Sunday, May 31st 2026
AMD Bundles Carbice Ice Pad with Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Carbice, a U.S.-based developer and supplier of next-generation carbon nanotube thermal interface materials (TIMs) and high-performance cooling solutions, today announced that the Carbice Ice Pad is shipping with the relaunched special edition 10th Anniversary AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip. The bundle brings Carbice's vertically aligned carbon nanotube technology directly to gamers, enabling consistent system performance and long-term reliability. At a time when rising memory costs are making upgrades more expensive, this solution helps extend the life of existing PCs, giving consumers the flexibility to maintain and get more value from their current systems.
Thermal paste providers recommend periodic repasting to maintain peak performance as the material can dry out and be pushed out from between the CPU and heatsink, creating gaps that trap heat and cause throttling. Similarly, dry graphite thermal pads can be brittle, making installation difficult, and delamination causes loss of contact with the chip over time. Carbice's Ice Pad offers an affordable, maintenance-free solution that eliminates the need for reapplication or ongoing performance monitoring. It uses vertically aligned carbon nanotubes that remain structurally stable, connected, and conductive over time. This enables reliable, consistent thermal performance from day one through the full lifetime of the system, rather than performance that degrades after initial use.
"Every PC builder has experienced performance drop-off over time with no clear explanation," said Baratunde Cola, CEO and founder of Carbice. "The Ice Pad removes those failure modes by design. Pairing this technology with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D allows gamers to get long-lasting performance from one of the most beloved chips on the market."
The Carbice Ice Pad is designed for desktop CPUs to deliver:
"The Carbice Ice Pad fundamentally changes how gamers can think about system performance over time," said David McAfee, CVP and GM, Ryzen CPU and Radeon Graphics, AMD. "The ease of installation and long-term reliability mean that the performance delivered out of the box is the performance users can expect months and years down the line. Carbice is an exciting upgrade for AMD customers."
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D with the Carbice Ice Pad will be available later this year. The Ice Pad is currently available preapplied in gaming desktop PCs from CyberPowerPC, and will soon be available from Noctua as standalone pads for purchase and use with AMD Ryzen processors.
Thermal paste providers recommend periodic repasting to maintain peak performance as the material can dry out and be pushed out from between the CPU and heatsink, creating gaps that trap heat and cause throttling. Similarly, dry graphite thermal pads can be brittle, making installation difficult, and delamination causes loss of contact with the chip over time. Carbice's Ice Pad offers an affordable, maintenance-free solution that eliminates the need for reapplication or ongoing performance monitoring. It uses vertically aligned carbon nanotubes that remain structurally stable, connected, and conductive over time. This enables reliable, consistent thermal performance from day one through the full lifetime of the system, rather than performance that degrades after initial use.
The Carbice Ice Pad is designed for desktop CPUs to deliver:
- Lifetime reliability. Consistent thermal performance throughout the lifetime of a device.
- Peel-and-stick installation. Simple and clean installation, without the guesswork.
- Sustainable design. Manufactured using waste carbon gas and recycled aluminium in a circular production process.
- Cleaner resale. Components stay clean and detach easily, preserving the condition and resale value of computer parts.
"The Carbice Ice Pad fundamentally changes how gamers can think about system performance over time," said David McAfee, CVP and GM, Ryzen CPU and Radeon Graphics, AMD. "The ease of installation and long-term reliability mean that the performance delivered out of the box is the performance users can expect months and years down the line. Carbice is an exciting upgrade for AMD customers."
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D with the Carbice Ice Pad will be available later this year. The Ice Pad is currently available preapplied in gaming desktop PCs from CyberPowerPC, and will soon be available from Noctua as standalone pads for purchase and use with AMD Ryzen processors.
6 Comments on AMD Bundles Carbice Ice Pad with Ryzen 7 5800X3D
$17.99 for Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut 38X38 pad <- These tend to tear easlily. I have a feeling that this is gonna happen with Carbice.
$24.99 for Thermal Grizzly Kyrosheet Graphene 38x38 pad <- Just purchased recently. Seem to the same as IC Cooling. Has a higher cost.
After reading what the CEO and others said though, I have no doubt that this solution underperforms traditional thermal paste for users.
- Lack of actual benchmarks and data; whatever is available is obfuscated.
- The convenient claim that “it will improve with time.” The gap between this and existing solutions is too wide.
- The CEO hinting that the product’s advantage is longevity, not thermal performance compared to existing products.
We aren’t building PCs in space. We’re building them in dusty, hot places - small apartments and bedrooms. And most people ever replace their thermal paste or they sell their PC in 3-5 years before it can actually degrade.The CEO probably uses a Mac laptop and has never built a PC with thermal paste himself. This "new" AMD CPU isn’t “beloved”, it’s just what’s left as an option, since RAM and AM5 sockets are prohibitively expensive now. This CPU isn’t a gift; it comes with a hefty price tag, especially when bundled with these gimmicks.
I do not understand what tricks Noctua is trying to pull or how AMD was convinced to bundle it, but pretty sure this was not for the consumers but to make someone else's rich and for profit.