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Urgh ... you should change the title ... it's a PAD, not a paste...
 
it has some cons, you only pointed one in the video :
 
1. it's conductive
2. it has a fixed thickness and while it does compress well without losing its characteristics, it's not as good in this department as thermal paste - you can put a blob of paste and the simple pressure of the heatsink will spread the paste. Default downward pressure of various retail coolers can vary a lot - some may not put enough pressure on the pad.
3. it doesn't deform as easily as paste ... for example let's say you have a laser engraved processor so it has grooves/cuts in the metal top... paste would get inside those, while these pads would stay above and you'd have a pocket of air inside that groove, between the metal top and heatsink. Same for coolers which have exposed copper pipes on the bottom .. unless the heatsink is perfectly flat you could have issues with these pads.
 
These are nothing new, companies already make these for some time, see Panasonic's solutions: https://industrial.panasonic.com/ww/pgs2/graphite-pad
Here's a datasheet from Panasonic's https://industrial.panasonic.com/cdbs/www-data/pdf/AYA0000/AYA0000C27.pdf
 
 
Laird Technologies also makes them : http://assets.lairdtech.com/home/brandworld/files/THR-DS-TGON-800 1109.pdf
 
These pads you guys tested are probably rebranded pads from some other manufacturer like Panasonic.
 
You can also see at the bottom that they're not the great, there's carbon fiber pads with better conductivity, but their downside is they're harder, they don't compress as well.
 
 

I would expect the same behavior on the desktop then.
 
In my opinion:
The way FRAPs runs is by setting hooks into the OpenGL/DirectX code where FRAPs is notified every time a frame is drawn. If I had to make a guess as to what was going on here the 1060M drivers are probably using the Vulkan API to do most of the work before passing the completed frame to OpenGL/(or more likely)DirectX APIs for the actual display for compatibility/hardware reasons. Since it is doing this FRAPs is still able to count the number of frames pushed per second and display the FPS counter. A good way to test this idea would be to actually hook into the APIs yourself and see if the frame is being pushed with OpenGL/DirectX (easier said then done).
 
If this idea is true it is most likely happening at NVIDIA's driver level and would be present on all 1060M laptops. If I had to take a guess as to what is causing this is NVIDIA's Optimus technology pushing all frames through the integrated graphics chip. (Check out the Optimus Whitepaper if you're feeling nerdy.)
 
TLDR; Turn off Optimus and try again.

There's a point where buying things makes more sense than making them (especially in business), and the line between what's assembled vs what's "components" is not always clear. Why doesn't Linux build his own fans, equipment racks, or WiFi antennas? In this case, where's he going to get help when he runs into issues requiring support, like a legitimate hacking attack? I didn't subscribe to LinusLearningElectroMechanicalEngineeringTips. 
 
For the vast majority of his viewers, buying a UTM would be the much more sound decision--doing what he did is about as far from a helpful "tip" as you can get, and not mentioning the fact pre-assembled units exist is a disservice to viewers who may need a security device. 

There's a point where buying things makes more sense than making them (especially in business), and the line between what's assembled vs what's "components" is not always clear. Why doesn't Linux build his own fans, equipment racks, or WiFi antennas? In this case, where's he going to get help when he runs into issues requiring support, like a legitimate hacking attack? I didn't subscribe to LinusLearningElectroMechanicalEngineeringTips. 
 
For the vast majority of his viewers, buying a UTM would be the much more sound decision--doing what he did is about as far from a helpful "tip" as you can get, and not mentioning the fact pre-assembled units exist is a disservice to viewers who may need a security device. 

I've had a bunch of problems with my tech over the years (I built my first computer in ~2008)--I push my gear hard. 
 
Sparkle GeForce 460 started artifacting, RMA'd it. Got the new one, it would hit 99 degrees celsius, so I trashed it. Terrible RMA experience. Replaced with an EVGA GTX 480, which has been going strong, other than being louder than the first stage of the Saturn V. 
 
600W Diablotek PSU died. Trashed it, replaced with a Corsair GS 550W (which is still going strong after a few years). Found out the Diablotek took a stick of Corsair RAM to oblivion with it (around the time Oblivion was the cool game), and Corsair was quick with the RAM RMA so I'm happy with them. 
 
I have a Seagate 1TB HDD with 995 days powered on, but it just started making noises so it's pretty much dead (which makes me sad, because my 1500-powered-days Samsung 580GB is still working). It terrified my roommate when it started happening.
 
Had a Razer Carcharias. Died. RMA'd. New one died. RMA'd again. Don't remember what happened to it. Ended up with a Sennheiser PC360. Two years later its mic died. RMA'd. New one had a strange volume dial that only seemed to turn down any sounds occurring in front of me in a game (i.e., I could hear better behind me when I turned it down). I dealt with that, but it's dying on me. I don't have super high expectations from headsets anymore :'(
EDIT: Oh, the third Carcharias would reroute about 20% of the stereo audio from the speakers to the mic line when I muted it. This confuses the Skype friends. 
 
Got a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate. ONE of the LED backlights started flickering (can you imagine that, out of an array of LED's, one blinking?). RMA'd. New one has been working fine for a few years. 
 
My current setup has these (audible) issues:
Either my low-end Gigabyte motherboard, or Intel i5-2500K CPU, have a whining sound coming from the CPU area (both are a few years old).
My Logitech G500 mouse has a high-pitched noise when I'm not actively moving it (sadly it's not the venerable beast I'd heard).
My Samsung T240HD monitor has a whining noise when displaying mostly text, e.g., Wikipedia. It's a repurposed monitor and has seen lots of use so I'm not too upset. 
(As mentioned) my Seagate 1TB is pretty much dead. 
Did I mention I have tinnitus too? Yeah I'm going a little insane. 
 
So yeah. Take note: All of your PC components will all die at some point. Back up your stuff regularly. 
I hope my new WD 3TB external drive lasts.
 
EDIT: I forgot to mention my Steelseries WoW mouse which (quickly) lost its paint coat with use. It became green. Oh god the horrors.