Testing & Methodology

So far I am extremely impressed by the thermal paste that Noctua has kindly provided me as a test sample. It is extremely easy to apply and they also gave me a rather large tube of it, although I'm sure it will be gone in no time. Let's get down to business, here is the hardware that I used to test the thermal paste.

• Core i7 920 @ 3.3GHz
• Cooler Master v10
• X58B-A Motherboard
• Antec 902 Gaming Case

Conclusion

Noctua did a wonderful job designing this thermal paste. It takes care of business better than Artic Silver 5, a long time crowd favorite, and really does a great job overall.

Pros:

• Easy to spread
• Quality
• Informative packaging
• Price: $8.99 @ Xoxide
• Outperformed AS5
  
• Great value
  

Cons:

• Somewhat limited availability