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*P O L L* Liquid Metal damage ---> Integrated Heat Spreader, Copper & Nickel

Liquid Metal damage ---> Integrated Heat Spreader, Copper & Nickel

  • IHS *corroded*

  • IHS *discoloured*

  • IHS (caused NO damage)

  • COPPER *corroded*

  • COPPER *discoloured*

  • COPPER (caused NO damage)

  • NICKEL *corroded*

  • NICKEL *discoloured*

  • NICKEL (caused NO damage)

  • Never used Liquid Metal or only used for delid

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Vario

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Nicholas Peyton said:
I always hear people saying "use liquid electrical tape".

Can I just use normal electrical insulating tape? Like this: (the stuff I've got is 2cm wide & even listed as flame retardant)

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Because... I know it will peel off easily (without leaving residue) in case I ever need to make a warranty claim....?

Don't have any experience with liquid electrical tape.. is it easy to get all of it off?

After all these reports of some batches of EVGA cards blowing up (3-5% I think it was) I always worry my card could be one of them.

And because I run with a water chiller and only use the card very "lightly"; it could take a lot longer for something to go wrong. I'm probably fine; but I don't want to risk not being able to make that warranty claim in case something did happen.
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If its really that big a deal, just run regular paste and not stress about it. Is the stress worth the extra couple degrees? Liquid electrical tape is a paint on stuff, it may be possible to peel it up. Normal electrical insulating tape will probably lift from the temperatures possibly allowing the liquid metal to get underneath.
 
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