hardware

Redditor props GPU with gallium-filled vial despite risks

A Reddit user shared a photo of a gallium-filled vial used to support a sagging GPU. Gallium melts at low temperatures and can corrode metals like aluminium, so a leak could damage a PC. The poster said the metal is contained in an HDPE vial and acknowledged the danger; conventional GPU supports remain safer alternatives.

• Gallium melts near body/room temperature
• Can corrode aluminium and other metals
• User used HDPE vial but accepted risk
• Safer options: GPU brackets, vertical mounts, 3D-printed supports