Yes, you can, but I hope you realise you're dealing with liquid metal? That means if you put too much paste on it, it will run out over the headspreader and onto the motherboard --> short circuit. Have you watched any youtube videos on how to use it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvM2FJKZ044 It is important that the surfaces have been cleaned of all residues. The best way is with pure rubbing alcohol (NOT VODKA! xD).

I don't think so. This paste is normally only used for the contact between the chip and the IHS. I would just use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut. There is a risk of corrosion of the surfaces in contact. Moreover, there should already be some paste on the chip. Ready to use.

Yes, it works. however, you still need to apply non-conductive heat-conducting paste to the smd components next to the chip in case you miss some liquid metal.

The base plate is made of copper. Yes you can!

Hi At Aquacomputer.de there are very precisely manufactured rubber seals (Sealing Frame for Socket AM5) for AM5 CPUs. I have fitted one of these and have had no problems with it.

You have to be careful because it runs like water. If it gets on the contacts, the board is defective.

It's equal

Hello, I don't recommend it, it eats away at the processor. The metal paste is mostly used for processor delidding.

The Noctua NH-U12A is fine. Your contacting surface to the CPU is nickel-plated copper, which doesn't react with the LM. If your contact surface would be aluminium (like in many cheaper coolers), its gonna react with the LM and will be destroyed in a very short time.

It is rather used between the processor and the IHS after a "delid". You can use it on the contact surface with the processor, but it's not recommended for long term use as it can permanently stick the heatsink to the processor, I recommend this one with your Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (12.50W/m K, 1g)

right! i overlooked that, thanks :)

i would stick with traditional non-conductive pastes. it should work, but liquid metal is typically meant to go below the iHS of a processor. the performance gain may be manageable in your case. it should work, you might even get slightly lower temperatures. you just have to be very careful not to use too much of it, the stuff shouldn't get anywhere except on the proz.

"EKWB EK-Quantum Vector Strix RX 5700 +XT D-RGB - Nickel + Acrylic" <- If you mean this one, it has a nickel-plated heat sink. Heat conductive paste made from liquid metal is probably best with nickel-plated surfaces. Mixed metals don't work at all and you would probably have problems with aluminium when using liquid metal.

I would not recommend liquid metal in a laptop. It can lead to short circuits or a defect in the CPU. The liquid metal becomes hard after a certain time and acts like a glue. In case of shocks, it can break off again and becomes ineffective.

There is more than enough. I already use my tube for several Intel CPUs with heads. However, I would advise against soiling the IHS and CPU cooler with it. The temperatures will hardly be better and the visual "damage" to the CPU is not worth it in my eyes. The same applies to an air-cooled graphics card. Here you also have to reckon with a short circuit if you don't insulate the small units next to the chip with nail varnish or WLP.

That doesn't play such a big role. I have even only used thermal paste. The point is not to provoke a short circuit by mistake.

Hello Wickid76. This is not thermal paste, but liquid metal. I would not use it for "normal" applications. Liquid metal is quite tricky. You should rather buy a heat conductive paste. Just type it into the search box. Today most of them are good, you can't buy anything wrong. And you can also use it for Mac pro 2013. greetings...

Yes, as long as the contact surface of the cooler to the CPU is not made of aluminium. Since liquid metal is conductive, it is a little trickier to apply, but in my personal opinion it is not more difficult. It is best to cover everything around the CPU during application in case something should go wrong. According to various sources, liquid metal slightly corrodes the surface of the CPU's headspreaders, but this is only an optical problem. but this should only be visually disturbing.

1) "Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut is a liquid metal thermal compound based on a eutectic alloy. A very high thermal conductivity value is achieved through a special mixing ratio of, among others, the metals tin, gallium and indium. We recommend applying Conductonaut to nickel-plated copper, as this offers the best long-term stability. " "Note: Conductonaut thermal paste must not be used with aluminium radiators!" 2) start with little... ESD compliant masking tape

like a normal heat-conducting paste :-)

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