Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need thermal paste if my cooler already has some applied?
A new cooler that ships with a pre applied layer is ready to mount once, and you can use it as it comes. Buy a tube if you plan to remount the cooler, since the pre applied layer does not survive a second seating. Most builders keep a small tube on hand for that reason.
What is the difference between thermal paste and thermal pads?
Paste is a compound you spread on a flat contact surface such as a CPU heat spreader or a bare GPU die. Pads are solid sheets cut to a thickness, used where the heatsink sits above the component with a gap to fill, as over graphics card memory. The two are not interchangeable.
Which brands of thermal paste can I buy from Mega Computer?
This category carries Corsair, Thermal Grizzly and Thermalright, from entry level tubes through to premium compounds for overclocking. You can view them at the Karachi showroom or order for delivery anywhere in Pakistan, paying cash on delivery or online.
Thermal compounds and pads from Corsair, Thermal Grizzly and Thermalright for CPU and GPU repastes, new builds and laptop cooling repairs, shipped across Pakistan.
Thermal Paste and Pads
Thermal paste pads are the thin layer of compound that moves heat from a CPU or GPU lid into the cooler sitting on top of it. Builders buy from this category when they mount a new cooler, when an older machine starts throttling under load, and when a laptop or graphics card comes apart for a service. It is a consumable. The compound dries out over the years, and a fresh application restores the contact the cooler was designed around.
The shelf here runs across Corsair, Thermal Grizzly and Thermalright. Corsair covers the kit end, where the tube arrives with the bits you need to spread and clean a single mount. Thermal Grizzly sits at the enthusiast end with several distinct compounds rather than one house paste. Thermalright fills the middle, and its grease tubes suit builders who repaste more than one machine. Prices stretch from entry level tubes through to premium compounds bought for a serious overclock, so a routine repaste and a benchmark run both have something here.
Three decisions do the work.
- First, paste or pad: paste goes on flat metal contact points such as a CPU heat spreader or a bare GPU die, while pads fill the wider gaps over VRAM and power stages where a liquid compound would run out.
- Second, thickness for pads, which you must measure against the gap in your card or laptop before ordering, because a pad that is too thin leaves an air gap and one that is too thick lifts the heatsink off the die.
- Third, quantity: one small tube covers a single CPU mount, and anyone servicing several machines or repasting a laptop with a large die should size up rather than run short mid job.
Which one suits your job
A first time builder mounting a tower cooler needs one modest tube and nothing more, since most of the cost sits in a compound tuned for competitive overclocking. Repair technicians and shops working through laptops week after week get better value from a larger grease tube and a set of pads in mixed thicknesses. Anyone opening a graphics card should plan for both, because the die takes paste and the memory and VRM areas take pads. Gamers chasing lower load temperatures on an existing rig, with no other change to the build, are the buyers who see the clearest gain from stepping up to a premium compound.
Buyers who want to collect in person can see the range at the Karachi showroom counter. Orders ship with nationwide delivery across Pakistan, and you can settle by cash on delivery or online payment. Sealed compound has a shelf life, so buy the tube you will use rather than stockpiling. Bring the cooler or the card into the showroom if you are unsure which pad thickness the board needs, and the counter staff can check it against the part.