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*EPIC THREAD* Major Problems with Coollaboratory Liquid Pro Thermal Compound DEAD CPU

-Mike- said:
Are you selling cpus with this stuff pre applied?
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Asura88 said:
Any chance of selling them? I'd pay a premium for one done by the proffesionals and with its IHS properly glued back (if thats even possible). I dont want to risk my half decent chip by trying it myself :D.
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eventually. we are refining the technique to see if it is commercially viable.

these things take time.

keep your eyes peeled ;)
 
As i have used the stuff before i can see how if you do not do exactly what it tells you to do you could encounter some problems but that is the same for anything when building computer's.

You could have easily spilt some over the mother board or inside the socket shame we will never know...

Unless we can have a demonstration? Like were did the bad man touch the cpu?
 
rjkoneill said:
eventually. we are refining the technique to see if it is commercially viable.
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If the variability / chance of killing processor is too high for selling them to be a good idea, I'm sure the boards would still be interested in pictures.

I'd like to know how you're getting the IHS off and putting it back on. The cleanest method I've seen with the older soldered chips is to lap the surface all the way back to the chip, leaving a metal rim around the edge that carries most of the load from the heatsink. I'm not sure whether this would be easier or harder with TIM- one could sand/mill back until the tim is exposed, dissolve it off, then lap slowly until one just starts to scratch the surface of the chip.

That would be decidedly labour intensive without a lapping table.
 
JonJ678 said:
If the variability / chance of killing processor is too high for selling them to be a good idea, I'm sure the boards would still be interested in pictures.

I'd like to know how you're getting the IHS off and putting it back on. The cleanest method I've seen with the older soldered chips is to lap the surface all the way back to the chip, leaving a metal rim around the edge that carries most of the load from the heatsink. I'm not sure whether this would be easier or harder with TIM- one could sand/mill back until the tim is exposed, dissolve it off, then lap slowly until one just starts to scratch the surface of the chip.

That would be decidedly labour intensive without a lapping table.
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That sounds abit OTT and to much effort imo, you just pop the processor in the oven at 80-90c for 15 mins and then take a razer blade to the gunk holding the TIM, you dont actually touch the processor and the lid pops off just fine, not any real risk and of course the processor still works fine.
 
Combat squirrel said:
That sounds abit OTT and to much effort imo, you just pop the processor in the oven at 80-90c for 15 mins and then take a razer blade to the gunk holding the TIM, you dont actually touch the processor and the lid pops off just fine, not any real risk and of course the processor still works fine.
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So long as no one confuses oven with microwave oven :eek:
 
This really is an epic thread.

I remember it from the first time around. OP was around in Jan 2012, hasn`t posted since though lol.

I have to admit im not a fan of this stuff, temp drops are excellent but its not for the faint of heart or those of,us who like to chop n change kit often.

Also should perhaps have a warranty voiding warning?? As The TIM is a real pain to remove, the kit even comes with a brillo type scourer for cleaning your ihs and heatsink with. I found it removed all the cpu info from the ihs.

Excellent drops in temps though and fun to play with :D
 
I just posted this in another thread...

After changing my motherboard it meant that I had to remove the 3570k that I de-lidded. I was surprised at how staining the liquid pro has been.
I had use it on both surfaces of the IHS. The copper bottom of the CPU cooler was quite stained and patchy and the lid of the CPU has stained so that you couldn't easily read what is written on it. The underside of the IHS (above the core) is discoloured slightly.
It took quite a bit of work to get the surface of the CPU cooler to be stain free again (still not perfect), I was surprised at how much it must have penetrated. I thought that it didn't have an adverse effect on copper..?

I have removed the liquid metal now (too messy to apply easily) and instead used this...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-000-GD

...it is very easy to apply and the overall temps seem about 3 or 4 degrees higher at most.

The liquid metal pro is a superb TIM in its cooling capabilities but in use it can be difficult to apply and if you should ever drip a small amount on your board you can have real trouble in removing it. I was quite enthused about it at first but I just couldn't see myself using it again.
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I would not recommend using it at all.
 
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Liquic ultra on standard intel cooler. For my mate :P
This stuff is EZ to work with if you are not rushing yourself :). Pro was harder afaik
 
I was tempted by this stuff, but I don't like the idea of having to take an angle grinder to my PC every time I want to change CPU. For the sake of a few degrees I think I'll stick to the more traditional types of TIM.
 
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