Heat dissipation has always been the focus of gamers, because the temperature of the CPU is crucial, even if there is no blue screen, the performance reduction caused by high temperature frequency reduction cannot be ignored, but the heat dissipation of the CPU is limited by silicone grease, so many players have turned their attention to liquid gold, that is, liquid metal.
Due to its excellent thermal conductivity, liquid metal is used to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of computers, especially high-performance computers and gaming platforms. Liquid metal mainly refers to gallium-based alloys, which are liquid at room temperature and have extremely high thermal conductivity, so their thermal conductivity far exceeds that of traditional thermal grease.
For example, the common liquid gold is gallium indium alloy, which has a thermal conductivity of about 10 times more than ordinary silicone grease, which means that it can more efficiently conduct heat generated by heating elements such as CPUs and GPUs to the heat sink, thereby reducing operating temperatures, improving system stability and potential overclocking capabilities.
The most direct application of liquid gold is to replace traditional silicon grease on the core of CPUs and GPUs. In some high-end custom or modified computers, manufacturers or users will drop liquid metal on the contact surface between the top cover of the processor and the heatsink to reduce thermal resistance and improve heat dissipation efficiency.
The advantage of liquid gold is very straightforward, that is, it brutally improves the heat dissipation performance, thereby enhancing the stability of the system in terms of heat dissipation. Under long-term high-load operation, liquid gold can maintain a lower operating temperature, reducing system crashes or frequency reductions caused by overheating.
However, liquid gold also has inevitable disadvantages, on the one hand, liquid metal may corrode some metals, especially radiators without special treatment, and it is much more troublesome to clean or replace silicone grease in the later stage.
In addition, liquid gold also has a certain amount of liquidity, if the motherboard is tilted or placed vertically, it may cause the liquid gold to leave the range of the CPU, and there are components all over the CPU, once a short circuit occurs, the motherboard will be damaged, the risk is very large. There are many cases of using liquid gold to overturn trucks on the Internet, and even pre-installed liquid gold has the problem of difficult follow-up maintenance.
In fact, for most users, it is very recommended that you upgrade the liquid gold heat dissipation, because the existing heat dissipation scheme can already meet the needs of daily use and game entertainment, and changing the liquid gold will not only lead to the warranty lapse of the CPU, but also cause trouble when upgrading the CPU or cooler in the future. If there is a real need, it is recommended to know more about the liquid gold and have a certain hands-on ability before replacing the liquid gold.
Source: Zhongguancun Online