Anyone tried generic liquid metal paste from ebay yet?

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DTN107

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I'm kinda surprised to find this.

2.0 grams of liquid metal for $10 compare to 1.5 g of Coollaboratory for ~$13 and 1.0 g of Thermal Grizzyly for ~$16.

Curious if anyone has tried this generic no-brand liquid metal yet?
 
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"Made in the USA right here in Texas", sure it is.

If you use the FUNFIVE coupon you could get it for 5$ and let us know how it works :)
 
Seems like the same seller also sells a 50g version for $30.
 
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it's mostly gallium. No secret there. It's probably the same thing as the competitors, made in the same factory, sans the fancy packaging and advertising.
 
You'd need indium and/or tin to alloy it with in order for it to work as a thermal conductor though.
 
That 50g of gallium metal says melting point 84F, liquid metal thermal compound is liquid well below that - you spread it around with a little paint brush at room temp. EK used to sell an indium based (I think it was) thermal compound, it was a solid sliver of the stuff you clamped between the CPU and block and ran a stress test to melt it in place. I never tried it, last block I bought didn't have any in there so I doubt many people did.

It only takes a tiny drop of CLU to do a CPU, I did two processors (and bottom of heat spreader) with my last tube of CLU and had a partial re-do in there as well. Not much of an expense in the grand scheme of things. It would take a lot less now that I know what I'm doing and can judge how much to apply initially - the drop needed is smaller than I imagined.
 
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