Tuesday, May 19th 2015
Arctic Starts Selling Thermal Pads You Cut to Shape
ARCTIC Thermal Pad bridges problem-free even large spaces. After multiple awards with its thermal pastes, ARCTIC is now offering thermal pads as well. As perfect gap filler the Thermal Pad provides an optimal heat transfer and bridges even large height differences and uneven surfaces.
Often it is troublesome to cool diverse components like memory chips, CPUs, MCUs, DSPs and other ICs densely packed. Different heights prevent a proper contact to the heatsink and thus make it useless. The thermal pad is perfect to close even large spaces completely. Due to its low hardness this silicon pad adapts ideally to uneven surfaces, also at low pressure and thus ensures the best possible heat dissipation. In the comparison test the Thermal Pad with its special filler and a high thermal conductivity can demonstrate its performance and leaves the competitors behind.
That's maximum performance at a minimum effort, since the installation of the Thermal Pad is child's play - perfect for beginners. It does not contain any metallic particles, is electrically isolating and not capacitive. The handling is safe as contact with any electrical trace would not result in damage of any sort.
QUICK FACTS Thermal Pad High Performance Gap Filler
Often it is troublesome to cool diverse components like memory chips, CPUs, MCUs, DSPs and other ICs densely packed. Different heights prevent a proper contact to the heatsink and thus make it useless. The thermal pad is perfect to close even large spaces completely. Due to its low hardness this silicon pad adapts ideally to uneven surfaces, also at low pressure and thus ensures the best possible heat dissipation. In the comparison test the Thermal Pad with its special filler and a high thermal conductivity can demonstrate its performance and leaves the competitors behind.
QUICK FACTS Thermal Pad High Performance Gap Filler
- Electrically non-conductive
- Thermal conductivity 6.0 W/mK
- Safe and easy handling
- Measures:
o 50 x 50 x 0,5 mm | x 1 mm | x 1.5 mm
o 145 x 145 x 0,5 mm | x 1 mm | x 1.5 mm
26 Comments on Arctic Starts Selling Thermal Pads You Cut to Shape
If the price is right it will be a viable alternative.
I fixed an eeepc with some thermal pads from an old gpu cooler I had laying around.
they are $8.99 on amazon at the moment.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00UYTTDO6/?tag=tec06d-20
www.performance-pcs.com/ek-thermal-pad-b-0-5mm-75x50mm.html
Even the PR said $4.99.
Also check out that 100 watt load test graph. It claims this pad outperforms even Prolimatech PK-1 thermal PASTE by 18 degrees! Must eb something very wrong with the graph as clearly that kind of result is too good to be true. What is going on there? :confused:
Supply and Demand, meet Money...:laugh:
84.9-66.8, 18 degrees? Does somebody need a refresher course? :laugh:
It is Clearly, CLEARLY, 18.1 Degrees!!:roll:
And why can't something be better than Prolimatech?:confused:
Rock on Arctic!!
And when someone comes out with an even better Thermal Pad, Rock on them, too!
:toast::lovetpu:
So no, I do not believe such results until I see some pretty darn good explanations.
www.arctic.ac/eu_en/thermal-pad.html
(it was apparently mistake between engineering & pr who did the website)