High Quality Thermal Pad vs Paste

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Mulder’s UFO

Mulder’s UFO

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I originally bought the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (a paste/grease) for superior thermal conductivity (for use on CPU and GPU). However after opening up the laptop and removing the heat sink, I noticed some of the manufacturer’s thermal pads were broken, so I figured I would replace them too. I’ve been doing research, and I like the Gelid Ultimate Pads, which offer 15 W/mK conductivity and are non-electrically conductive. I’ve seen others with even 17 W/mK. Then it occurred to me, that this rating is better than the Kryonaut’s, which stands at only 12.5.

I’ve been trying to find out if paste is better than pads, but all the youtube videos suggesting as much typically use a lower quality pad compared to a higher quality paste. Other than the possibility of air pockets inherent to pads, is there any other reason I should use the Kryonaut over the Gelid pads for my CPU and GPU?
 
colour me surprised - never heard or seen these guys before.
always just went straight to paste, which no matter how careful I am, always mange to get the gunk on places it wasn't suppose to be!
so the pads would be great on that front.
but then, a good quality paste has always ticked the boxes for me.

hopefully some others have had some experience with these thermal pads.
 
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