A few days ago, I <a href=”https://www.hwcooling.net/en/asus-tuf-rtx-5070-ti-a-closer-look-at-thermal-paste-effects/”>tested how repasting affects the thermals and noise</a> of Asus’s TUF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. Today, we’ll take it a step further. We’ll take advantage of the fact that the card’s design allows easy removal of the shroud and and mount different fans directly onto the heatsink—in this case, a pair of Noctua’s classic NF-A12x25. We’ll measure how the noise profile changes while keeping temperatures under load the same.
In the previous article, I measured performance with Arctic MX-4 paste applied in a 0.25 mm layer. This time, I tried Noctua NT-H2 applied in a thinner 0.12 mm layer.
The difference in measured temperatures and other properties was no greater than typical measurement error. The graphs below compare NT-H2 with MX-4. All subsequent measurements with the Noctua fans use NT-H2, with the heatsink screws tightened to 0.2 N·m.
In each graph, the baseline measurement is with Arctic MX-4; hovering over it should switch to the NT-H2 results. If that doesn’t work, both sets of measurements are also provided in expandable images below the graphs.
Cyberpunk 2077 Benchmark, 4K
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
F1 24, 4K
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Metro Exodus Benchmark, 4K
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
Arctic MX-4 | Noctua NT-H2
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