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    Have anyone tried LIQUID MetalPad on T61p?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chancekang, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. chancekang

    chancekang Newbie

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    chancekang,

    I've moved this to the Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades section. You should receive more responses there.
     
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    JagerQ Notebook Consultant

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    Never heard of it. The reviews seem to say it works better than AS5, but I don't do German.
     
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    D3X the robo know it all

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    First time I've heard of it too, looks interesting but can we get a non-german review?
     
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    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    The reviews say it keeps the CPU up to 5C cooler.
    It shall be easy to apply, just clean the CPU and cooler, lay the metal plate on the CPU and apply the cooler, but first you have to do a "burn-in" run, that means you have to heat up (>70-80C) your GPU or CPU until the liquid metal melts, which can be difficult in some systems. You have to do this once. After this is done the metal is adapted and you can run the CPU at a lower temp again and it shall work great.
    To remove the liquid metal you can use a plastic ruler and "scrape" it off or use the included cleaning sponge

    Pro: Up to 5C cooler, easy to apply, does not destroy alu coolers
    Cons: Expensive if you buy only one plate at a time - in a pack of 3 they are less expensive, not reusable
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I hope you all realize that the difference will be negligable. The paste only serves the purpose of eliminating the air gap between the cpu and the heatsink. Any conductive material will do this, and copper/silver are at the top for conductivity. I have never heard of liquid metal, but what one is looking for is the conductivity of the paste. The greater the conductivity the better.

    K-TRON
     
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