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Gadgets · by Maya Putri · 2026-10-16

Is liquid metal thermal paste killing our PCs?

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A 2-year test looks at whether liquid metal damages CPUs and coolers. Anyone running it long term? Did you see any degradation?

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Oussama Alaoui · 0 likes

Ran it on a laptop for 3 years, temps still fine.

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

Same, but I had to reapply once.

Noah Campbell · 0 likes

Only worth it if you're pushing high wattage chips.

Luciana Vargas · 0 likes

Aluminium coolers are a no-go, it eats them.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 0 likes

Scary to apply, one spill and your board is toast.

Elise Peeters · 0 likes

Normal paste is good enough for 95% of people.

Inês Ferreira · 0 likes

Pump out effect on vertical mounts is real in my experience.

Yui Tanaka · 0 likes

I just use whatever paste came with the cooler 🙃