Gelid extreme review: GELID Solutions GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate Thermal Pads Review

GELID Solutions GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate Thermal Pads Review

Introduction

The English word “Gelid” comes from the Latin word “gelid us” (very cold, icy). As the name indicates, the GELID Solutions are primarily focused on the thermal solutions as they design and manufacture CPU and VGA coolers, chassis fans, thermal compounds, accessories and other equipment for computers and electronic devices. The company also supplies a range of products for international OEM and ODM clients. They are based in Hong Kong and has multiple manufacturing facilities in Mainland China and Taiwan. The company believes in Quality, Reliability, and Efficiency as the main driving force behind the product ideas and execution.

GELID Solutions has sent us their GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate thermal pads. These are high-performance thermal pads offering best in the class cooling performance. The GP-Extreme is available in multiple thicknesses ranging from 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2. 0mm, and 3.0mm. The GP-Ultimate is for the enthusiasts who demand nothing but the best out there. The GP-Ultimate is available in two thicknesses; 0.5mm and 1.0mm. These thermal pads are:

Non-Electrical Conductive
Non-Toxic
Non-Curing
Non-Corrosive

Product: GP-Extreme

GP-Ultimate

Manufacturer: GELID Solutions

Pricing:

Product	Price in USD	Price in EUR
GP-Extreme 0.5mm	5.35	4.80
GP-Extreme 1.0mm	6.00	5.40
GP-Extreme 1.5mm	6.50	5.80
GP-Extreme 2.0mm	9.00	8.00
GP-Extreme 3.0mm	16.00	14.35
GP-Ultimate 0.5mm	5.33	4.80
GP-Ultimate 1. 0mm	7.00	6.35

Prices are at the time of the review.

Specifications

Packing and Unboxing

The product is shipped inside a small size paperboard box with blue color printing on both sides that looks good in person.

There are a GELID brand logo and name printed on the top right. GP-Extreme is printed in the upper-middle followed by the features of the thermal pad. The thickness of the thermal paste is printed on the right side. There is a cutout on the bottom. One can take a glimpse on the thermal pad from there.

The specifications of the thermal pad are printed here. The size of the thermal pad is 80x40mm. The GELID in-house test results are printed below the specifications along with the details. A serial no sticker is on the bottom. The thermal pads are made in China.

The GP-Ultimate have identical layout and printing. GP-Ultimate is printed in the upper-middle followed by the features of the thermal pad. The thickness of the thermal paste is printed on the right side. There is a cutout on the bottom. One can take a glimpse on the thermal pad from there.

The backside of the main packing box has the specifications of the thermal pad printed here. The size of the thermal pad is 90x50mm. The GELID in-house test results are printed below the specifications along with the details. A serial no sticker is on the bottom. The thermal pads are made in China.

Closer Look

The GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate are designed to provide perfect thermal contact to the heatsink when installed on PCBs with height differences and uneven surfaces such as micro-controller units, memory ICs, analog ICs, MOSFETs, and other SMD components.

GP-Ultimate

The GP-Ultimate is a high-performance thermal pad that comes in two thicknesses; 0.5mm and 1.0mm. The thermal pad itself has a protective cover on both sides. One side’s cover is non-shiny blue with a textured pattern. The thermal pad is non-curing meaning it will perform to its optimal specification right out of the box without a need to cure for some time before giving this performance level. The GP-Ultimate features an extended operating temperature range of -60°C to 220°C.

The other side cover has a shiny blue color with a similar textured pattern. The GP-Ultimate is electrically non-conductive hence a user would have peace of mind when using on sophisticated and expensive components.

The thickness of both pads can be observed in the above picture. The use of thickness depends upon the surface of the PCB. If the surface has flat or evenly laid out components a less thick thermal pad will do the job. For unevenly populated components, more thickness thermal pad can be used.

The thermal pad has a dimension of 90x50mm and it is in gray color with a textured pattern. The GP-Ultimate is Non-Toxin and Non-Corrosive as well. It has a thermal conductivity value of 15 W/mK with a hardness rating of 60-70 OO and a density of 3. 2 g/cm³. The GP-Ultimate features enhanced multilayer matrix and superior material composition to fill spaces properly and offers the best performance in class.

GP-Extreme

The GP-Extreme is like the second-best out there from GELID for the more mainstream market segment. It is soft enough to fill the spaces properly and features high thermal conductivity to offer the best performance in its class.

The thickness of the GP-Extreme thermal pads can be observed in the picture. Following thicknesses are available in GP-Extreme:

0.5mm
1.0mm
1.5mm
2.0mm
3.0mm

The components layout on the PCB is to be taken into consideration to determine which thickness the thermal pad is to be used.

Both sides of a thermal pad have a protective cover with GELID printing on it. The color of the thermal pad is gray and these pads are soft. Handle them accordingly. The GP-Extreme has a thermal conductivity value of 12 W/mK with a hardness rating of 35 OO. The density rating is 2.8 g/cm³. The GP-Extreme much like GP-Ultimate is Non-Curing, Non-Toxic, Non-Electricity Conductive, and Non-Corrosive. The size of these thermal pads is 80x40mm.

Testing

The testbed configuration is:

Intel i7 8700k
Asus ROG Strix Z390E Gaming
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB
Noctua NH-U12S
Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD
GELID Solutions Subzero M.2 XL with 0.5mm Thermal Pad
Thermaltake TP 750W Gold

The thermal testing of the GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate has been done on the Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD. In order to determine the thermal difference, if any, the Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD was first tested without any cooling solution. A single run of storage drive test benches was made in a series. HWInfo64 was used to monitor the temperature of the drive throughout the testing. The maximum temperature after the tests is reported on the graph. The system was left on idle for 15 minutes before taking the idle temperature. The same process was repeated with GELID Solutions GP-Extreme 0.5mm and GP-Ultimate 0.5mm installed on the Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD. I am not reporting the delta temperatures on the graph which is why ambient temperature reading is also mentioned. I have not tested every thermal pad as thickness is subject to the requirement which varies and the thermal specification of each thermal pad in each product category is the same regardless of the thickness. Hence, one properly installed thermal pad will give the idea of how others are likely to perform.

Let’s take a look at the graph:

Without a heatsink, the maximum temperature on the Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD was 67°C. This was with the ambient temperature of 21°C. With GELID Solutions GP-Extreme 0.5mm, the maximum temperature was 44°C with an ambient temperature of 15°C. With GELID Solutions GP-Ultimate 0.5mm, the maximum temperature was 40°C with an ambient temperature of 15°C. This is an impressive performance even the drop in idling temperature is impressive.

We ran the tests on the drive when it came to us earlier and saved the results for later use. Since the ambient temperature is not the same for both testing, we can’t compare the results directly. Hence, delta temperature needs to be calculated which gives the 17°C drop in the thermals of the Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD using the GELID Solution GP-Extreme 0.5mm thermal pad and 21°C drop in the thermals using the GP-Ultimate 0.5mm. Heck of an Impressive performance for sure!

Conclusion

The GELID Solutions is well known for their high-performance thermal pads suitable for various purposes. We have taken a look at their GP-Ultimate and GP-Extreme high-performing thermal pads. The GP-Extreme comes in thicknesses of 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0, and 3.0mm. All these thermal pads have a size of 80x40mm. Their thermal conductivity rating is 12 W/mK with a hardness of 35 OO and a density of 2.8 g/cm³. These thermal pads are non-curing, non-corrosive, non-electrically conductive, and non-toxic. Their softness makes them ideal to fill the spaces over the surface where used which when combined with their high thermal conductivity will give high performance in its class.

The GP-Ultimate is like the best of the best from GELID. These pads are available in 0.5mm and 1.0mm thickness with the sizing of 90x50mm. Their thermal conductivity rating is 15 W/mK with a hardness of 60-70 OO and a density of 3.2 g/cm³. These thermal pads are non-curing, non-corrosive, non-electrically conductive, and non-toxic. The GP-Ultimate features enhanced multilayer matrix and superior material composition to fill spaces properly and offers the best performance in class. They have an extended operating temperature range of -60°C to 220°C.

The pricing of GELID Solutions GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate starts at USD 5.33/EUR 4.80 and goes to USD 16/EUR 14.35 depending upon the thickness of the thermal pad in the respective product category. We have tested these thermal pads on Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe 250GB SSD for which we cut the 0. 5mm thermal pads from both categories to the size of M.2 SSD Type 2280. The GP-Extreme has provided a temperature drop of 17°C under load and GP-Ultimate has provided a temperature drop of whopping 21°C. The GELID Solutions GP-Extreme and GP-Ultra based on their excellent performance and relatively good pricing come highly recommended by us.

We are thankful to GELID Solutions for giving us the opportunity to review their GP-Extreme and GP-Ultimate thermal pads.

Datasheet vs. Reality: Gelid GP-Extreme and EC360 Silver Review — Heat Conduction Pads with alleged 12 W/(m*K)

Disclaimer: The following article is machine translated from the original German, and has not been edited or checked for errors. Thank you for understanding!

I’ve collected various pads in the meantime and evaluated lots of feedback. So today I am testing the desired thermal pads in the form of the GP-Extreme from Gelid and in addition the EC360 Silver from Jaden Technologies GmbH in the predefined upper class with 11 W/(m*K) , if one can really trust the manufacturer’s specifications. But can and may one do that? After today’s test I am not only smarter and you in the end of course too, because neither product really belongs there and one even belongs discontinued. But first things first…

Read more: Thermal Pad tested on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 – Four Reference Pads and brachial Temperature Drops of the hot GDDR6X down to 50%!

Gelid GP-Extreme Thermal Pad with 12 W/(m*K)

With 120 x 120 mm and 1 mm thickness, the pad with 0.28 Euro/ cm² is significantly cheaper than our 11 W/(m*K) reference pad with 0.32 Euro / cm² but also significantly more expensive than the reference pad with 7 W/(m*K), which costs 0.22 Euro / cm². The pad came from a well-stocked retailer, but was hard to come by in this family pack. So the usual 80 x 40 cm packs are not enough for a GeForce RTX 3080, so you need two of them. Then you are at about 18 euros street price. Let’s keep that in mind.

Unfortunately, the pads stick extremely and can also be difficult to separate from the film. Even just pulling off the film can cause it to tear, so you have to be very careful. A very thin spatula or the good old razor blade will help. The rest is not witchcraft and the pads also stick very well to the radiator bottom. The strength is about right, after all.

You should assume that a pad with a suitable thickness will also have enough contact, but consistency and surface texture are also decisive here, because the pad is quite compact and dense. After testing and disassembly, however, you can see only rough imprints, which have almost completely evened out again after 2-3 minutes. The pad was firm to the touch, but it’s just a little too hard to really nestle into all the crevices. This is already a big minus point, because it can be much better.

I have had countless pads in my hands, but this is one that you want to get off your fingers as quickly as possible. The handling is not quite simple, but solvable. It’s just the consistency that really raises questions. We’ll see how that cools in a moment.

EC360 Silver from Jaden Technologies GmbH

The EC360, also bought anonymously, is much smaller and you also need two or an even larger pack. This costs 0,24 Euro/ cm² and is even cheaper than the Gelid pad. Price-wise, you’re slightly above the 7 reference pad. That reads sicherst once interesting, especially since I encountered the pad especially on YouTube constantly and was requested for a test because it was supposedly so good. Here too, of course, I want to know exactly, because one can claim a lot. So did the importer make a stroke of luck here and accidentally or deliberately get the right product from all the offers of the cheaper China suppliers?

Since the dates are on the back, I took a picture of the back as well. The pad with 50 x 50 mm is in principle sufficient for the memory modules and the PWM controller. However, the voltage transformers need significantly more, which is why I wrote about the larger pack. Purely haptically, the pad makes a much better impression than the one from Gelid. It also sticks easily, but is much softer and still more tear resistant. So the consistency comes more along the lines of what has proven to be useful over the years.

You can also see it after use, that a completely different picture emerges. You can even see the RAM labeling and the whole outline of the modules. The pad is slightly thicker than 1 mm and nestles very well even in the cracks and gaps. It also has a slightly lower density according to the data sheet. Still, the pad didn’t tear when I took it off. First of all, a big plus for that.

Before we get to the tests and the results, I would like to introduce you to the reference pads and the test system including the methodology. This is really important in order to be able to correctly classify the results and the assessment later on. We have already made a certain effort, which results in a good compromise between reproducibility and practicality.

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Next door to Antarctica | New in the IT Market

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09/25/2015

The GELID Antarctica cooler is compatible with all modern AMD and Intel processors, allowing up to 220 W of thermal energy (TDP) to be dissipated.

The GELID Antarctica cooler is compatible with all current AMD and Intel processors, allowing up to 220W of thermal power (TDP) to be dissipated.

The design of the device includes five heat pipes, an aluminum heat sink and a copper sole. Dimensions are 74×140×160 mm. As a fan, a 140 mm model is used on a hydrodynamic bearing with a rotation speed of 450 to 1500 rpm. It is allowed to install a second «Carlson». The kit includes GC-Extreme thermal paste.

The developer declared the price of $41.99.

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