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Liquid metal is only ideal if your console stays docked as moving it around may cause it to leak and damage components
Hardware Exchanging thermal paste?
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Mine is spread super thin, and is quite thick. I recently cleaned out my Switch's vents, and there's still no sign of it leaking out. (You really barely need *any*) I take my Switch to work and back in my lunch bag, and nothing yet. Just cool temps. My fan rarely even kicks on anymore compared to how it used to be.
I recently did this...took everything apart cleaned up the old paste...Used MX4 and Heat Pads switch runs very cool now..Well worth doing but only if your competent.
Even that is not ideal as it's positioned vertically and liquid metal likes to seep over time from gravity.
Hey so I did a repaste twice with new mx-4, and my temps are like 32-33c at idle. Playing Diablo I get 47c and the fan is around 25-28%.
I was expecting lower temps.
I did remove the copper shim, but I'm thinking it should be there...
Maybe I should go to a thermal pad?
What did you guy use on the heatpipe to emi cover? Thermal paste or pad?
I was expecting lower temps.
I did remove the copper shim, but I'm thinking it should be there...
Maybe I should go to a thermal pad?
What did you guy use on the heatpipe to emi cover? Thermal paste or pad?
I used MX-4 on the heatpipe and on the EMI covers i used heat pads...idle i get between 25 and 29 and playing diablo i get around 42 and 45
hope this helps
Hmm. Wondering what I should do? Too much paste? I heard you really can't go too much as it'll just squish out
Is that idle at the home screen or idle at the game menu
Last edited by NattyBoh,
Idle at home screen...it should be thin but not too thin and I would not really recommend liquid metal for console.
Hey fella.
I use the spread thin method and covered the whole of the die then I spread a think load over the copper heat pipe. I then used 2 heat pads on the metal shielding by the die which also gets hot during load.
See uploaded picture marked in black is where I spread the paste and attached the heat pads.
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Yep I did indeed remove the copper shim you have to. If you want my opinion and its just my opinion because I build laptops, servers and pc's and Macs as a job remove the heat pads off the ram chips and just put them on the shields.
Last edited by burhansalih,
I’m going to attempt the repasting later, but is the removal of the copper shim/sticker essential? I mean, why would Nintendo put it there if it wasn’t necessary? Also, how would you recommend I remove it safely?
Ok removed the pads from under the ram shield, applied new pad on top of ram shield, applied mx4 thin on top of die, applied a thin line of compound on the heat pipe. Firing up diablo, I'll report back on temps
