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EVGA 400-TG-TM01-BR Frostbite 2 High Performance Thermal Grease

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Close the gap between your CPU and heatsink with thermal grease engineered to sustain high-performance workloads without degrading.

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Overview

Thermal interface material is the unglamorous variable that separates an optimized cooling setup from a mediocre one — even a premium cooler underperforms when bridging a CPU IHS to a copper base plate with air gaps or degraded paste. The EVGA Frostbite 2 is a high-performance thermal grease designed to fill microscopic surface imperfections between these mating surfaces, maximizing conductive contact area. The 2.5g syringe format allows controlled application without waste, and the compound is engineered to remain stable under the heat cycling of sustained workloads — relevant for CPUs running heavy rendering jobs, gaming sessions, or overclocked configurations where temperatures fluctuate repeatedly across a wide range.

The Frostbite 2 targets builders who want a dependable, no-drama paste for gaming PCs, home workstations, and GPU reapplication without paying a premium for exotic metal-particle or liquid-metal compounds. It suits AMD AM4/AM5 and Intel LGA1700/2066 socket configurations equally well, and works for GPU die applications where factory TIM has dried out and started throttling performance. The syringe delivers a workable consistency — not too runny, not too thick — which means it spreads predictably whether you're doing a center dot or a manual surface spread. For most builds, this will close the performance gap between "out of the box" and "properly installed" without requiring specialist knowledge or precision application techniques.

Key Features

Easy to Apply

Great Thermal Conductivity

Built for High Performance

Specifications

Product Name
Frostbite 2 High Performance Thermal Grease
Application
High Performance Systems
Application Method
Easy to Apply
Key Feature 1
Great Thermal Conductivity
Key Feature 2
Built for High Performance

Frequently Asked Questions

The syringe contains 2.5 grams. A single CPU application typically requires 0.5–1.0 gram depending on the application method (pea-dot, spread, or X-pattern), so 2.5g gives you two to four CPU applications — enough for one primary install plus remounts during cooler swaps or testing.
EVGA recommends applying a small pea-sized dot at the center of the CPU IHS, then allowing cooler mounting pressure to spread it. Alternatively, a thin, even manual spread across the IHS surface works for large-die CPUs (like Intel LGA2066 or AMD Threadripper) where center-dot coverage may not fully reach the edges.
Based on EVGA's positioning of this product for standard CPU and GPU use, it is not electrically conductive — meaning accidental contact with nearby SMD components won't cause a short. However, avoid excess application regardless, as cleanup of any thermal compound from PCB traces is always undesirable.
The EVGA Frostbite 2 is positioned as a high-performance compound at an accessible price point. Its thermal conductivity specifications are not published in detail, which makes direct benchmark comparison with Kryonaut (12.5 W/mK) or MX-6 (8.5 W/mK) difficult. It's a competent choice for gaming rigs and workstations where you're not chasing the last 1–2°C.
Yes. The compound is designed for any high-performance thermal interface between a metal IHS or bare die and a heatsink base, including GPU applications where you're replacing factory paste on a graphics card.