Thermal Hero Thermal Compound Review
Author: Dennis Garcia![](/images/blank.gif)
Thermal Hero Compound Overview
All of the Thermal Hero products have a very low thermal resistance and offer a high thermal conductivity, While their products are interchangeable in usage and well suited for most coolers they do have unique properties that allow them to work better in certain situations.
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- NEO is a silicone-based thermal compound that offers a wide range of applications thanks to its outstanding thermal properties. The NEO thermal paste has optimum flow behavior with very low thermal resistance and high thermal conductivity.
- ULTRA is a silicone-based thermal paste with ultra-high cooling performance, very low thermal resistance and high thermal conductivity. This allows the paste to achieve very high cooling performance at sustained high CPU temperatures.
- QUANTUM is a silicone-based thermal paste that offers excellent cooling performance due to its high thermal conductivity and low thermal resistance. This makes the Quantum paste particularly effective in cooling processors and other components, even under extreme operating temperatures.
- METALLIQ, is a liquid metal compound with extremely high cooling performance, have low thermal resistance but high thermal conductivity. The advantage of using liquid metal paste here is the fast heat dissipation at very high possible CPU or ambient temperatures.
- NEO Pads offer a high degree of softness and are highly conductive and work well at high temperatures where the surface is not well suited for thermal compounds.
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Thermal Hero has developed their own high-quality formulas with fillers from German sources. These silicon-based compounds are made from premium polymers and are fully tested in house.
The uniquew METALLIQ product is a liquid metal compound that is that is completely made in Germany. It is by far one of the most talked interface materials in the enthusiast community for its amazing thermal performance. It should also be mentioned that METALLIQ is also electrically conductive and labor intensive to apply and remove. In addition, the gallium used in these compounds reacts unfavorably with aluminum and does not work so well at subzero temperatures.