Thermalright released a new type of thermal pad aimed at taking all the hassle out of applying thermal paste to a CPU. Rather than a tube of paste, Heilos is a 0.2mm-thick pad of thermal compound that ...

No, there's not a typo in the headline—that's how Thermalright spelled it. Despite the sun iconography on the packaging and despite the obvious parallels with the sun and heat, Thermalright's new ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. If you're fed up with thermal paste when it comes to CPU cooling (and who isn't?), there's an intriguing new alternative - a carbon nanotube-based pad, and ...

Noctua has announced a long-term partnership with Carbice, "a U.S.-based expert in vertically-aligned carbon nanotube thermal interface materials." Noctua revealed during this year's Computex that it ...

In context: Applying thermal paste can be one of the most delicate parts of building and customizing a PC. It's somewhat easy to make mistakes, and builders have been arguing over the best methods for ...

TL;DR: Thermal paste and pads both have their merits for cooling hot-running components like CPUs and GPUs. While quality thermal paste can effectively fill air gaps for optimal heat transfer when ...

For years the PC building community has argued over the correct method of applying thermal paste. Some parties insist on using a pea-sized dot, while others favor a more elaborate application with ...