Crashed and smell of burning copper

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xxknightmarexx

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Hello, I have recently aquired some kryonaut from http://www.thermal-grizzly.com/produkte/25-conductonaut. i applied it to my dell xps 15 because it was having overheating issues. However, after applying it, i used cinebench to find the new benchmarks of my computer 5 times, which i was happy to realize had improved nicely. After that, i opened up Fortnite and played it for a few minutes until my screen froze and my laptop shut off and it let if a really bad smell, like burning copper. I quickly opened it up and saw nothing, but the smell was coming off of both the cpu, gpu, and heatsink. does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? i felt like i did a perfect application of the kryonaut. Thank you in advance.
 
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If a bit were to coat other SMT components, resistor,gold contacts ect,), probably not the best and could cause a short. Still, given the issue occurred after new TIM was applied, it's worth investigating as it seems most likely cause.
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xxknightmarexx

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I put about 1/2 a drop on the cpu and gpu like the package suggested and it spread out evenly. its a liquid so i had to put it on in a small quantity.
 
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If a bit were to coat other SMT components, resistor,gold contacts ect,), probably not the best and could cause a short. Still, given the issue occurred after new TIM was applied, it's worth investigating as it seems most likely cause.
 
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xxknightmarexx

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Yeah I did find some of it on smt but it didnt seem to be shorting it since it was just on top of it. i am currently cleaning the whole motherboard with isopropyl alcohol to make sure, then apply real thermal paste and see if it still works. thanks!
 
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After cleaning it off with the alcohol and qtips, i noticed there was a small resistor or something that popped off. its so small i can hardly see it. would it be a major issue if i were to start up my laptop again? i dedusted* the motherboard and fans, and reapplied thermal paste already, but i want to make sure before i start it up again
 
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Every component on the circuit board has a job(I work with these for a living). It's possible it may start, but at the very least it's going to have issues, at worst, could just "pop". Depends on what the component was and it's intended purpose. Was the part damaged/broken off before the cleaning or after?
 
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The piece is smaller than a quarter of a millimeter, but it came off during the cleaning. The kyronaut that I put on had a warning to make sure not to touch it to aluminum or else it would oxidize it and it would break. Do the components have any aluminum that if dissolved could cause it to pop off? Based on the way my computer initially reacted and crashed, it makes me concerned to turn it on again in case it makes the issue worse. Is it possible that such a small resistor would even have much of an impact or do you think it's something else?
 
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It sure can have an impact. Boards can have thousands of parts that small. Whether or not the TIM damaged the part depends on the kind of component it was. They are made from different materials. Again, I couldn't say what this component that's missing actually does. It's unlikely a single one would destroy the system, but it can cause it to not be stable, or otherwise flaky behavior. Other components may have to "carry the load" that the missing one was supposed to do. However, I'm not an engineer so I can't say specifics. It's possible it was covered in the TIM initially, but now that it's off all together, making the problem worse. Without knowing what component it was and fixing/replacing, it's up to you what to try and turn on to see what happens. Even going to a repair facility, without knowing what the component type and electrical capacitance/resistance it was, I'm not sure they would be able to replace the part either.
 
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