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Cleaning old CPU

COTG
By COTG
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Hey everyone, I've bought a used cpu for my new build, and the last items for the build just arrived today ahead of schedule. Therefore I have had no time yet to get my isopropyl alcohol to clean off the cpu, and so Im wondering if there is the need to clean the cpu with isopropyl alcohol, or if just using a lint free cloth is enough. I want to test the system asap so I could potentially send back broken components, and I dont feel like there is any issue with not cleaning up the entirety of the old thermal paste, apart from slightly worse thermals

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Should be fine if you just want to test if the system boots.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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