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09-05-2005, 06:44 AM | #1 |
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Liquid Metal TIM & cooling
Collaboratory {The manufacturers}
It shares a distinct similarity in outlook to mercury. And lets not forget manufacturer based results too Besides all the tonge in cheek comments, with liquid metal cooling in the news recently, what are the potential pitfalls and say perfect situations for such usage in the computer cooling arena? |
09-05-2005, 11:15 AM | #2 |
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A liquid metal TIM seems more reasonable form the cost end of things than liquid metal as a cooling fluid. Although it does give me a bit of pause -- does it ever cure? How would you clean it? Is it going to squeeze out when pressed into a film under the heatsink, and the little extra become a contaminate in my system?
Wouldn't we be looking at a different set of properties for a TIM than a cooling fluid? Hopefully one of the knowledgeable folks can correct me if I am wrong, but my naive first thought is for a TIM a very low specific heat capacity would be best, whereas cooling fluid would want a very high specific heat capacity. |
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09-05-2005, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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What is "K" supposed to mean? Certainly not Kelvin...
Assuming that is C I would say they are full of shit. 16C difference is just not logical. I don't get than much difference using NO TIM at all vs. the radio Shack stuff I use in testing. |
09-05-2005, 01:59 PM | #5 |
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K would be difference between cpu and room temperature, in Kelvin or Celsius, doesn't matter when we are talking about a difference.
Would be reluctant to trust the result from a reseller that has never been heard of before though.. |
09-05-2005, 02:27 PM | #6 |
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Scroll down their page and you can see they expect you to spread it on thinly with a paint brush.
Looking at the syringes they sell the stuff in, I think it could result in some interesting questions from customs. |
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This might not be too unreasonable. I haven't read too closely but am disappointed that their test is such low resolution. I need to get myself back up and running. This would be interesting. Their Conductivity numbers are not uncompelling. Would be cool to put them to the test. Unfortunately my test setup is down. I had a fluxblock melt down a few months ago and life has been a bit unstable lately but I should be up and running again by christmas. |
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09-07-2005, 12:35 AM | #14 |
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Perhaps their problem in testing was that they applied all thermal compounds like it shows at pictures for that new material. Therefore they got air in the TIM and the results are as we see them :shrug:
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