1080ti - Using liquid metal compound ?

[digitaldreams]

Anyone sucessfully used a liquid metal heat sink compound on a 1080ti ?

The ring of capacitors around the chip edge are of concern, first thought use a thin layer of varnish or professional pcb sealant ?

Thanks in advance

 

[tyler_jrb]

Depends on the card but for most cases IMO it isn’t worth it. It may be slightly cooler 5c or so but it will perform identically give or take 10mhz or so.

You can cover the Smds around the chip with nail varnish and or just be very careful when applying the LM.

My old 1080Ti has LM on and it’s still going strong for over 2 years now.

The reason why I say no is I noticed some drop 5c ish in temps but that won’t make much difference in terms of noise and or performance. And it’s also a pain to clean up and apply. And there is a risk if you squirt it onto the board, under chips etc it is hard to get out and will eat away solder etc.

You’d just be better off with really good quality thermal paste if anything.

 

[digitaldreams]

Depends on the card but for most cases IMO it isn’t worth it. It may be slightly cooler 5c or so but it will perform identically give or take 10mhz or so.

You can cover the Smds around the chip with nail varnish and or just be very careful when applying the LM.

My old 1080Ti has LM on and it’s still going strong for over 2 years now.

The reason why I say no is I noticed some drop 5c ish in temps but that won’t make much difference in terms of noise and or performance. And it’s also a pain to clean up and apply. And there is a risk if you squirt it onto the board, under chips etc it is hard to get out and will eat away solder etc.

You’d just be better off with really good quality thermal paste if anything.

Yes I'm reading similar reports. Some say the factory installed paste isn't top quality yet hoping ASUS used a good paste as it's a 'ROG Strix Gaming' version. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut might be an improvement (worked very well on my old 980ti recently) but yes maybe not. I've used liquid metal on my CPU to great effect but less risk of shorting components.

 

[FireTwo]

If your heatsink is copper or worse alloy don’t do it!

had a mammoth task removing a 2600k from a nzxt water cooling kit with liquid metal after two/three years worth of use!

 

[digitaldreams]

If your heatsink is copper or worse alloy don’t do it!

had a mammoth task removing a 2600k from a nzxt water cooling kit with liquid metal after two/three years worth of use!

Certainly not copper from photos others have taken of the beastie (shiny silver surface). Yes thought I'd have a nightmare when upgrading my CPU as heard of others welding theirs together, at first solid but it came off quite easily with a gentle twist.