Liquid Metal for PS4 Pro - Is it Better Than Thermal Paste???

In this video I talk about liquid metal for the PS4 Pro. I've been hearing a lot about Thermal Grizzley Conductonaut (liquid metal) and decided it was time to test it in a PS4 Pro to see if it helped to keep the console cooler.
I first tested the console for an hour to see what the temperature would be. Then I applied liquid metal to the APU and reassembled the console. I then played the same game for about the same amount of time and compared temperatures.
Sometimes the playstation fan just doesn't seem to be able to keep it cool when 4k gaming. Sometimes cleaning the console fan and heat sink can help but sometimes it's not enough. Luckily PS4 Pro disassembly is not too difficult!

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[Tronicsfix]

What questions do you have about liquid metal and PS4 Pro?

[tullgutten]

you should rename the video to
HOW NOT TO APPLY LIQUID METAL

[yeghigmikaelian]

This is a bad way of using liquid metal. Do not follow these steps please. The liquid must be spread on all the chip and it has to be a thin layer. Protect the surrounding of the chip with liquid silicon or electric tape.

[EveyJamo]

Was under the impression that liquid metal thermal materials had to be spread over the entire surface of the chip, and the heatsink.
It doesn't squish around like the traditional stuff - so you have to do that manually.
Could be wrong, but its also possible that you don't have liquid covering the entire thing.

[angelm]

Who else is here after PlayStation revealed that the PS5 uses liquid metal?

[mirilika]

You did a bad spread of that liquid metal. You make a bad contact between the two surfaces, and there is the possibility of liking out of that liquid metal. You need to open it again and do it correctly.

[pinkpantherinthehood]

Coming from his newest video, all i can think about is, the liquid metal leaking to the components and bridging the gaps..

[Harrison.DuRant]

I just did this two weeks ago and there's a few things to note:

First: I actually put to LITTLE on the first go around. Everyone tells you to use just a tiny dab. This is true, but make sure sure you use enough. My first go I spread it over the entire chip and it almost made no difference. I opened it back up, spread more, and noticed a difference.

Second: Yes, it's quieter, but the PS4 Pro still makes noise. God of War made my Pro sound like it was about to launch into space with stock paste, but now it sounds MUCH quieter. Having said that, you will still have it crank up some times and it is noticeable, which is kind of sad, but it will cool back down shortly after.

Third: Use caution, but don't be as scared as everyone else tells you you need to be. This is something anyone can do as long as you simply take your time, and I personally think the results were well worth it.

[eagle]

If it wasn’t for that “akward thermal spread” this would be a pretty nice satisfying video

[pscustomgamer]

Conformal coating over the SMD components would have been a great idea.

[Usul-xpve]

Ive done this to my ps4 and for me the the difference is night and day.
One thing to remember is to clean it out of all dust in order to reduce the fan noise.
Because thats the main win here, for me at least.

The weird part is that the core and memory area itself get much hotter so does the air coming out of it. You can just feel it when ou touch the plastic cover and hold your hand at the air outtake.
My theory is that because the liquid metal transfer the heat better, the fan works less, so you get less airflow but more efficient airflow that dissipate more heat with less noise.

[ammartech]

Great video ! thermal grizzly is the best in the market right now
will consider to use the other one *Kryonaut* which is Aluminium friendly and non conductive as well

[shtiken]

Interesting experiment. Thanks for doing it. 6 degrees reduction is pretty significant.

[kidShibuya]

A good way to apply liquid metal is to spread it as best you can on both surfaces then press them together, then pull them apart. You will see any patches or puddles, eliminate them and enjoy your perfect cover of liquid metal.

[HeimdallAfBifrost]

I did Kryonaut instead with really good 1mm pads. I don't know about Temps but the fan is very silent and it pushes out hotter air than before.

[social]

Do you still have this machine? be interesting to revisit the temps and see if the heatsync has been damaged at all as i hear liquid metal can

[Kritchley]

I have a PS4 pro had it for about 1 month and on any 4k/upscaled games the fan kicks in as obviously the increased graphics cause more APU useage so I replaced thermal paste with liquid metal (took about an hour).Its been a week since I have carried this out and all games that were once making my PS4 sound like a vacuum cleaner, now run silently IT DEFINITELY WORKS better than stock thermal paste. I watched linus tech tips on how to apply liquid metal all over APU masked of area first to be safe.also watched your videos on how to strip PS4 down helped alot thankyou

[prycenewberg]

I'd be interested to know if you took any steps to equalize fan RPM in your testing.

[fusionpit]

Cotton Swabs are not lint-free, and you shouldn't use them to clean or dry before application of your thermal paste. I would recommend coffee maker filters (I use unbleached cone type filters).

[spicydeath]

I'm assuming the liquid metal paste is based on gallium. Pretty sure that's the stuff that will make aluminum crumble, hence why this stuff warns against using it on aluminum heat sinks.