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Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Compound |
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Noctua's NT-H1 is a pro-grade TIM solution for enthusiasts who demand both exceptional performance and maximum ease of use: A hybrid compound of different micro-particles allows for minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease of use and outstanding long-term stability.
Features:
- Excellent performance: NT-H1 consists of a hybrid compound of different micro-particles, which has been specifically optimized for use in PC environments. Thanks to its extremely low thermal resistance as well as excellent pliability and spreadability, NT-H1 achieves outstanding results.
- Maximum ease of use & efficient dosage: As NT-H1 spreads very well under pressure, there's no need to smear it over the heat-spreader. This reduces both the consumption of paste and the time spent on the installation process: Put one drop of NT-H1 onto the centre of your CPU, install the cooler and that's it!
- Top-performance right from the start NT-H1 reaches its full performance extremely fast and doesn't require a longer "burn-in" time.
- Excellent long-term stability: NT-H1 doesn't contain any solvents or other substances with low flash point and provides excellent long-term stability. Due to the compound's exceptional curing, bleeding, dry-out und thermal cycling characteristics, NT-H1 can be used for several years without any problems.
- Not electrically conductive, non-corroding: NT-H1 possesses a very low dielectric constant and a high dielectric strength. Therefore, there's no danger of short-circuits even in case of direct contact with components or conducting paths. Fully compatible with all materials commonly employed in PC environments, NT-H1 is suited for use with aluminium and copper coolers.
- Suitable for compressor cooling: NT-H1 is perfectly suited for use with compressor coolers. Even at the very lowest temperatures, the paste delivers full performance and remains easy to clean off.
Specifications:
- Volume: 1.4ml (for at least 15 applications)
- Specific Grafity: 2,49 g/cm³
- Color: Grey
- Recommended storage time (before use): up to 2 years
- Recommended usage time (on the CPU): up to 3 years
- Peak operating temperature: -50°C to +110°C
- Recommended operating temperature: -40°C to +90°C
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"Once again, our testing goes to show that thermal paste really
isn't something you should skimp on, and that it's worth setting a
few pounds aside to pick up something better than the generic stuff
applied to or bundled with some CPU coolers. This is even more true
if you're looking to wring extra performance out of your system via
overclocking, at which point system temperatures become even more
important."
Test verdict: "Overall, both of our third-party thermal pastes deal with heat transfer better than the generic no-name brand even at idle, but it's Noctua's offering which offers the most striking numbers, reducing temperatures quite considerably even with no load on the processor." (Andy Hanley, EliteBastards.com)
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"We have seen here that in the case of the compounds we have
here, the H1 was clearly the better grease. But it just barely beat
out the Arctic Silver 5. But the others pretty much didn't stand a
chance."
Test verdict: "The Noctua H1 is a great replacement to the once-king Arctic Silver. When it comes to getting the mostly out of your overclocks and keeping the lowest possible temp one degree can mean a lot. And that is how much the H1 beat the A.S. 5 by." (Tony Walker, Pro-Clockers.com) |
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"The Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound was a pleasure to work with.
It was easy to apply and the performance was great right from the
start. No burn-in time was needed with the NT-H1, unlike Arctic
Silver products."
Test verdict: "If you are in the market for some new thermal compound, I suggest checking some Noctua Nt-H1 thermal interface material out for yourselves." (Todd Kracinski, techPowerUp!) |
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"NT-H1 is the clear temperature champ here, with a 1.5 C drop in
peak temp and a faster drop to a stable temperature. Very
impressive!"
Test verdict: "Noctua's list of features for this paste couldn't represent the product any better. It has excellent performance, is easy to install, has no burn-in time, and is not electrically conductive." (Andrew Schembri, Mikhailtech.com) |
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"If we have to declare a winner of course it would be the Noctua
NT-H1, but the temperatures are extremely close all around, and to
make a choice you'd have to consider price and quantity you'd
receive for that price. Considering you get quite a bit with the
NT-H1 for a low price (about $8 average) it's well worth the cost in
terms of performance and quantity."
Test verdict: "Obviously, from my testing, Noctua has a great product in their new NT-H1 thermal compound, it offers instant thermal conductivity, which translates to great performance from the minute you apply it. NT-H1 has many other features going for it as well, including being non-conductive, long shelf life, long usage time, large quantity and a low price, all of these things combine to make an excellent product that in the highly competitive market will be hard to beat." (Kristofer Brozio, DragonSteelMods.com) |
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07.12.2007:
XSReviews.co.uk
NT-H1 Review
Test verdict: "The Noctua NT-H1 comes to the heatpaste arena with a solid result, beating Artic Silver 5 by a small margin, but small enough to pronounce it the winner." (Steve Parker, XSReviews.co.uk) |
