Liquid metal does offer superior thermal conductivity, but the risk isn't worth it for the vast majority of applications.

An RTX 5070 Ti with user-applied liquid metal died because the TIM leaked out everywhere and shorted multiple components, ...

Not for the faint of heart: Although using liquid metal on processors instead of thermal paste can significantly lower temperatures, one mistake during its application can lead to catastrophic damage.

A B.Tech (Computer Science) engineer turned writer, Varun has over 7 years of experience in tech journalism. He started his journey by writing for various publications like Beebom and Mr. Phone, ...

The big picture: Enthusiasts looking to push their high-end Raptor Lake or Raptor Lake Refresh Intel processors to the limits might want to think twice before using liquid metal thermal paste.

The newly revealed ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card uses a liquid metal thermal compound on the GPU to help cool the chip. The card and GPU are also housed inside an all-metal frame.

Which thermal paste for CPU is best? While the very idea of putting paste inside an expensive and custom-made PC would seem like absolute lunacy to the uninitiated, the use of thermal paste can have a ...

Some Gigabyte customers were under the impression that all Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs feature a liquid metal thermal interface material, while it was only officially mentioned on ...