For a while I wanted to answer the question of are thermal pads better than paste? I pit Innovative Cooling ( IC Graphite) and Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut against some of my favourite thermal pastes. Arctic MX-5, Noctua NT-H2 and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Support us on Patreon :) https://www.patreon.com/techilliterate Or you can hit the easy buttons, just LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. It really helps a lot! 0:00 Yes, Thermal Pads Are Worth Using 0:49 IC Graphite/Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut 1:46 Thermal Paste Contenders 1:55 Test Procedure 2:38 Cinebench Results 3:27 Forza Results 4:05 Why You Should Use Thermal Pads 5:06 Bonus Test 6:05 More Pad Pros 7:09 Why You Shouldn't Use Thermal Pads 8:39 Conclusion 9:07 Bloops Music: Downfall by Chris Doerksen https://soundcloud.com/chris-doerksen-1 Are Thermal Pads Worth Using?