NA-STPG1, Thermal Paste Guard and Cleaning Set for AMD AM5 CPUs

The simple die cut plastic to protect your cpu is effective. The included wipes to clean your cpu and cooler are helpful. I have no idea how they computed the price but it is worth the $10 bucks.

I always go to Noctua for fans and heatsinks. This product helps avoid a mess. They are pricey but you get what you pay for from this company. Their support is top notch and very responsive. We need more companies like this and evga.

Works as advertised. Certainly much cheaper and less of a hassle than a contact frame. I'm docking one star because it's a bit expensive to only have one guard in the box. I'm guessing the price is what it is due to the generous supply of cleaning wipes but it'd be nice if they through through the product offering a bit more. I don't think most users are constantly needing to re-paste, and if they are they likely already have a cleaning solution available anyways. It'd just make more sense to reduce the number of cleaning wipes to either make it cheaper or include extra guard pieces. Note that the initial reviews of this seemed to suggest that it was still possible for thermal paste to still leak through but as of 11/2024, I think they likely tightened things up and after trying it out yesterday, I doubt that will happen, at least not to the degree where you'd still have a mess to clean up.

Its useful if you are planning on putting the cooler on and removing it several times. It keeps the paste from getting stuck in the weird crevices of the AM5 chips. However beyond that its really not necessary. I unfortunately had an issue with my computer posting and i had to apply and remove the cooler multiple times while trouble shooting the issue and it made cleanup of the chip much easier.

A simple but very useful accessory for AM5. It keeps thermal paste contained so it does not make a mess around the CPU or on the motherboard. What I like most is that it makes future paste changes easier, since cleaning is limited to the CPU surface that touches the cooler. It is reusable, easy to install, and does its job well.

These provide a nice shield to keep thermal paste from contaminating the pins of a Ryzen CPU. They also provide a generous amount of cleaning wipes to make sure the chip and heat sink surfaces are clean.

Keeping the mess down

Saw a review of these before they came out on the Market, They definitely Tightened up the Tolerances from the Review Sample to the Actual shipped Product as of 8/2023,. Be careful when spreading your thermal paste would recommend you hold this down while you do it so you don't get an oopsie and have to clean this up and carefully re-place it back on the CPU without wasting your Thermal paste already applied to the CPU. Definitely Recommend getting the one that comes with the Thermal Paste Wipes as you'll probably need them more vs the extra Thermal paste. I only gave it 4 Stars because I feel with as thin as this plastic is, it definitely should have been included in the Noctua Cooler Boxes for free, OR they should have included 1 or 2 more extra ones in case you damage one on accident. Overall it works and its cheap peace of mind and at least they boxed it with another Product.

Just pop it over the CPU and it stops the thermal paste getting down into the crevices. When it came to it I was quite relieved that I'd bought it (it did make me think that the shape of the new AMD chip was a pretty silly design choice). I think they should come as standard, and not as an afterthought. Reportedly adequately heat resistant.

Fa il suo lavoro evita che la pasta termica finisca dove non serve

a bit pricey but it is worth in my opinion. If you want to ever repaste your CPU it really keeps the paste out of areas you do not want it to go in.

Termal macunu henüz denemedim ancak, işlemci çerçevesi metal gibi duruyor görselde ancak elime ulaşan şeffaf bir plastik bunu kendim de yapabilirim . Kesinlikle tuzak almayın.

Does what it should do and what it advertises.