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Like a fluid in the loop? That would be a really bad idea, not to mention very expensive. You would have to machine custom parts from certain alloys and use very special pump. Even then there would be likely many complications, not to mention the weight of the system. 

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12 minutes ago, Douglasisagoodman said:

Is it possible using liquid metal such as mercury and gallium to liquid cool the pc, replacing the water with liquid metal,. Does it work if no aluminium is in contact with the liquid metal.  

It's not impossible since it has been done before on a GPU just not very practical for the performance gained. 

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13 minutes ago, Douglasisagoodman said:

Is it possible using liquid metal such as mercury and gallium to liquid cool the pc, replacing the water with liquid metal,. Does it work if no aluminium is in contact with the liquid metal.  

I would rather stay safe for me, my family and my pc rather than having that thing flowing around a pc.

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There are dozens of topics about this if you just search google.

It's basically a pain to do for little improvement.

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Probably possible but I wouldn't do it since LM is corrosive.

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