NT-H1 3.5g, Pro-Grade Thermal Compound Paste.

Purchased the product after checking various comparison reviews. there are not too many available and some are very old reviews. Found Noctua NT-H1 to be one of best though may not be THE Best. However the few that are better than this have too big a price difference for a very small change in performance or are not readily available in the market in India. Though not accurate I would say the comparisons found this at a relative score of 8.5 out of 10 approx. Following are the features as I noted or experienced while using the product: (Note: I own a HP DV7T early i7 from HP, And it used to heat up very badly and giving blue crash screens too often. Please also look at cleaning the fan and its ducts to see if that solves your problem first before using the thermal pastes. Also you may also think of installing a software that will show you the exact temp difference before and after the use of paste which I have not done.) 1. It was non conducting to electricity (important as I know I would be very clumsy and make mistakes while applying) 2. It was very well priced. and was also the best of the lot and also readily available on Amazon. 3. It was easy to apply. (You can keep a dot of it on the surface and just press on the heat sink or you may also use a plastic card of some kind to spread it. It should not be too thick a layer as its only purpose is to remove air gaps and at the same time conduct heat. 4. I could sense that it brought down the heat considerably (I however do not have a software to measure it before-after). (Note: cleaning of the fan and ducts also helped. But overall it removed my heat related errors and now allows me to use the laptop)

1. Good thermal conductivity. 2. Reduced high load temperature. Good functionality. Good for gaming. 3. No need for settling the paste. 4. Good package. 5. Considering the effect, value is justified.

Using this on AMD 9800X3D along with AK620. Load Temps are good. Was able to see 3-5 C different when compared to H1.

I purchased this to change my stock thermal compound which has been making my system crazy hot, with nearly 100 degrees in temps and a constant at 99 degrees. Not a surprise my stock thermal compound was solid while I was changing it. Coming to the temp differences: - Before new paste constant 99-100 degrees - Drop in temps from 6-8 degrees - Max temp reached under stress is reduced from 100 to 95 degrees - Playing GTA is not frying my laptop. For the testing, I used Aida 64 and ran the test for 13min 10sec up or down and the above images are the before and after application benchmarks. All the components involved have been kept the same for both runs. I would highly recommend this compound if you are changing the stock thermals or for regular-use systems for high performance then go for a different one.

Good product

Best thermal paste ever. Got a total 20°C diffrence after applying it

It's alright but I'd prefer MX-6 or MX-4. They perform better and price is cheaper

After applying Noctua to my Acer Nitro 5 (2019 model). The temps definitely came dome. The idle temps didn't really change much from stock paste, but the max temps under heavy gaming load did very good but not up to expectations as per other reviews. I am mentioning only the CPU temps below as GPU temps were almost normal with stock paste With ambient temps - 30 - 35C Acer stock paste CPU temps - 55 - 60C (idle) auto fans / 95 - 100C (gaming) starts throttling at max fans Noctua CPU temps - 50 - 55 (idle) auto fans / 83 - 88C (gaming) no throttling at max fans In conclusion - For Indian summers it's best to go with the likes of Kryonaut or KPX. But again Acer Nitro 5 (up to 2019 model) has the worst thermal design possible (both fans on one side) hence it may vary for other laptops with better thermal design. If I stick with my Nitro 5 my next purchase will be Kryonaut. If AmiciKart (seller) can make Kryonaut available I'll prefer buying from them.