(PR) Noctua Introduces NT-CP1 Carbice Carbon Nanotube Thermal Pad for AM5

Noctua today introduced the new NT-CP1 AM5/4 carbon nanotube thermal pad for AMD AM5 and AM4 processors. Leveraging Carbice's novel, space-grade carbon nanotube technology, the NT-CP1 is a premium-quality, easy-to-apply thermal pad that offers superior long-term stability for peace of mind. While thermal pastes and most other thermal pads gradually lose performance over time due to pump-out, delamination, cracking and other degradation effects, Carbice pads keep improving their performance over the first few hundred to a few thousand thermal cycles. This is possible thanks to the pad's robust mechanics, phase-change polymer coating and carbon nanotubes that incrementally conform to surface microstructures, enhancing the heat transfer rate with time and thermal cycling. Once this initial activation phase is completed, the NT-CP1 maintains stable, maintenance-free performance for years and years. As such, it is ideal for everyone who seeks to rule out thermal issues due to degradation and never wants to bother with reapply paste again.

Unlike other carbon or graphite-based thermal pads that can be brittle, slippery and highly electrically conductive, Carbice pads are sturdy, safe and easy to install using a straightforward "peel, press, peel" process. The NT-CP1's aluminium backbone makes it surprisingly robust and easy to remove. The slightly tacky polymer coating helps to keep the pad in place once pressed onto the CPU and ensures that the contact surfaces are electrically non-conductive before usage unless the polymer layer is penetrated. Read full story