Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
PC Gamer
PC Gamer
Jess Kinghorn

Noctua aims to effectively banish thermal paste horror stories and gooped-up CPU sockets

The NT-CP1 AM5/4, a cooling pad made by Carbice, is seen applied to a CPU as an alternative to thermal paste.

Noctua has announced a long-term partnership with Carbice, "a U.S.-based expert in vertically-aligned carbon nanotube thermal interface materials." Noctua revealed during this year's Computex that it will become the exclusive retail distributor of Carbice's carbon nanotube thermal pads.

A dedicated cooling pad for AMD Ryzen processors, the NT-CP1 AM5/4, will be the first Carbice product available to buy from Noctua from September 2026. The Austrian cooling company will also collaborate with Carbice on "future product development" as well. This strategic partnership is what Noctua were teasing last week, rather than a hairy fan as Jacob theorised.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.