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Noctua Brings Space-Grade Carbon Nanotube Thermal Pad to AMD AM5 and AM4 Processors — Promises Years of Maintenance-Free Performance for $24.95

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Noctua says the NT-CP1 uses carbon nanotubes originally developed for aerospace applications, with the material gradually adapting to microscopic surface imperfections to improve heat transfer over repeated heating and cooling cycles.
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Noctua has officially announced the launch of its new NT-CP1 AM5/4. Interestingly, we are not facing a new thermal paste. Noctua launches a thermal pad based on carbon nanotubes that seeks to replace conventional thermal pastes. Developed in collaboration with the US company Carbice, this solution uses a technology originally designed The Noctua entry presents its alternative to thermal paste: carbon nanotubes that improve over time by 24.90 eur…

Noctua brings with the NT-CP1 AM5/4 its first thermal pad with carbon nanotubes from Carbice. It is only validated for AMD's socket AM4 and AM5 and should last ten years. Initially, however, it cools worse than fresh thermal paste.

The Noctua NT-CP1 is the first carbon nanotube thermal pad to be used by Noctua for AMD AM5 and AM4 processors. It replaces the thermal paste with a thin pre-cut pastille of 33 × 33 mm and 90 μm thick, which is presented in three gestures and which, according to the manufacturer, does not lose [...] The Noctua NT-CP1 article: the carbon nanotube thermal pad Carbice for AM5 that promises to no longer redo its paste appeared first on HardwareCooki…

Thermal paste loses its properties over time, requiring replacement. However, Austrians have a solution that solves this problem. Noctua has officially launched the NT-CP1 AM5/4, a thermal pad utilizing technology from the American company Carbice. Instead of applying paste to the processor, simply place the prepared material between its metal cover and the cooling base. The product measures 33 […] This Noctua article, featuring a new product, i…

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Cowcotland broke the news on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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