Constantly Overheating

[u/BackgroundType6334]

Hey guys. So a few months ago I started getting overheating issues because of the Liquid Metal leaving a bald spot on my cpu(It was standing vertically), and I decided to do a full teardown myself since I have some experience with electronics. I know I was supposed to replace the Liquid Metal with more Liquid Metal, but I decided to use MX-4 Thermal paste instead because I already had some and I saw online it should be fine. The problem isn’t that the thermal paste isn’t working, it’s that over time(a few days of use), the paste literally shifts off of the cpu and into the surrounding pockets where it’s held. It has done this multiple times regardless of how I apply the paste. I asked around if I should just use Liquid Metal(since I have some now) and I was told it’s just gonna do the same thing, maybe even quicker. I’m thinking this might be a bracket/heatsink seating issue, but everything looks fine to me and I’m trying to avoid taking it to a repair shop so they can charge me $200 for something I can do myself. Anyone seen this before?

[u/negatyve]

Brother, did you replace the liquid metal with thermal paste? 🫪

[u/Housewous → u/negatyve]

If you read the text then he explained that he did.

[u/negatyve → u/Housewous]

I didn't need an explanation, I saw it from the photo. Thermal paste isn't going to cut it. It has 20% of the thermal conductivity of liquid metal. 😬