Liquid Metal as Thermal Interface Material

jmke · 21st December 2005, 17:59

I was shocked when I pulled the cap off the syringe and saw that the needle was still there. I had no idea how the thermal interface material could get through an opening that small until I pressed the plunger slightly over the CPU. A drop of the material came out with no problem and sat there like a ball on the CPU. It was at that point that I got a little nervous since it looks just like Mercury. But then I had to think, "What company, whether in their right mind or not, would sell Mercury on eBay?"

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/c...tal.php?page=1

21st December 2005, 18:07

maybe they should have tried the blob in the middle of the CPU method

22nd December 2005, 16:38

lol, you can't use it with copper heatsinks, that kind of narrows it down a bit eh

DUR0N · 23rd December 2005, 00:23

can't use it with aluminium heasinks, that is.

21st December 2005, 17:59	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Liquid Metal as Thermal Interface Material I was shocked when I pulled the cap off the syringe and saw that the needle was still there. I had no idea how the thermal interface material could get through an opening that small until I pressed the plunger slightly over the CPU. A drop of the material came out with no problem and sat there like a ball on the CPU. It was at that point that I got a little nervous since it looks just like Mercury. But then I had to think, "What company, whether in their right mind or not, would sell Mercury on eBay?" http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/c...tal.php?page=1 __________________

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21st December 2005, 18:07	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	maybe they should have tried the blob in the middle of the CPU method

22nd December 2005, 16:38	#3
GIBSON Posts: n/a	lol, you can't use it with copper heatsinks, that kind of narrows it down a bit eh

23rd December 2005, 00:23	#4
DUR0N Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,543	can't use it with aluminium heasinks, that is.