- Review -

14.07.2008 OverclockersClub.com

Well, I wasn't expecting much different at stock speed and voltage, but then again, I haven't used half of these thermal pastes on a CPU before. I was surprised by the difference in load temperatures of the Noctua NT-H1 compared to the worst in the group, the Vantec thermal paste, 6°C difference just from thermal paste! The gap widens when overclocked and overvolted, and while the NT-H1 is neck and neck with the AS5 at stock, the NT-H1 takes the lead when the CPU is producing a massive heat load. The next nearest thermal paste after AS5 is Thermalright's 'Type 2,' which results in a 4°C higher load temperature. The other pastes in this review are even worse, with the Vantec paste giving a whole 11°C higher load temperature!

"I wasn't expecting the Noctua NT-H1 to outperform Arctic Silver 5 (AS5) during the tests, but it did when the system was overclocked and producing the highest heat load" (Steve Goossens, OverclockersClub.com)