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PC Gamer
Nick Evanson

If you've ever wondered if Japanese blossom-scented thermal paste in a weeb-inspired applicator is worth using, we have at long last the scientific answer to the greatest quandary of our time

Clock Work Tea Party Ultimate Ultra Violet Limited Edition thermal paste.

Sometimes in the world of PCs, a new product gets launched that's so niche, rare, or unusual that mere mortals never get a chance to see what the fuss is all about. One such example is from Japanese firm Clock Work Tea Party, which deems that what all PC gamers really want are scented thermal pastes. And thanks to the diligence of a well-known hardware tester, we now know whether CWTP's Ultimate Ultra Violet Limited Edition paste is actually any good or just a pile of (smelly) nonsense.

I'm honestly not making any of this up. Clock Work Tea Party (CWTP) is a Japanese firm that makes thermal interface materials (aka thermal paste) for CPUs and GPUs, that two features to make them stand out from the crowd. Firstly, the applicator has all the hallmarks of being a weeb-inspiration, and secondly, the majority of CWTP's pastes smell.

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