Info Carbice Ice Pad

[igor_kavinski]

Carbice Ice Pad

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Sucks that we can't have it

 

[BoomerD]

How is it different/better than the ither graphite pads already on the market?

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

How is it different/better than the ither graphite pads already on the market?

Carbon nanotubes have higher conductivity and are stronger/more physically stable than graphene.

Or something, I don't know.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Sent an email to gamersnexus requesting to get their hands on a system to test this thing.

Appreciate if others will do the same.

I find it really sad that in 2025, there is still no manufacturer approved way of doing direct die cooling. You have to accept the risk of delidding.

Intel and AMD really do need to do better. It would lead to less bulky heatsinks and AIO coolers due to lower cooling requirements and everyone will be able to get the performance they paid for, rather than spending extra and going to great lengths to tame the CPU's heat output.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Sent an email to gamersnexus requesting to get their hands on a system to test this thing.

Appreciate if others will do the same.

I find it really sad that in 2025, there is still no manufacturer approved way of doing direct die cooling. You have to accept the risk of delidding.

Intel and AMD really do need to do better. It would lead to less bulky heatsinks and AIO coolers due to lower cooling requirements and everyone will be able to get the performance they paid for, rather than spending extra and going to great lengths to tame the CPU's heat output.

What? Since when does having a heatspreader increase the thermal output of a chip?

*by a meaningful amount that would cause you to need a physically larger cooler

 

[igor_kavinski]

I was thinking along the lines of the IHS trapping the heat within its confines and leading to heat buildup.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

I was thinking along the lines of the IHS trapping the heat within its confines and leading to heat buildup.

Outside the slightly higher temps from the increased thermal resistance leading to slightly higher leakage and therefore slightly higher current/power consumption, it doesnt make the CPU generate any other meaningful amount more heat over time.

Temps would be lower but the CPU is still going to generate a similar heat load, meaning you can't really downsize the cooler. If the CPU uses 200 watts, you still need a cooler capable of dissipating 200 watts, direct die or not.

The reason you see CPUs overclocking farther or using less power when someone delids is because they use the decreased temp to lower voltages further in either their static OC or their CO. A stock CPU will behave the same and draw similar power either way, requiring the same cooler.

Not to mention people who delid tend to already have substantially overkill coolers and try to go for max overclocks, further distorting the usefulness of delidding in a vacuum/on a stock CPU.