years ago Lathing, Sanding, Smoothing the CPU and cooling block again. So do you think smoothing would help it work better.???

[@xaytana]

Smoothing sounds counter intuitive since you usually want more surface area for heat transmission. But I guess since this is a flat, solid material, smoothing would have a better application as it can't get into surface grooves. I wonder if this can ever be adapted into a paste with the same performance, then it'd be the best product on the market, theoretically.

[@morpheas768]

I would still use thermal paste for Direct Touch Heatpipes coolers. The reason for this is that this pad cant really fill in the gaps like paste can.

[@sudhelm]

Actually the first nice thing a person can actually buy without being a millionare😂

[@vibr031]

2:41 "oh im coming im coming oh shit!!" LOL

[@SegmentW]

The fuckin innuendos in this video is amazing.

[@anchorbait6662]

Linus: "you finished first, now I feel awkward" The only reason you have to feel awkward is from saying that that to an employee.

[@tomwes8390]

Anchor Bait if was a female employee the media would be all over him

[@uss-dh7909]

Oh my god, I didn't get that while watching the video (thinking linus would be faster at ... screwing) but now in that context... All inuuenedo, smh.

[@anchorbait6662]

USS-DH naughty Linus.. Bad! Bad! Haha

[@DoomRater]

"Why do I even employ these people." Linus... you know EXACTLY why you employ these people. To make you feel even more special than you actually are. Especially since you just burned your fingers torching a thermal conductor!

[@m.Xander_562]

DoomRater crude humor..... He knows he's not really a dick .. You can tell because of channel superfun

[@Henrix1998]

And dropped a screwdriver

[@notbrandonion]

Well the main requirements to work for Linus is to 1. Be on the Aspergers scale and 2. *social anxiety*

[@Blittsplitt5]

Chef B InDaHouse Doesn't that describe every tech review channel ever basically?

[@notbrandonion]

Guy Lloyd the difference with Linus tech is that they also have to wear shirts one size too small for their body.

[@jodokast06]

I miss the old days of actual product testing, instead of the new buy what they pay me to test.

[@evanbarlow5534]

this may get lost, but; after watching this 6ish years ago my xbox one s developed fan issues. i had to crack it open and during I found the heatsink to be damaged and ended up ordering a new one and replacing it - I opted to use one of these IC Graphite pads instead of paste, since i figured it would be a good replacement, and one that required little to no servicing. to mount i applied a MICRODOT of paste to keep it on the die while the heatsink was mounted. i do not have a way to test temps, but the system works as well as it should, and (in theory) will not need servicing again. TL:DR: 6 years of use on an Xbox One S yields positive results. will use anytime I can.

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

Linus: Alex is a bad mount. Me: takes one to know one

[@gwyn.]

Ha! GAYYYYYYYYYYY

[@VladsyourDad]

Ha! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[@MmeHyraelle]

Alex is bad as a dry mount*

[@ariaa8362]

I want to see more of this: 1- delid a cpu with this 2- Don't re-apply IHS after deliding

[@AaronGoodrich77]

Why would you do that?

[@Exponaut_R-01]

I remember there being an issue with applying coolers directly without the IHS

[@Kire486]

Good way to crack the CPU die

[@AaronGoodrich77]

Word.

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

This is a great solution but if the surfaces are not perfectly flat(lapping) and the surface isn’t completely covered it could suffer in performance. I feel like this definitely could have been an issue in the tests they ran.

[@joenodden]

For anyone looking to buy this, just make sure you clean every last bit of leftover thermal paste off the heatsink and CPU, otherwise it creates an uneven surface and kills temps. I used this with an i5 3570s, (just as a test, totally not me being lazy or anything) and I didn't perfectly clean off all the thermal paste, so the temperatures were easily hitting 100°c. I did not care. It took me 8 hours to get that damn CPU working (part of the issue was the leftover thermal paste, part was the bios I thought was updated for ivy bridge) so I just dealt with it for 8 months until I decided to get an i7 3770. Only then did I discover what a difference cleaning all the thermal paste off makes.