u/DoctorWeebs

(If GeeOne happens to pass by here, it’d be great if you could take a look and help me out)

Hey everyone! Huge Pokémon fan and fidget toy enthusiast here. I just got my very first premium fidget: the Lautie Choc DIY Pokémon on GEEONE. I was super excited but when I unboxed it, I couldn’t ignore a pretty serious engraving defect on the bottom piece: the whole thing was engraved upside down. As a result, the engravings don’t line up between the two parts at all (Pikachu’s tail doesn’t connect properly, and worse, the two Pikachu faces that are supposed to form on the ends end up as 4 eyes on one side and 2 mouths on the other 😅).

I tried flipping the piece around to see if it would line up differently, but it’s not symmetrical, so there’s no way to fix it that way.

Kind of a bummer for a first purchase at this price point. I’ve reached out to customer service to ask for a replacement piece, will update you on how it goes!

Has anyone else run into this kind of issue with GeeOne?

Hey everyone,
I picked up the Omen Max 16 recently and I’m already aware of the infamous liquid metal issue on this line (risk of it degrading and leaking onto the motherboard over time). My plan was to redo it myself with Thermal Grizzly PTM Phasesheet on both the CPU and GPU.

Here’s my dilemma: during my first gaming sessions, temps never went above 75-80°C, which seems pretty reasonable for this hardware. So do I:

1. Repaste immediately, since I’d rather deal with the liquid metal removal now while I know it’s still intact, rather than risk it degrading further while I “wait and see.”
2. Wait and monitor, since performance is fine right now, and only intervene if temps start climbing.

Also worth noting: I have zero prior experience disassembling laptops or doing repastes. I’m a careful, methodical person and plan to follow guides thoroughly, but I won’t pretend the liquid metal aspect doesn’t make me a bit more nervous for a first attempt.

For those who’ve done this on an Omen (or any liquid-metal laptop) — how bad is the risk in practice if you take your time? And did your temps hold steady over weeks/months, or does the LM degrade fast enough that waiting isn’t worth it?

My first premium fidget purchase… and a pretty disappointing surprise 😕

(If GeeOne happens to pass by here, it’d be great if you could take a look and help me out)

Just got my Omen Max 16 (RTX 5070 Ti + Ryzen 7) — repaste now or wait?