Producer of stinky thermal paste that corrodes copper has known about the issue since 2024 – the paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, ‘glues’ heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers

November 4, 2025

, By Tom’s Hardware

Producer of stinky thermal paste that corrodes copper has known about the issue since 2024 – the paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, ‘glues’ heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers

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Amech, the maker of the thermal paste that stinks and damages coolers, has known about the issues with its product since at least October 2024, according to Igor Wallosek from Igor’s Lab. Instead of addressing the problem that damages coolers and can potentially lead to damage to expensive CPUs or GPUs, the company kept producing and selling the thermal grease. SGT-4 appears to be a chemically reactive blend that stinks due to acidic vapors, permanently damages CPUs and coolers with pitting from…

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Producer of stinky thermal paste that corrodes copper has known about the issue since 2024 – the paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, ‘glues’ heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers

November 4, 2025

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Producer of stinky thermal paste that corrodes copper has known about the issue since 2024 – the paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, ‘glues’ heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers

Amech, the maker of the thermal paste that stinks and damages coolers, has known about the issues with its product since at least October 2024, according to Igor Wallosek from Igor’s Lab. Instead of addressing the problem that damages coolers and can potentially lead to damage to expensive CPUs or GPUs, the company kept producing and selling the thermal grease. SGT-4 appears to be a chemically reactive blend that stinks due to acidic vapors, permanently damages CPUs and coolers with pitting from…

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