Anyone using Liquid Metal Pads on their CPU?

Columbo · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:32

Just been given a pack of these but know nothing about them. Checked out a few reveiws and they do look interesting.

Any opinions / users on here?

shadowscotland · 11 Mar 2009 at 17:10

The pads are excerlent for air cooling cpu/gpu/NB/mosfet - the hotter the chip the better.
Rubish for watercooling and cool running SB's.

Works with Aluminum (unlike the liquid pro) but not ideal for direct touch tech like the Xigmatek.
Much easier to remove than the liquid pro as well - but not as good

Would really like a small sample to try these for myself if you can spair some.

Edit: you do need a 'burn in' - basically running your chip above 60c with the cooler attached (possable passive) for a second or two - full details on the website. All CL produced have a multi-step set up that you need to follow. Rice grain and go it aint

Clairvoyant · 11 Mar 2009 at 17:49

Are these the thin metal sheets that are ment to melt. If so I had some but they never melted. I did the burn in but they never showed any sign of bonding.

Columbo · 11 Mar 2009 at 20:16

shadowscotland said:
The pads are excerlent for air cooling cpu/gpu/NB/mosfet - the hotter the chip the better.
Rubish for watercooling and cool running SB's.

Works with Aluminum (unlike the liquid pro) but not ideal for direct touch tech like the Xigmatek.
Much easier to remove than the liquid pro as well - but not as good

Would really like a small sample to try these for myself if you can spair some.

Edit: you do need a 'burn in' - basically running your chip above 60c with the cooler attached (possable passive) for a second or two - full details on the website. All CL produced have a multi-step set up that you need to follow. Rice grain and go it aint

Well I'll report back some findings later as I'm about to install it shortly. I have a sample of 2 sheets so if the first one goes well fella you are more than welcome to the 2nd one.

shadowscotland · 12 Mar 2009 at 16:17

Make sure you clean the surfaces really well (if not twice) and will gladly pay your postage costs - your a gent good sir.

e-mail in trust if and when you need it.

dlknight · 14 Mar 2009 at 10:53

ManCuBuS said:
Well I'll report back some findings later as I'm about to install it shortly.

Just did a search and found these results on another forum (cpu was an opteron 170).

sunderland · 14 Mar 2009 at 13:46

just been looking at some reviews and these pads seem to cool better than all the thermal paste you can get,over £3 each though