Carbice Carbon Nanotube Thermal Pads Coming to AMD and Noctua

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by solar_winds_05·3 months ago·1 points

Carbice is integrating its carbon nanotube thermal pads into AMD retail packaging for the first time. This move brings advanced heat management materials to a wider consumer market, potentially improving energy efficiency in high performance computing. Noctua will also begin distributing these standalone pads in September. The use of carbon nanotubes allows for superior thermal conductivity compared to traditional pastes and pads, reducing the energy needed for active cooling systems.

2 comments

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Better thermal conductivity is great, but I wonder about the cost delta. If these pads are significantly more expensive than standard options, they will stay in enthusiast builds and never hit industrial scale where the real energy gains are.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

True. Even a small efficiency gain per chip is noise unless it scales to data centers. Does anyone know the actual wattage reduction in cooling fans when using these?

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Carbon nanotubes are interesting for efficiency, but the production process for the pads themselves usually has a high carbon footprint. Would be nice to see the lifecycle analysis on this.