I came here from an older thread(linked above) its been 3 years and my laptop has had a slew of issues such as battery getting puffed, all 3 fans have failed at some point and have been revived after getting lubricated and the display hinge is totally destroyed.
I am thinking to do a liquid metal mod and may be 3d printing an enclosure for it as the specs are still decent (i7 - 8750H and 1070 Max Q) and convert it to a secondary system and server. On top of that if there are recommendations for the laptop fan which is winey is much welcome.
For the liquid metal mod I was wondering if on top of the layer of enamel doing something like the PS5 and having a high density foam surrounding the silicon will be worth it or not.