Thermal Paste

[ThatComputerNerd]

I have my list all finished and I'm getting a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black and was wondering If I should use the thermal paste included or get a separate one?

 

[brob]

Use the included thermal compound. It's pretty good.

[RONOTHAN##]

The one included is fine, Noctua NT-H2 NT-H1 is pretty good. 

Edited August 15, 2023 by RONOTHAN##

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, ThatComputerNerd said:

I have my list all finished and I'm getting a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black and was wondering If I should use the thermal paste included or get a separate one?

 

You will get a tube of NT-H1 or NT-H2 Thermal paste with the Noctua cooler, its a very high quality paste.

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

The one included is fine, Noctua NT-H2 is pretty good. 

They swapped to the NT-H2 for the Chromax? It used to come with H1 in the Chromax as well.

[fohatadri]

Can someone tell me how putting a small dab of paste in the middle is a safe and guaranteed "good install"? I have never understood that.
I always use a "spatula" or something like and it always worked perfectly. Spread perfectly edge to edge.

[ThatComputerNerd]

Perfect! thank you

[RONOTHAN##]

15 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

They swapped to the NT-H2 for the Chromax? It used to come with H1 in the Chromax as well.

It's H1, I misremembered that. Just checked on Newegg's website (Noctua's website seems to be down, at least for me)

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

It's H1, I misremembered that. Just checked on Newegg's website (Noctua's website seems to be down, at least for me)

Yeah, fair!  Not that it makes any real world difference, a degree or two at best.
Website is not working for me either.