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Thermal Paste

Paste is for joints that already touch: an IHS under a cold plate, a bare die under a heatsink. The layer only has to fill the microscopic roughness of two machined surfaces, which is why a gram goes a long way and why thickness is the enemy.

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  • $4.39 – $10.99
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Three interface materials, one job each. All three are in this catalog.
 Thermal padThermal pastePhase change
Gap it can fillFixed 0.5 – 3.0 mmMicroscopic only0.2 mm, self-levelling
Conductivity here12 – 15 W/mK3.8 – 8.5 W/mKPaste-class once melted
Goes onPeel and lay flatPea, line or spreadDrop in dry, heat once
Comes offIn one pieceWipe with alcoholScrape after cooling
ReusableUsually yesNoNo
Made forVRM blocks, VRAM, M.2 drivesCPU and GPU dies under a cold plateLaptops and set-and-forget builds

Read the interface guide