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If you want to find out the difference between all the Thermal Grizzly products and their use cases, READ THIS!
Before we start this master class, let’s get something important out of the way. The thing you want to look out for when choosing a thermal paste is its thermal conductivity and this is measured in Watts per meter-Kelvin (W/mK). The higher the number, the more efficiently the paste is able to transfer heat between your CPU/GPU and your cooler, meaning lower temps. Also, the range can be found on our site here:
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Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut – This is an extremely good paste tailored for use with air coolers. It has a thermal conductivity of 8.5 W/mK making it one of the best performing thermal pastes available on the market bar its relatives mentioned below. Easy to apply and spread, and available from 1g tubes up to 7.2g, there is no reason to choose anything else when running anything from an office PC to your non-overclocked gaming rig.
Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut -This is geared toward the enthusiast machine and is probably what most of you with your high-performance gaming machines will be after. With thermal conductivity of 11.8 W/mK and a smooth, easy to spread consistency, your temps will come down quicker than an underage teenager seeing police at a trance party. This is highly recommended for anyone running overclockable CPUs with water coolers and available in tubes of 1g up to 26g.
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut – This paste is often bought with the misconception that it is the best. Well, it is, but not for the reasons you would think. Kryonaut is meant for liquid nitrogen overclocking. It has a consistency similar to Prestik making it hard to apply and it will dry out and need to be replaced with 6-8 months if used in your gaming machine. It has a thermal conductivity of 12.5 W/mK which isn’t far off Hydronaut and it is rated to be usable at temperatures ranging between -250 °C and +350 °C – ideal for liquid nitrogen overclocking, not so ideal for normal daily use. Available in tubes ranging from 1g to 11g.
Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut – This is not a paste. This is liquid metal. Think mercury but not as toxic. This stuff is both amazing and terrifying. We DO NOT recommend using it as a thermal paste. This is solely to be used for Delidding CPUs and is to be put between the die and IHS. If you use it as a normal thermal paste, you may kill your components as it is extremely electrically conductive and eats through aluminium like acid. Do not apply this without knowing exactly how to use it! If you would like to delid your CPU, we offer a delidding service in house and can do it safely for you, Conductonaut included in the price,
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Where this stuff is amazing is how it performs when used correctly. We have seen temperature drops of between 10°C to 20°C! And with a thermal conductivity of 73 W/mK, it’s easy to see why! This is not to be used with liquid nitrogen though, don’t get any bright ideas! Operating temps are between 10 °C and +140 °C. Available in 1g tubes.
Thermal Grizzly Minus Pad 8 – These thermal pads come in a variety of different sizes and all have a thermal conductivity rating of 8 W/mK making them excellent performers. Generally used in laptops and GPUs, just pick the size you need and you’re good to go.
Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut – This is a revolutionary new type of thermal pad woven from a carbon fibre structure making its performance completely consistent 100% of the time as there is no way to get an inconsistent spread like you can get with thermal pastes. These are great for people who are constantly needing to swap hardware around such as hardware reviewers, hardware technicians or your average IT guy in the office managing many systems. Don’t be fooled by its thermal conductivity of 62.5 W/mK though, in real world use, probably due to the material nature of Carbonaut, Hydronaut still outperforms it in terms of lowering your temps. Available in different sizes dependant on what GPU or CPU you want to apply it to.
And that wraps up the Thermal Grizzly product line

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