Liquid Metal is eating my GPU LOL!

pooley · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:27

Qtips! just lol come on chap you are a Yorkshire mon

P4Clock · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:41

Panos said:
FACEPALM
You didn't read the instructions. That is not the way liquid metal is applied.
And you will not find ANYWHERE ANYONE advising that method for liquid metal

Please enlighten me to how it should be done

FACEPALM haha

P4Clock · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:42

pooley said:
Qtips! just lol come on chap you are a Yorkshire mon

That's right I used the brand Qtips ??

pooley · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:51

P4Clock said:
That's right I used the brand Qtips ??

i use a few Johnson's on mine lolz

Panos · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:54

P4Clock said:
Please enlighten me to how it should be done

FACEPALM haha

You didn't said you spread it.....

P4Clock · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:55

pooley said:
i use a few Johnson's on mine lolz

do you also drink malt barley, water and hops on a weekend.
i have a bud.

thank for your useful and enlightening input as always pooley.

P4Clock · 7 Oct 2018 at 13:58

Panos said:
How you applied it?

P4Clock said:
small blob and a few Qtips

Panos said:
You didn't said you spread it.....

why would i be using Qtips(cotton buds for pooley), if not to spread it.
your tried too hard to make a funny.

FACEPALM

Panos · 7 Oct 2018 at 14:00

P4Clock said:
why would i be using Qtips(cotton buds for pooley), if not to spread it.
your tried too hard to make a funny.

FACEPALM

You do understand many in here are not living in Yorkshire or in the same island?
Also GN video uses twice as much liquid metal than is needed for a completely different appliance.

P4Clock · 7 Oct 2018 at 14:04

Panos said:
You do understand many in here are not living in Yorkshire or in the same island?
Also GN video uses twice as much liquid metal than is needed for a completely different appliance.

Qtips and a euro/US brand, none UK.

LuckyBenski · 7 Oct 2018 at 14:06

Panos it really doesn't matter how he applied it, he applied it near/on aluminium.

Panos · 7 Oct 2018 at 14:08

LuckyBenski said:
Panos it really doesn't matter how he applied it, he applied it near/on aluminium.

True. But usually if you apply little and carefully doesn't spill. Is not thermal paste.

Zeed · 7 Oct 2018 at 14:25

You think this is bad ?? Check this out 9.30 onwards

bru · 7 Oct 2018 at 17:08

Panos said:
FACEPALM
You didn't read the instructions. That is not the way liquid metal is applied.
And you will not find ANYWHERE ANYONE advising that method for liquid metal

You sure about that.

www.thermal-grizzly.com/images/downloads/TG_Conductonaut_ShortApplicationGuide_EN.pdf

2. Applying Conductonaut thermal grease Mount the included tip to the syringe (Figure 1). Apply a pinheadsized amount on both, CPU and cooler (Figure 2). Spread the thermal grease on both surfaces with the included cotton swabs. An increased contact pressure of the cotton swab might ease the application. Now mount the cooler.

Panos · 7 Oct 2018 at 17:14

bru said:
You sure about that.

www.thermal-grizzly.com/images/downloads/TG_Conductonaut_ShortApplicationGuide_EN.pdf

He said used a blob and qtips how should I know what qtip is? swabs or cotton buds would be easier to understand.

bru · 7 Oct 2018 at 17:23

Panos said:
He said used a blob and qtips how should I know what qtip is? swabs or cotton buds would be easier to understand.

So you are trying to say that you went with a giant red FACEPALM and stated that you will not find ANYONE ANYWHERE (ftfy) advising that method for liquid metal. with out even knowing what he was talking about.

DONT BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.

Panos · 7 Oct 2018 at 17:24

bru said:
So you are trying to say that you went with a giant red FACEPALM and stated that you will not find ANYONE ANYWHERE (ftfy) advising that method for liquid metal. with out even knowing what he was talking about.

DONT BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.

tyler_jrb · 7 Oct 2018 at 18:54

Rroff · 7 Oct 2018 at 19:02

Kaapstad said:
People are too obsessed with temps.

Better to run a couple of degrees hotter than use extreme options like the one in the OP.

What I find amusing - I've seen a fair few instances where people extol the merits of LM but persist in ignoring the application notes for regular paste - in my experience there has been little to no reason to use LM with normal air or water cooling if you apply a good paste properly. In more extreme cooling setups another matter.

I mean for instance - I'm using a moderately overclocked 4820K with quite a bit of extra voltage as it isn't a great clocker (does get high frequencies stable but needs a ton of voltage) all core boost to 4.4GHz (1.26v) with a passive Zalman FX70 - under normal use load temperatures don't go over 49C (a bit higher admittedly for Prime hah).

LuckyBenski · 7 Oct 2018 at 19:45

Rroff said:
In more extreme cooling setups another matter.

I believe that LM can't be used below a certain temperature, for some reason around 5°C rings a bell.

Rroff · 7 Oct 2018 at 19:48

LuckyBenski said:
I believe that LM can't be used below a certain temperature, for some reason around 5°C rings a bell.

A lot of the extreme clockers use thermal paste below sub-zero - though even that struggles once you get to around -100 IIRC.

You don't normally get to 5C or below at the CPU with more extreme setups til you go like LN anyhow.

EDIT: TG stuff is rated for best results above 8C - doesn't mean you can't use it below that but it doesn't work as well.