Thermal paste tube had liquid metal in it and I think it ruined my 7950X and or motherboard

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I got the MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 360 White for free from newegg in a bundle, I was putting the thermal paste on when out of nowhere, liquid metal came out. Nowhere in the manual or on the tube itself does it say it has liquid metal. The liquid metal got on my 7950X and motherboard and now the motherboard says there's something wrong with the CPU or RAM....

MSI, why would you label the tube as just "Thermal paste"? I still have the tube... the manual does not say anything about liquid metal. I was squeezing out the thermal paste and the majority of it was thermal paste... but then out of nowhere I saw some liquid metal... and likely end of story... I can't believe it. I was supposed to finish building this PC for a coworker... now this... now I have to buy another CPU and another motherboard...
 
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aaronortega007 said:
I got the MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 360 White for free from newegg in a bundle, I was putting the thermal paste on when out of nowhere, liquid metal came out. Nowhere in the manual or on the tube itself does it say it has liquid metal. The liquid metal got on my 7950X and motherboard and now the motherboard says there's something wrong with the CPU or RAM....

MSI, why would you label the tube as just "Thermal paste"? I still have the tube... the manual does not say anything about liquid metal. I was squeezing out the thermal paste and the majority of it was thermal paste... but then out of nowhere I saw some liquid metal... and likely end of story... I can't believe it. I was supposed to finish building this PC for a coworker... now this... now I have to buy another CPU and another motherboard...
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got to ask, How did the liquid metal get from the tube all over a Motherboard and a GPU? Did you really try to apply the paste to the CPU while it was in the case?
 
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BrotherBelial said:
got to ask, How did the liquid metal get from the tube all over a Motherboard and a GPU? Did you really try to apply the paste to the CPU while it was in the case?
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Yes the CPU was locked into the mobo where the CPU goes. I sqeueezed the thermal paste onto the CPU and it was just normal thermal paste, then the last of it turned out to be liquid metal and it just kinda jumped off of the CPU onto the mobo and onto a small part of the top of the CPU chip. It was literally like 3 or 4 droplets of liquid metal and that's it. I never said anything about a GPU.

Anyways, the CPU is not working and the mobo has a red CPU light, there is no video output from the mobo chipset etc.
 
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plutomate said:
Liquid metal? Can you take a picture of it? I don't think there's any liquid metal on the cooler.
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I have already cleaned up the bits of liquid metal that got on my mobo and CPU but the CPU is dead already and there is no more liquid metal to show you. Of course I cleaned it off ASAP because I was SHOCKED.
 
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Hello,

The picture you show does not look like liquid metal but regular thermal paste and probably aluminium oxide, which is common to a lot. If the base was not mixed well or separated you might have some residue in the tube but for the most part and how the paste is made it will not conduct as the base (liquid) is not conductive.

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kinda jumped off of the CPU onto the mobo and onto a small part of the top of the CPU chip. It was literally like 3 or 4 droplets of liquid metal and that's it.
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The CPU would be ok if this was liquid metal.
Motherboard, depends where it landed but are you able to show a picture of the location, if there were no components around then it would be fine.

For the sake of considering alternative options and assuming this is not liquid metal, the PC is stuck on a red light.
What parts do you have (everything,, motherboard, PSU, RAM, GFX card...)

Maybe it's something else?
 
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A red LED stop is usually a sign that there is a problem with one or more of the CPU, RAM, graphics card, or power supply.
Especially on ASUS or MSI boards, a red light often indicates a CPU error.
There is also a possibility that liquid metal has flowed near the
CPU socket and damaged the pins, or that the
power supply on the motherboard has been damaged.
Check the motherboard status.
 
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