Product Description

Heat is the enemy of your processor. If you have used a traditional heatsink paste for your CPU installations, you know that it is messy and difficult to apply. An uneven application can reduce the effectiveness of your heatsink and raise the operating temperature of your processor, increasing the chance of premature failure.The solution? StarTech.com's HSFPHASECM. This handy thermal pad offers a mess-free installation, maximum heat conduction and increased cooling.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17931 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Gray
• Brand: StarTech
• Model: HSFPHASECM
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Thermal Pads are an easy-to-use heatsink paste alternative
• Peel and stick application is mess-free
• Conforms to surface regularities
• Solid at room temperature while softening at heatsink operating temperatures

Amazon.com Product Description
If you have ever used traditional heatsink paste for CPU installation, you know how messy it is and how difficult it is to apply an even layer that is essential for proper cooling. StarTech's HSFPHASECM Thermal Pad Heatsink Paste Alternative is the solution. With easy "peel and stick" installation, there is no mess and no fear of uneven application.

The StarTech HSFPHASECM Thermal Pad Heatsink Paste Alternative is electrically non-conductive, has low thermal impedence, conforms to surface irregularities, and is solid at room temperature while softening at heatsink operating temperatures. This package includes five applications and is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Can't get it off the paper
I ordered this thinking it would be better than applying grease to the CPU.
I removed the one side of the protective paper, only to find out that I can't remove the other side without destroying the square shape. After two failed attempts at removing the thermal pad. I put them in the freezer.
After about 30 minutes, the pad had become hard enough to remove from the paper and was put on the CPU. So far, CPU has not overheated yet, so I guess the product works, but it is a pain to get it off the paper.

You'd be much better off with a ceramic-based grease
I got this thinking the pads would directly replace the pads Dell used on my portable's heat sink tubing. I was wrong. These pads are very thin, and Dell's was quite thick.

I wound up using a ceramic-based grease from Arctic Silver that is not electrically conductive in place of the former padded area. I had to make sure the grease comfortably came up to the heat pipe, but it did and this worked phenomenally well. Temperatures on my processor, bus, and video chip all went down by at least 20 degrees.

This pad will surely work for some, but if you need something with such small tolerance, why not get a high-performance grease that also won't conduct electricity?

Strangely, the pricing here is double what I could have paid at a local computer store. FYI.

paste is better
it doesnt stick on my first 2 tries. i should have bought the paste instead. but the product is working. watch out for the pads not sticking on the metals (heatsink) and will end up wasting one.