pea-sized is against noctua's own recommendation for AM5. they recommend dots in each corner and a bigger one in the center. [1] also, Kryonaut is one of sever

pea-sized is against noctua's own recommendation for AM5. they recommend dots in each corner and a bigger one in the center. [1] also, Kryonaut is one of several high-performance thermal pastes that outperform NT-H1 and even NT-H2, but they require regular (~1 year) re-application. Noctua paste values stability over performance in this regard. though if you need stability and performance, nothing really beats Honeywell PTM7950, even on a desktop chip. [1]: https://faqs.noctua.at/en/support/solutions/articles/101000353274-how-should-i-apply-the-nt-h1-or-nt-h2-thermal-paste-onto-the-cpu-and-how-can-i-remove-it- https://faqs.noctua.at/en/support/solutions/articles/1010003...