Noctua announced a partnership with Carbice to enter the growing CPU thermal pad market. The well-known brown fan company will be the exclusive reseller of its new partner’s carbon nanotube-based products in the domestic PC component segment.
The first thermal pad to hit stores with the Noctua seal of approval will be the NT-CP1 AM5/4. As the name makes obvious, the product is aimed at Ryzen processors, in AM4 or AM5 sockets.
Carbice’s solution uses microscopic carbon tubes to create a small “mat” that goes over the CPU’s IHS (lid), replacing thermal paste as the thermal interface. Using an aluminum structure between flexible nanotubes, the NT-CP1 conforms to the surface of the processor, accessing the microscopic gaps that may appear in the metal.
In addition to promising better efficiency, the main attraction of thermal pads is their longevity. Thermal paste dries out over time and must be changed every three to five years, while the thermal pad is designed to last much longer. Noctua is showing the NT-CP1 at Computex 2026 and plans to begin selling it to consumers in September.
New Noctua partner also appears in the return of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D
The partnership between Noctua and Carbice focuses on the domestic segment, as the manufacturer of cooling solutions with carbon nanotubes already operates making thermal pads for the aerospace industry and already assembled PCs.
But those interested in thermal mats who are also planning to take advantage of the return of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D won’t have to wait until September to have one. As part of its special anniversary edition AM4 CPU, AMD included a Carbice Ice Pad in the component box, which acts in a similar way to the NT-CP1.
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Meanwhile, Intel CPU users were left out, but this may change in the future. As part of the agreement, Noctua says it will participate in the development of future thermal pads, which could expand its variety of models in the DIY segment.
Via: Tom’s Hardware
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