Acer Predator Liquid Metal Upgrade Tutorial

I decided to upgrade my son's college laptop on my vacation. He has an Acer Predator Helios 300 and both the thermal temps and fan speeds were very high.

I created a quick tutorial on how to install Liquid Metal on the CPU and GPU and benchmarked the results. The Liquid Metal reduced the temps and fan speeds by 50%.

I have all the tools and materials you will need to install Liquid Metal.

Important Tip: The CPU chip has a very low profile and you can't have any overlapping layers of Scotch 33+ super electrical tape on the board. I made this mistake and the heatsink wouldn't make adequate contact with the CPU. I eventually figured out through trial and error that the overlapping tape was the issue.

WARNING: The Liquid Metal is conductive and will destroy your laptop if it makes contact with any electronic components on your motherboard. Proceed at your own risk.

Tools:

https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Screwdriver-Rotatable-Screwdrivers-Professional/dp/B078SMXRTM/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1531246675&sr=1-8&keywords=PC+screwdriver+set

https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Opening-Repair-iPhone-Non-Marring/dp/B00V58SOTK/ref=pd_sim_107_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00V58SOTK&pd_rd_r=b044afc1-85e0-11e8-acf3-4d007e1e88bd&pd_rd_w=rxi6G&pd_rd_wg=uMraG&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=7967298517161621930&pf_rd_r=CW1B2F3T0ZH5Q2PX16BW&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=CW1B2F3T0ZH5Q2PX16BW

https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Multi-Purpose-Scissor-Inch-1428-2/dp/B004BSDLS0/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1531248349&sr=8-9&keywords=scissor

https://www.amazon.com/Q-tips-Cotton-Swabs-500-ct/dp/B0014CZ16Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1531406200&sr=1-2&ppw=fresh&keywords=q-tips

Materials:
Total Cost: $50.55

https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Silicone-Modified-Conformal/dp/B07BSK5S7B/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531406126&sr=8-1&keywords=mg+silicone+conformal+coating

https://www.amazon.com/3M-194NA-200-Inch-Super-Electrical/dp/B002YDZA1K/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1531406228&sr=8-13&keywords=scotch+33+electrical+tape

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Conductonaut-extra-Applicators/dp/B078J4PSHM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1531406257&sr=8-2&keywords=conductonaut+liquid+metal

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UYTU6Z6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Isopropyl-Alcohol-percent-Pint/dp/B00ZCCYTWG/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1531248599&sr=8-5&keywords=99%25%2Bisopropyl%2Balcohol&th=1

Optional Tools I used:

https://www.amazon.com/iFixit-Pro-Magnetic-Project-Mat/dp/B00876JHBM/ref=sr_1_11_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1531406442&sr=8-11-spons&keywords=magnetic+mat&psc=1

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Manta-Driver-Kit--112-Bit-Driver-Kit/IF145-392

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