Liquid metal permanently obfuscates key CPU information that is otherwise visible after cleaning off conventional thermal paste.

  • frezik
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    5 days ago

    Gallium tends alloy with most other metals by just being near it.

    The bigger problem is application. It’s easy to apply too little and have worse temps, or too much and have it squeezed out. It’s conductive, so squeeze out can be deadly to your build. I won’t touch the stuff anymore.