Ultimate Guide to Applying Liquid Metal to Your CPU, Laptop, GPU, and Game Console

In this video guide, I'll show you how to apply liquid metal to your CPU, laptop, GPU, and game console using Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut safely and effectively, without making any mistakes that could damage your system.
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00:00 Intro guide
00:17 Is liquid metal safe for a CPU and a copper heatsink
00:34 Four-year experiences using liquid metal
01:12 Copper heatsink with liquid metal after 4 years
01:48 How liquid metal affects copper
02:33 How to remove liquid metal from copper heatsink
04:41 Cleaning liquid metal from the CPU
05:28 Thermal Paste vs Liquid Metal
05:43 Liquid metal with aluminum heatsink
06:13 Liquid metal is an electrical conductor
06:33 How to apply liquid metal
06:56 Preparing a laptop for liquid metal application
08:19 How to apply liquid metal to a laptop
09:53 Applying liquid metal to a CPU
10:55 Map of options for using liquid metal for a CPU
11:46 How to apply liquid metal to a CPU
12:48 Applying liquid metal to a graphics card or game console
13:35 How to apply liquid metal to a GPU or APU
14:16 Isolating SMD components
16:45 How often should change liquid metal
17:30 Liquid metal experiment

*DESCRIPTION*
In this ultimate guide, we will show you how to apply liquid metal to your CPU, laptop, GPU, and game console using Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut. Liquid metal is an excellent thermal interface material that offers superior heat transfer performance compared to traditional thermal paste. However, it requires careful application, and there are a few things you need to know before using it. We'll also cover the advantages and disadvantages of using liquid metal for CPU and laptop cooling, and how to clean liquid metal from your CPU and copper heatsink without causing any damage. In this video tutorial, we'll cover all the details, so you can apply liquid metal like a pro.

*Video Content:*
In this video, we'll cover the following topics:
- My four-year experience with liquid metal
- Is liquid metal safe for a CPU and a copper heatsink
- How to clean liquid metal from CPU
- How to remove liquid metal from copper heatsink
- What you should know before applying liquid metal
- What is liquid metal and how to use it
- How to apply liquid metal to different CPUs
- How to prepare your CPU, laptop, GPU, or game console for liquid metal application
- Applying liquid metal to a CPU
- Delidding CPU
- Applying liquid metal to a laptop
- Applying liquid metal to a graphics card or game console
- How to apply liquid metal to a GPU or APU
- How Often You Should Change Liquid Metal
- Tips and tricks for applying liquid metal like a pro

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[OusamaRanking-dzkb]

It takes 4 years to make a video & still need another 2 years, what a dedication. Really appreciate it. Btw, how many gram of LM are used to apply for laptop?

[aag]

This is the best video have ever watched and thanks to it I decided to use liquid metal. Now my laptop runs 16 C degrees cooler than before with thermal paste. Thanks a lot!

[pedro.alcatra]

Now I know what i have done wrong. years ago I applied liquid metal to my gamer laptop just on both die. some weeks later it just get back to the same thermal issue. I was to scared of opening it again to see whats gone wrong, till I saw crazy guy doing the same for a RX 7900 xt, And the i knew that i should have put metal on the Heat sync as well.
So I did it and my laptop just worked flawless again. Now I know the think about having to apply two times on copper based heat syncs. Good to know and thank you.

[perspicacity]

This is by far and easily the BEST video on liquid metal on any platform. Your video literally covers absolutely everything about liquid metal from FAQs, to application, removal, cleaning, and re-applying.

To say this is an outstanding video would be an understatement. I love your channel. Please keep making more wonderful videos.

[Yorkiee_Ace]

This is amazing, I just did exactly what you did and its amazing. I have been having some trouble with my CPU temp using Kryonaut Extreme with 85C - 99C temperature but after watching your video, I got 70C temperature on my CPU with performance boost mode turned on to Aggressive. My GPU is now at 65C with overclock & undervolted compared to 70C with kryonaut extreme

this is an amazing improvement with my laptop. Thank you so much.🎉

[TheBenzKid]

WARNING future users of liquid metal! At 4:50 when you say "I can say for sure that liquid metal will not do anything destructive with a silicon processor chip" is completely WRONG! If the liquid metal were to touch any solder joint on you on your motherboard or in the grooves underneath any AMD AM5 processor chip, it will de-solder itself from the chemical reaction. Liquid metals are conductive compared to thermal paste which isn't and are more user friendly, you are also only gaining 1-4C difference. To combat liquid metals from spilling onto the motherboard when installing, we typically use nail polish over and around any capacitors or any soldered surface. Liquid metals will eat through aluminum if you are new to pc mod/building, stick with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. Please pin this for future users.

[MysteryD]

Just a heads up. First you say not to use an abrasive polish, and then start using the abrasive side of a sponge to clean the copper.
While this may be fine for some sponges, there are others out there that are far more abrasive than polyester. Be careful what you're using.

[madjimms]

Just because the liquid metal seems "dry" doesn't mean it stays dry while under a heat load. It will turn back into a liquid.

[LovelyArcticFox-bhco]

Pro tip : You should always have two coats of liquid electric tape/paste. You always want to cover the smallest nooks and crannies plus the overall surface to protect. Also, TG Shield is good but i recommend you use small paint brushes to apply it as the brush that's in the cover is short and slightly large.

[maxw]

Most people would just make 100 videos out of all this knowledge. Thank you for making it compact

[bravium]

You are an amazing guy, Excellent job here! couldn't thank you enough for such effort

[samuraijaydee]

Brilliant video, I believed this to be so, but it's always nice to have confirmation. I electroplated my copper heatsinks with a nickel layer before using liquid metal just in case. Thank you for your work!

[Nick]

I have never needed to put thermal paste on both sides of contact. You only apply it to the cpu itself, then lay the heatsink on it.
The two sides will have flat contact anyway. You are litterally doubling up your liquid metal and probably making a mess...

The third section of the video was very helpful, though.
Interesting to know that it cant work with aluminum.

[BlakeGameYT]

Take a shot every time he says liquid metal

[asdfsdfsadfasdfsf]

this is why you should not clean LM XD
removing the CuGa2 layer only make the newly applied LM react with copper again. that alloy still has high enough thermal conductivity to not affect thermal performance in any case

[samm]

So Galium is not 'supposedly' toxic or poisoning in your body .. I still wouldn't touch with bare fingers

[hamzaterzi]

2:33 There was alloy diffusion between gallium (and other metals) and copper. In this way, there will be a better heat transfer between the liquid metal and the copper block. In my opinion, do not remove the gallium in copper!
In my opinion, wipe the liquid metal on the processor and copper block with an alcohol swab without pressing too much. Then apply liquid metal over it again. In this way, you will get better results than the temperatures you have achieved before. I've tried, I know what I'm saying.

[walkersgamingpcs]

Eventually I will plan on doing this to my 12700k but I’m happy with the performance/temps now. Thanks for the information.

[tylerwillems]

Thanks for this video. I have had similar results using this on my long-term laptops, and I did the same thing. Allowed the LM to react with the copper, change it a few times within the first 3-6 months, and then let the LM ride in the laptop and remain liquid. This certainly cleared up any doubts I ever had about my process, and for whatever reason, before this video specifically, I had never been able to find a breakdown this detailed about it. LM is definitely the best way to keep thermals down, and my favorite to use by far. Thanks again!

[drdfunk]

incredibly well done, thanks for being patient, repeating and showing various use cases, especially the polishing bit. very nice work!