Question Liquid metal on INNO3D RTX 3080Ti X3 OC?

[Lvl99Toaster]

Basically the title, I have:-
Motherboard:- ASUS prime b660 plus D4
CPU:- intel i7 12700F
GPU:- INNO3D RTX 3080Ti X3 OC
RAM:- 4X 16 GB skill tridentz 3600MHz [running at 3200 because it crashes otherwise, bad silicone lottery I guess]
PSU:- NZXT C750
CPU cooler:- Deepcool castle 360 [not sure if V2 but it's got the gamerstorm logo on it]

I was wondering if it's possible to use liquid metal on the GPU since I repasted my laptop with conductonaut not long ago and the results were great l, but I heard that it's not recommended to use liquid metal on non-copper heatsinks and I'm not pretty sure whether my GPU is aluminium or otherwise

This is the image I could find online because I'd rather not open the GPU unless I'm sure it can be repasted

 

[CountMike]

Basically the title, I have:-
Motherboard:- ASUS prime b660 plus D4
CPU:- intel i7 12700F
GPU:- INNO3D RTX 3080Ti X3 OC
RAM:- 4X 16 GB skill tridentz 3600MHz [running at 3200 because it crashes otherwise, bad silicone lottery I guess]
PSU:- NZXT C750
CPU cooler:- Deepcool castle 360 [not sure if V2 but it's got the gamerstorm logo on it]

I was wondering if it's possible to use liquid metal on the GPU since I repasted my laptop with conductonaut not long ago and the results were great l, but I heard that it's not recommended to use liquid metal on non-copper heatsinks and I'm not pretty sure whether my GPU is aluminium or otherwise

This is the image I could find online because I'd rather not open the GPU unless I'm sure it can be repasted

Liquid metal "eats"/etches any metal but chrome the least. You have to weigh risks (it's highly electrically conductive and even fumes when first time heated can leave deposit on nearby contact against couple of degrees you may or not may get.

 

[Lvl99Toaster]

Liquid metal "eats"/etches any metal but chrome the least. You have to weigh risks (it's highly electrically conductive and even fumes when first time heated can leave deposit on nearby contact against couple of degrees you may or not may get.

I guess I'll stay off that and rely on the existent thermal paste for a while more, then

 

[CountMike]

I guess I'll stay off that and rely on the existent thermal paste for a while more, then

Yeah, that stuff could be nasty and it and fumes are poisonous.

 

[Eximo]

Just to be clear, chances are good that the part of the cooler that interfaces with the GPU itself is going to be nickel plated copper. They don't make aluminum heatpipes.

Yes, the heatsink itself is aluminum so great care should be taken when using liquid metal.

I don't think liquid metal is a good idea for GPUs though. The dies are large enough that regular high end thermal compound is sufficient for cooling. Water cooling would get you more benefit than the liquid metal, but we are talking the difference between 1-3 boost bins only.