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Asus laptop destroyed by faulty liquid metal TIM

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A user's Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop experienced severe overheating and crashes due to a poorly applied liquid metal thermal interface material (TIM) from the factory. The liquid metal had corroded the heatsink and nearly reached the CPU's silicon die. After replacing the liquid metal with GD900 thermal paste, the user reported a significant improvement in performance, with frame rates tripling and temperatures dropping, eliminating the hard crashes. AI

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Asus laptop destroyed by faulty liquid metal TIM

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Poor liquid metal application almost destroys Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop, eats through the processor lid — paste replacement triples framerates, drops temps, and eliminates hard crashes

    A user on Reddit shared their story about how the factory-applied liquid metal on their Asus Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop corroded the heatsink and lid of their CPU. It got so bad that the corrosion was about to eat away and seep onto the silicon itself, but thankfully a simple re-…

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