ARCTIC TP-3: Premium Performance Thermal Pad, 120 x 20 x 1.5 mm (4 Pack)

The ARCTIC TP-3 Thermal Pad is a top-tier solution for anyone looking to optimize heat dissipation on GPUs, laptops, or other sensitive electronics. It is incredibly easy to work with, cutting cleanly to size and providing a perfect, uniform contact between components. The 1.0 mm thickness is ideal for filling gaps effectively without adding unnecessary bulk, and the performance is noticeably better than generic pads. A reliable, high-performance thermal interface that gives the user peace of mind knowing the hardware is staying cool.

Arctic is my go-to brand for PC cooling, and these pads are no exception. They're durable, stick well, are easy to resize and fit, and they perform admirably, provided you use them for their intended purpose. These saved my NVMe SSD from overheating issues, and saved my laptop! The VRM chips below my APU were getting scorchingly hot, but these pads performed what no other couldn't and have kept them nice and cool for months now. Great value, great product!

Good thermal pads. Great heat distribution. I got these to use on my Macbook Neo and they are the perfect size. No cutting required. Dropped temps by like 15c. Worth the price.

Worked to replace the old/torn thermal pads on a Wii. The width of one pad is a little smaller than the width of Hollywood (the main CPU) but it's close enough for me to feel comfortable (and still way bigger than the stock pads). A bit difficult to apply because the pads are super soft and flimsy and you're supposed to avoid touching them. I guess there's not really a way around that, since the pad itself must be super soft to conform to the surfaces it's squished between. So far no overheating issues. Fan runs lower than it used to, so it's probably keeping the temperature lower than the old pads were.

Works good. Not too fragile as to tear it too easily. Used with SSD heatsink due to msi edge motherboards stock heatsink not properly latching closed onto my WD SN 7100 1tb SSD, used as a boot drive. Keeps temps cool on the SSD. Easy application of this thermal pad and equal thickness being applied unlike thermal paste where over application could cause dripping, oozing, messy messy..

The idea is to put this heat spreader on a SSD drive, and have it get compressed on the metal chassis of a laptop. Great idea, but many people should not go inside of their laptops. My latest and greatest laptop had the SSD drive heat already addressed with a silicone cushion, like this product, and a copper plate! In Ubuntu, install PSensor, and turn on Start Up automatically, and turn on Notifications and Alarm gate at like 70 degrees C and 80% CPU use, and put the "experimental" values in the notification area. These should work well on RAM, too. Blow out the fan regularly with compressed air, and way cool! I no longer screw around with CPUs. Mine are now soldered in and whatever cooling they have is what it is from the factory. My PSensor window is a 'hide on startup'. Remember, heat is the killer! I gave three stars for "Easy To Install." I've been in phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops, and when I do it for others, "I am not bonded/insured. I do not indemnify any damage or utter destruction that I do." I will experiment with an external M.2 PCIe enclosure, but unfortunately, the case slides over the length of the SSD. Without heat spreading/cooling, quality parts will throttle/slow down, and cheap parts will kill themselves. Back in the day, I was overclocking an Athlon Thunderbird, and had a bit of an electrical fire, I guess. Where there is smoke, there is fire, right? There are zillions of 'going inside' YouTubes, and I have a set of 'pry bars'. Knowing which screws, where to ply the clips, if any, and where things are glued (tablets), makes invasion safer. Find your exact model, and search for exact instructions with pictures and/or video. Like surgery: See one. Do one. Teach. UPDATE: These can also be used for RAM.

Good thermal performance. Very soft, easy conforming. 1mm is hard to reposition without shredding.

Nicely packed and the adhesive is well protected. This is a good brand overall.

These thermal pads worked perfectly. A friend’s PC had stopped working properly—it would power on without the GPU installed, but wouldn’t boot when the GPU was in. After some investigation, there was a fair amount of grease buildup on the GPU (they smoke and cook a lot nearby), so I took it apart to clean it and replaced the old thermal pads with these. The ARCTIC pads were easy to work with, nicely soft, and fit well as gap fillers. After reassembling everything, the GPU worked perfectly again with no issues at all. Really impressed with the quality and performance. If you’re refurbishing or repairing a GPU or other components, these are excellent thermal pads and absolutely did the job.

Avevo bisogno di un pad per sostituire appunto i pad termici sul mio intel nuc, il dislivello tra cpu e chipset, tra i core e il dissipatore, è di circa 6/7 decimi di millimetro , quindi uno spessore non in commercio per quel che ho potuto capire. Questo pad mi ha risolto il problema, è una specie di pasta termica, non un cuscinetto siliconico, come altri prodotti che avevo acquistato in passato, sotto la pressione si modella delicatamente e prende la forma del componente, conserva anche un pò di elasticità. Ovviamente in caso di disassemblaggio del dissipatore, a mio avviso va sostituito e messo nuovo. Ottimo, mi ha risolto il problema, buona anche la dissipazione, il mio mini pc è rinato, Artic poi è un mito in questo campo, uso le sue paste termiche da una vita, ed a mio avviso è anche molto seria nel dichiarare le prestazioni reali dei suoi prodotti, vi consiglio di dare un occhio al loro sito per capire di cosa parlo. Un acquisto consigliato, unico appunto, va maneggiato ed eventualmente tagliato, con molta delicatezza, mettendo in conto, eventualmente, un pò di spreco, se dovete ritagliarlo per chip molto piccoli, come è accaduto nel mio caso. Io l'ho tolto dalla pellicola più rigida e l'ho tagliato con una lametta, sagomandolo in maniera precisa e semplice, poi l'ho applicato sollevandolo con un pinzetta, stando attendo a non strapparlo, dopo applicato si può sagonare ancora facendogli prendere la forma necessaria all'applicazione per cui ci serve. Questa è stata la mia esperienza. Se ci sono novità per ciò che riguarda prestazioni o durata, mi riservo di aggiornare la recensione.

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Ich bin mehr als zufrieden mit diesen ARCTIC TP-3 Wärmeleitpads. Sie sind leicht anzuwenden, bieten zuverlässigen Schutz vor Hitze und passen sich optimal an. Perfekt für mein anspruchsvolles Hardware Setup. Es besitzt ein Sehr weiches, flexibles Material und ist sehr elastisch. Dadurch lässt es sich sehr leicht auf RAMs, VRMs, M.2-Slots auftragen. Das entscheidende ist klar die Temperaturen und auch da punktet es an richtiger Stelle. Ich habe ca. 4-6 Grad weniger auf meine M2-SSDs gemessen und das ist sehr positiv anzusehen. Fazit: Die ARCTIC TP-3 Wärmeleitpads bieten eine hervorragende Kombination aus Leistung, Flexibilität und Sicherheit. Sie sind einfach zuzuschneiden, bieten effiziente Wärmeableitung und überzeugen im Alltag durch spürbar kühle Komponenten. Für Hardware Setups genau das richtige.

It is very soft which is good for a thermal pad. Need to be delicate when applying or it will break down quickly.