Graphite Thermal Pad – Permanent Replacement for Thermal Paste/Grease (30 X 30 mm)

Works extremely well, the 40x40mm size is perfect for AMD AM4 processors. Since it's not a paste, there is no worry of it drying out over time, and it transmits heat to the Heatsink very well. And the fact that you no longer need to clean up Thermal paste if you need to remount a cooler or change CPU's is a godsend.The pads are easy to apply, make sure the CPU IHS surface is clean and dry. Place the pad on top using a pair of flat tweezers. And then, mount the CPU cooler, using the same tightening procedure you would for paste.. I recommend having any backplate or bracket changes done before applying the pad.The fact that this is a 2-pack adds quite a bit of value, as similar products cost the same amount or more for a single pad.

Amazing product for transferring heat from one source to another. I am running this in 2 computers and the results have been amazing. One of the PC's is a i9 14900k @ 6ghz and it keeps the temperatures under 80c under a heavy load and idles @ 30c while air cooled with a Corsair air cooler. I've used this for weeks before making the review. Going forward, all pc's I build for anyone I care about will use these. I have reapplied this to the same cpu with a different cooler and the process was simple as it doesn't adhere to any surface. You just pick it up and re use it like it was new. This product is conductive so its of dire importance to make sure that it doesn't move during installation or touch any other components.

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900XTCooler: NZXT X63 KrakenI at first tried with the stock thermal paste that came on the AIO (I went through 2 different coolers by this point because of the issues I was having with temps, found out now, it wasn't the cooler!!)... so I was not happy with the temps... I switched to using Mastergel Maker (not a cheap paste) and was not happy with the results I was getting. Temperatures were fluctuating oddly, I thought maybe something was wrong with my CPU, or bad mount, cooler sucked? (this happened both with stock paste and Mastergel Maker and can say it did make a LITTLE bit of a difference, not by much)... so I did some testing and tried different methods of applying the thermal paste and different mounting pressures... was almost running out of the paste, so I ordered this thermal pad.I have now had this thermal pad (40mm X 40mm) on for 2 days. I have done some testing... shared a picture, the max temp is after a Cinebench R20 benchmark.. 57.6c!!!! What??? Roughly around 32c at "idle" with multiple programs running in the background including.... Steam, a couple Google Chrome windows open (including this one currently while typing and another with a YouTube video running), Discord, ROG GPU Tweak II, NZXT CAM, Open Hardware Monitor, and on 3 different monitors at once, all programs with hardware acceleration off (so not using GPU to render said programs) I have also seen lower, around 27c with all programs closed, could go lower I'm sure of it with the fans on my radiator turned up, just no reason to. I am happy with 32c with all of these programs running. I am sure if I turned on hardware acceleration, it would be even lower temps because it would move the grunt of the load over to the GPU. (Yes I know even with hardware acceleration off, it still uses SOME GPU, but is mostly software rendered, which is using the CPU)Lol... okay this is way to long... long story short. DO IT. Don't listen to the haters, this is a legit review. These results are real. I was so worried about my new PC build until now. I thought I was doing something wrong. This thermal pad is amazing.Also, have not tested with 2 yet... might still do that... but have no reason to honestly! I am VERY satisfied with the results. Oh and also, I ordered on the 23rd, got it on the 26th. That is pretty fast. I also ordered late at night, so maybe it could have got here quicker?I saw some of the reviews with messed up thermal pads. I can say, mine arrived perfectly fine. No damage at all. I ordered the 2-pack 40mm X 40mm... MAKE SURE YOU GET THE SIZE FOR YOUR CPU!! Ryzen 3000 series NEEDS 40mm X 40mm. It does hang over a little 1mm-2mm maybe? (VERY LITTLE and you could trim it if you are going to be a perfectionist, I usually am, but I didn't trim it) the 30x30 will be too small... and yes it does slide around on you, but be patient and just make sure it stays in place. Do check, because it could short something out. With my motherboard, I'm really not worried about it as there aren't really any components near the socket, and it stayed in place for me pretty easily, the pad became a little concave, so I flipped it so the curvature was pointing up, as if it is hugging the CPU. Anyways, just wanted to leave a legit review with true experience.Totally worth it. Very satisfied. Okay, I'm done. Good luck fellow gamers and creators!! This is what you were looking for, I promise. OH, and yes I am overclocking, obviously from the screen shot.

Ive been using this on the cpu (i5 11600k) for 2 weeks now, its been working good, the temp increased 3C on idle, under load it stays the same temp as thermal paste (Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut) so for the feature of reusability and not dealing with thermal paste again (cleaning it and repasting) im perfectly fine with those temps.Now for the gpu (the reason the review is 4 stars), the experience was actually bad, my gpu is an old GTX 1080 ti FE (i have it undervolted and limited on temp at 80C) my temps on idle with the kryonaut paste are around 37~42C and under load with a heavy game stays mostly at 80C sometimes spiking at 82~84C.When i installed the graphite thermal pad idle temps were the same around 37~42C but under load if it wasnt for the temp limit and the undervolt on msi afterburner easily the gpu would reach 90C or worse. I only used for 3 days and playing not so heavy graphics games like rocket league waiting for a miracle on that graphite pad but it didnt cool down the gpu so i went back to the kryonaut paste.The reason i decided to try this graphite pad on the gpu mainly was because the kryonaut paste i got it doesnt have long lasting durability, on the gpu after 2 months the temps slowly rise 2~3C after 6 months the temps are at the limit 80C and the paste is dry by that time.