Noctua’s NT-CP1 Carbon Nanotube Thermal Pad Is Finally Here for AM5 and AM4, and It Costs $24.95

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Two months after its original September target came and went, the carbon nanotube thermal pad we first covered back at Computex is finally something you can buy. If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to never repaste a Ryzen chip again, this is the product. Noctua today launched the NT-CP1 AM5/4, the first retail product […]

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The only issue I have with it is that it's messy as heck to remove and not really reusable. Mainly meant for systems that will never see a CPU upgrade in their lifetimes.
 
Paste isn't really reusable either though... and at best you average consumer is going to see what, one CPU upgrade on a socket?

I could see smaller custom houses loving these things if they provide single-install longevity over paste.
 
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