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by _cenw 841 days ago
pea-sized is against noctua's own recommendation for AM5. they recommend dots in each corner and a bigger one in the center. [1]

also, Kryonaut is one of several high-performance thermal pastes that outperform NT-H1 and even NT-H2, but they require regular (~1 year) re-application. Noctua paste values stability over performance in this regard.

though if you need stability and performance, nothing really beats Honeywell PTM7950, even on a desktop chip.

[1]: https://faqs.noctua.at/en/support/solutions/articles/1010003...