Carbice and Noctua Partner to Bring Advanced Thermal Pad Technology to DIY PC Builders
The maintenance-free carbon nanotube pad is designed to keep CPU temperatures stable and reduce reapplication needs as memory upgrades become more expensive.
- On Monday, June 1, 2026, AMD announced its relaunched 10th Anniversary Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip now ships with the Carbice Ice Pad, marking the first time consumers access advanced carbon nanotube cooling through a mainstream CPU provider.
- The Ice Pad uses vertically aligned carbon nanotubes as a maintenance-free, peel-and-stick alternative to traditional thermal paste, engineered to prevent performance drop-off and ensure consistent thermal efficiency throughout a system's lifetime.
- Noctua will exclusively distribute the Carbice IP90 thermal pads for DIY PC builders, bringing aerospace-grade carbon nanotube technology to individual consumers for the first time globally.
- Computex 2026 will showcase the NT-CP1 AM5/4 thermal pad at Noctua's booth from June 2nd to 5th, with retail availability beginning in September 2026 for AMD Ryzen AM5 and AM4 processors.
- This technology helps extend the life of existing PCs by maintaining performance, offering consumers an alternative to costly hardware upgrades as rising memory costs make system refreshes more expensive.
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AMD Bundles Carbice Ice Pad with Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D
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Tom's HardwareNoctua announces new thermal pad for AMD chips in partnership with Carbice — product will work with processors in AM5 and AM4 sockets
Noctua has entered the thermal pad market in partnership with thermal pad maker Carbice, featuring the new NT-CP1 designed for AM5 and AM4 Ryzen CPUs.
Noctua and the US company Carbice have announced a cooperation.
Noctua will work with Carbice in the future and bring a thermal pad for AMD Ryzen to the retail market. The NT-CP1 AM5/4 will be released in September 2026.
Noctua to sell Carbice IP90 Carbon Nanotube thermal pads for AMD Ryzen CPUs
Noctua’s NT-CP1 thermal pads claim to improve with use At Computex 2026, Carbice, the producer of carbon nanotube thermal interface materials (TIMs) has partnered with Noctua to sell its new IP90 thermal pads. These new thermal pads will become available in September as Noctua’s NT-CP1 AM5/4, which are validated for AMD AM4/AM5 CPUs. What’s special […] The post Noctua to sell Carbice IP90 Carbon Nanotube thermal pads for AMD Ryzen CPUs appeared …
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