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Acer Technician Ruined A Gaming Laptop’s Liquid Metal Application With A Knife And Completely Forgot About Pasting The CPU, Leaving It Throttling At 105°C

A close-up of a circuit board with thermal paste being applied to the processor socket using a precise dispensing tool.

Applying liquid metal to gaming laptops is always a nerve-wracking experience, even more so when a qualified technician ends up botching the job on premium machines like the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI. One customer describes his experience as a nightmare because, in an attempt to resolve his gaming laptop’s thermal throttling, the company personnel not only forgot to apply paste to the CPU, but also used a knife to spread the paste on the GPU. Needless to say, the Predator Helios Neo 16S AI continued to overheat. Lack of technician training can result in improper gaming laptop servicing, […]

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