Innovation Cooling IC Graphite

IC Graphite departs from every liquid or paste compound in this catalog by using a solid graphite sheet as its thermal interface material, popular for delidded CPUs and thin-gap laptop or GPU cooling where a pad avoids mess and pump-out entirely.

Innovation Cooling does not publish a specific numeric W/mK figure for IC Graphite as a sheet-form graphite TIM; graphite sheet materials are generally understood to perform competitively in thin-gap applications despite the absence of a single published rating. IC Graphite is a solid carbon-based graphite sheet rather than a paste or grease, a fundamentally different physical form from every other product in this batch. The pads come pre-cut in standard sizes (30x30mm, 40x40mm, 90x90mm) and are applied by placing the solid sheet between surfaces rather than spreading a liquid compound, eliminating mess entirely. IC Graphite is non-conductive, carrying no short-circuit risk, though as a solid sheet it also avoids the migration and spillage risks associated with liquid or paste compounds near board contacts. As a solid sheet material, IC Graphite avoids pump-out entirely, a structural advantage over any paste or grease compound that can migrate or dry out over time, and it's reusable across reinstalls. Against IC Diamond 24 Carat, its own catalog-mate from the same manufacturer, IC Graphite trades paste-based application for a mess-free, reusable solid sheet, appealing to a different use case: delidded CPUs and thin-gap laptop or GPU cooling rather than standard CPU IHS application.