Noctua 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 wish I had known about the Noctua NA-STPG1 Thermal Paste Guard sooner—it’s an absolute lifesaver! Applying thermal paste can sometimes get messy, but this guard makes the process so much easier and cleaner. It’s incredibly simple to use; just place it on the CPU, and it prevents excess paste from spreading to places you don’t want it to go.Another huge plus is that it’s reusable, so you can keep it handy for future builds or upgrades. And at this price, it’s a fantastic deal for the time and frustration it saves.If you’ve ever struggled with applying thermal paste perfectly, this tool is a must-have. I’ll never go back to applying paste without it! Highly recommended for PC builders of all skill levels.

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.

will do the job as intended. sidenote... the wipes seem to be a lower percentage iso. more than likely 70%. meaning the other 30% is likely water. not a huge deal, but keep that in mind and allow your electronics to dry FULLY before turning on.

I'm indifferent on this product review, it's a piece of plastic and since I wont really know how well it worked until I, if I ever, remove everything. And that's not likely to happen for a while when I upgrade generations from nowSo I guess I can say that it only fits one way and fits perfectly...so there is that hahahaUpdate...It definitely keeps the mess to minimum when removing coolers

Works as described!

Not much else to add. Does what it advertised to do and does it well.I wish the packaging was completely closeable once opened, but this is obviously not a big deal.

Nice product and fair pricing. Easy to install and use. Item was as advertised in ad. Nice quality also. Thanks