Carbon Nanotube CPU Cooling
2 days ago
- #carbon nanotubes
- #CPU cooling
- #thermal interface material
- Carbice uses carbon nanotubes (CNT) on aluminum sheets as a thermal interface material, aiming to simplify heat transfer without traditional thermal paste.
- The Ice Pad for consumers is structured with CNT forests on both sides of an aluminum layer and a polymer coating that activates with heat, improving thermal conductivity over time.
- Testing shows the Ice Pad currently performs 4-8°C worse than high-end thermal pastes like Noctua NT-H2 and PTM7950 in initial tests but may improve with heat cycles.
- Carbice emphasizes ease of application and long-term stability, with no pump-out or dry-out, making it suitable for system integrators like CyberPowerPC.
- The Ice Pad is not designed for reuse; removal can damage CNT forests, though limited testing showed some reusability with minor performance changes.