Problem with application of coollaboratory liquid pro

chmielu1258

chmielu1258

chmielu1258

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I recently bought the thermal compound stated above, and getting straight to the point - I cannot spread it over my cpu , I used a brush which worked for AS5 which I had before and the cotton bud as shown on coollaboratory website. the drop of liquid metal has no adhesion to cpu whatsoever , but whatever forces keep it from spreading must be at top form. I cleaned cpu with arctic silver cleaning set and with alcohol to ensure its not greasy, and the droplet of metal just keep on rolling around my cpu as directed by brush. I tried applying it on hot cpu and it didn't work , I also tried to apply it on cooper surface of heatsink whit the same lack of result. accordingly to the video on their website application is easier than most thermal greases, and yet I'm unable to do it. Is it possible that I just got unlucky and got my hands on the "faulty unit" ?
 
Mate, I have used this gear, I ended up smearing the tiniest little amount of MX2 on the very edge of my processor, a tiny drop of CLP and seating my heatsink, i didnt plug the fan for the heatsink in for a few min and thats about it.

Its a pain but vs my mx2 alone dropped me 4c.

With my water setup I done the same but didnt notice any drop in temps...well it didnt jump 12/13c it jus stayed @ 12c.

Unless you are crazy for the temps mx4 is your best best, CLP IS the best but its not for the faint hearted or the stupid (EPIC THREAD style)
 
You're not unlucky, you simply haven't read the instructions. They're not kidding when they say you need to lap/grind the surfaces to remove all of the previous paste. Alcohol isn't going to do it. This is why it isn't adhering to the cpu, and why your temperatures will not be significantly better than before you tried the liquid pro.

^Interesting idea putting a tiny bit of paste around the edge to stop the liquid pro escaping.
 
I have used acetone to clean the surface of the CPU and CPU cooler to good success in the past. Just do not get the perfumed kind. It is best to go to a chemist and get as pure a bottle as you can.

Once you have cleaned both surfaces I found that if I put a little droplet on the CPU surface and then rubbed really hard with an earbud (again don't go cheap here as the cheapo kind leave bits behind) and primed the surface with some Coollab. Then I would paint on - the thing is you have to use such a little amount that most of the time people put way to much on and then the stuff just makes little droplets and can not bound properly.

I find that the acetone also removes all traces after extended periods of use.
 
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