Does Liquid Metal Improve Performance?

This is just to test whether or not just replacing thermal paste alone, with liquid metal Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut can help improve performance in games. Lets take a look!

[@kommandokodiak6025]

you can create the LM "stain" more rapidly by doing what you did but not putting the heatsink onto the card and allowing it sit out for a few hours, the one difference is to use as thin a coat of LM as possible so it more rapidly alloys with the copper. I have an idea of using a fan on it to see if it would speed up the process but ive never tested the fan approach before.

[@kommandokodiak6025]

The other thing you can do with liquid metal is heat up water til its burning hot, submerge the LM syringe, with the cap firmly sealed on it, for a few minutes which will heat up the LM so it comes out easily without it exploding out. The reason itll explode out is because of cold bit of the LM becomes a plug which then causes pressure to build up until its pushed through resulting in the LM spewing out

[@TechnologyHive]

Good tip. I'll try that.

[@endame90]

My evga rtx 3070 xc3 was very hot and loud too, it was about 75-77c while gaming and fan speeds would go to 2300-2500 rpm. After using good thermal paste it reduced the temps to about 72-73 but it was still a bit loud, then I used liquid metal, the cooler is copper based too, I didn't want to see that stain so I found an easy solution, with a marker I applied quick strokes to paint it with just a very thin layer of paint, on top of it I applied the LM, temps now max out at 68-70c and fan speed rarely hit 2000rpm. After a month or so I checked and my cooler was clean, no stain from liquid metal, now it has been working for about 6 months with the same application and still working just like the first day, I'm happy with it.

[@TechnologyHive]

I am glad it worked out for you. Pretty creative there using a marker. However, I am sure that if you were to use alcohol and a cotton swab to clean the copper base, you'd realize the inevitable truth LOL. A marker is not going to stop the gallium fusion that occurs with copper.

[@endame90]

@@TechnologyHive Hello!, actually that's what I did after a month, removed the paint from the copper and it was clean and then reapplied, however after that I have not checked again so I might do it now just to check how it is after 6 months.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@endame90 Let us know how it goes!

[@abijeetrs6522]

Could have increased the fan speed and tested. The temp delta is too small.

[@TechnologyHive]

The point was to see if LM makes any difference at stock settings. Like I said in the video, I'm sure if I run the same test on a graphics card with a bigger cooler, the difference will be noticeable. The problem here is the anemic small cooler ASUS went for with this card.

[@sithounetsith9877]

The GPU coolers are very expensive in fact because of the price of raw materials , but the fact they cam recycle them wirh orher manufacturers costs less I guess

[@chongtak]

Are you talking about copper? One KG of copper is $10. I wouldn't mind paying extra cents to have more copper on my GPU cooler.

[@frazerxavier7295]

I think this GPU is limited by its cooler. the temps and frequency were consistent with the liquid metal. nice insight. Maybe on a different card with a bigger cooler the difference would be more prominent.

[@TechnologyHive]

Very true. The problem is the little cooler. It just can't take advantage of the good thermal conductivity from LM.

[@sithounetsith9877]

Would you put liquid metal on a CPU also ? Personally I bought some liquid gallium, and never used it .

[@TechnologyHive]

I have used it on a cpu and AIO. It works really well. Just have to be careful when you apply it.

[@sithounetsith9877]

About thermal pastes, I have used cheap arctic silver ceramique thermal paste for some old GTX 750 ti and core 2 quad, it is cool 😎 for some old retro potato hardware.

[@TechnologyHive]

Thanks for the tips!

[@chongtak]

Are you sure that nail polish will withstand the heat?

[@TechnologyHive]

Absolutely. The temperatures do not get hot enough to cook the nail polish.

[@chongtak]

@@TechnologyHive That's good to know because i'm on the cheap side.

[@TechnologyHive]

@@chongtak You're not alone 🙂