Gigabyte’s RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will use liquid metal

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With the sharp rise in power consumption, NVIDIA’s partner manufacturers have no choice but to offer more efficient TIMs(Thermal Interface Material). Gigabyte will be doing just that, as indicated in the FAQ on its website. Indeed, we learn that top-of-the-range models, like NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 FE, will exploit liquid metal!

Gigabyte will use liquid metal, but not on all its boards!

RTX 5090 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce - métal liquide

The liquid metal used by the Taiwanese manufacturer will only be used on certain resolutely high-end references. In fact, only models in the Aorus Xtreme Waterforce series will benefit from this treatment. The brand also points out that this material enables more efficient heat transfer, up to ten times better than more traditional thermal paste. What remains to be seen is which paste we’re talking about: is the brand taking into account a silicone-based model or a more recent model? Good question.

With this, the company is announcing the use of rather special pastes on seven of its other models. In fact, the RTX 5090(D) Aorus Master, Master Ice and derivatives of the RTX 5080 will be using a metallic composite paste. Once again, this is a material that will be electrically conductive, and Gigabyte takes this very seriously, implementing several protection mechanisms around sensitive elements in case of “overflow”. Yes, this TIM will be fluid at room temperature.

Of course, disassembling the board can be hazardous, since removing the heatsink from the PCB will damage the so-called overflow protection mechanisms. You do so at your own risk. With this type of thermal interface, you shouldn’t have to change anything for a long time.

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