Why not just use on of those replacement CPU frames from themallite or thermalgrizzly? They fit pretty snug around them , even the AMD and pretty much does the same thing as that piece of plastic... And you don't have to worry about it potentially melting on the CPU if it happens to overheat
There's no need for a CPU frame replacement on an AM5 socket which is already robust enough and won't bend like Intel LGA1700 sockets. The Noctua thermal guard is designed to withstand temperatures up to 130C, so it won't melt. AM5 processors are designed to not go over 95C for extended amounts of time.
@@little_fluffy_cloudsare you a bot? You're pointing out stuff that has nothing to do with OPs comment. OP is talk about thermal paste seeping over the sides, not about overheating nor bending.
@@painexotic3757yeah, I was also taking about the plastic frames for AM5 chips that are intended to prevent thermal paste seepage and I was pointing out the Noctua ones don’t melt. And in case it wasn’t obvious to you, no, I’m not a bot. Are you?
KryoSheet.. bit on the expensive side, but doesn't dry out or need replacing when handled properly. Highly recommend to builders who aren't confident with thermal paste application and plan to keep their CPU for a long time. Only issue with it is you need to handle it delicately. It can even be reused.
So, what are your thoughts on using the Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut or Kryosheet? I am using a Carbonaut on my i9-13900K and not having any issues, and no mess.
@@TheProvokedPrawn And the Carbonaut is reusable. The Kryosheet seems more fragile but with a better termal conductivity... Could be an interesting video comparaison with termal paste. ^^
@@TheProvokedPrawn I've been using the IC graphite pads (which TG copied) for about six years now, and the difference really only happens with extreme overclocking. With a decent overclock, and a good thermal paste, you're only going to see around a 4 - 5C difference at most on full stress test load (which you'll rarely be doing with most applications). It's only when you're going higher that it would really matter, but then you probably wouldn't want to bother with normal thermal compounds anyway. They seem to last indefinitely, and it also makes it easier to take off the heat sink for transportation purposes if you're using air, instead of liquid. The only downsides I can think of would be that depending on how good the contact with the bottom of the heat sink is, and whether or not it has any "micro valleys". You can also tear them depending on the heat sink type as well as with some AMD chips, and also some of them are electrically conductive, so you would want to be extra careful around a chip like the one in this video. Lastly, I think the hardest part of using them is simply keeping them in place, or at least across the entire surface area of the chip while you're actually mounting your heat sink or cold plate, because they love to shift around very easily.
Are you putting the thermal paste on plastic @2.33? What new fangled contraption is this Noctua kit? I thought the thermal paste had to be in direct contact with the CPU.lid.
@@Efoure4 i mean im personally running one with a 7950x3d it's perfectly okay when i was using thermal paste nothing ever got to the bottom of the cpu or inside the socket i since switched to ptm7950
While AMD and Intel fanboys fighting over who has the best CPU, for me the choice was always clear: no more Intel until they fixed those annoying plastic pins, AMD wins because screws. It's been the most important factor I pondered and now my next CPU will be Intel unless AMD fixes these stupid holes on the sides.
I use a Kryosheet on my 7600, as I only game, no issues whatsoever. I don’t do any CPU intensive tasks, so the CPU is never under a full all core workload.
Interesting. (F)or (Y)our (I)nformation as long as the paste isn't conductive then there is no worry about spillage. Who is gonna know if there is spillage anyways and since it's not seen - is it a real concern?
😅 I now keep watching till the end to see if the brutton outro gets changed lol and between me noticing it and you saying you need to redo it I've watched a video on you leaving your day job and committing everything to RU-vid. So at this point I'm thinking it's a deliberate tactic to make me watch till the end. + can you do the membership bit in the middle of the video?
this happened to me, thermal paste overflowed BUT not to the insides of the cpu but like the outer layers and like the green part, should the cpu be fine? it didnt get to the bottom either.
I would think the whole idea of that bit of plastic is to stop spreading thermal paste off the cpu. Once it’s spread, you remove it. Then add your cooler. That plastic could very well melt if your temps stay high for a long period of time.
Not likely, most thermal pastes aren’t electrically conductive. Those that are still aren’t very likely to cause any issues. So long as you don’t get any in the socket you should be fine.
Wondering if it was simply to stand out from previous CPU IHS. I can't stand it. I've always been able to clean up any previous CPU before pulling it from a motherboard. These AM5 cpu's are a PITA to fully clean. I buy those thermalright plates for $9 and sadly some compound still gets past them. ANd to make matters worse those contact plate somewhat stain and don't wipe clean like a CPU does.
That I don't know but the official advice from Noctua is to leave it in place, so I assume it's resistant or not enough heat reaches the edges to matter
If you only use as much paste as necessary, nothing will run down the side. Instead of spending money on such a frame, people should better learn to apply the paste properly, then they will save money rather than spending extra
Eh This is more so a product for the "I want it 100% covered" than the "just good nuff" crowd As shown, people are using these to spread the paste all over. And it's probably a God send for the Liquid Metal guys who actually have to worry about messing up with that stuff. Bout $10 for peace of mind on a CPU you will spend about $300-400 on. It's a drop in the bucket.
