- Review -

07.05.2019 HardwareAsylum.com

For this review I used three thermal compounds. The first was a baseline control test with some generic “Thermal Grease” that I had laying around the lab. I think it was included with an aftermarket heatsink and was promptly put into the "box". Noctua NT-H1 and NT-H2 are the real contenders here and I was surprised to see a 1 degree drop between the two and a two degree drop between the NT-H2 and the generic thermal grease. These numbers confirm the findings from Noctua where they saw a 2 degree drop between their compounds from their internal control tests. [...] One aspect of thermal compounds that I mentioned before is viscosity and how easily the compound can spread. You can see the results of this by looking at the bottom of the heatsink once it has been removed. The Noctua NT-H1 shows good even coverage and you can see the high spots in the processor where it was making good contact with cooler.

"Personally I am a fan of both compounds. I have used the NT-H1 for over 10 years in everything I do at Hardware Asylum from heatsink reviews to motherboard reviews and many of my overclocking projects." (Dennis Garcia, HardwareAsylum.com)