Changing thermal paste on intel stock cooler

[phil7990]

Hi, I want to change the thermal paste of my i7 6700 non k with an intel stock cooler on it.

Questions are: 1) Can I remove this with normal alcohol 70% or do I specifically need isopropyl alcohol? 2) Remove it with just paper towel? and 3) line or dot?

[LIGISTX]

2 minutes ago, phil7990 said:

Hi, I want to change the thermal paste of my i7 6700 non k with an intel stock cooler on it.

Questions are: 1) Can I remove this with normal alcohol 70% or do I specifically need isopropyl alcohol? 2) Remove it with just paper towel? and 3) line or dot?

I would use isopropyl yes. Will others work, probably, but isopropyl isn’t exactly expensive or hard to find. I’d get one...

 

Paper towel is fine.

 

Line has shown to be better, but barely better. Which on ghat subject, why do you want to change the thermal compound? The stuff that comes on intel heatsinks is actually pretty high quality stuff. 

[_Omega_]

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. dot or spread a thin lair

[_Omega_]

9 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I would use isopropyl yes. Will others work, probably, but isopropyl isn’t exactly expensive or hard to find. I’d get one...

I always use ethanol and sometimes I used window cleaner or acetone if you don’t pour it in the socket all this things work fine.

[phil7990]

19 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I would use isopropyl yes. Will others work, probably, but isopropyl isn’t exactly expensive or hard to find. I’d get one...

 

Paper towel is fine.

 

Line has shown to be better, but barely better. Which on ghat subject, why do you want to change the thermal compound? The stuff that comes on intel heatsinks is actually pretty high quality stuff. 

My CPU is 5 years old almost and it never has been done before. Figured I might need to change it because people do it frequently... CPU's temps mostly 65-70 when stress tested...

[LIGISTX]

8 hours ago, phil7990 said:

My CPU is 5 years old almost and it never has been done before. Figured I might need to change it because people do it frequently... CPU's temps mostly 65-70 when stress tested...

There is no need to change it, it doesn't really go bad. It does technically go bad, but it will last WAY longer then you will own that PC for. There is no reason to change it frequently, actually some of them need a little time to "break in" before they work optimally.

 

Also, 65-70 in a stress test on a stock cooler is fantastic. Its really not worth the time, money, or wasting the paste.

[phil7990]

On 5/8/2020 at 4:26 AM, LIGISTX said:

There is no need to change it, it doesn't really go bad. It does technically go bad, but it will last WAY longer then you will own that PC for. There is no reason to change it frequently, actually some of them need a little time to "break in" before they work optimally.

 

Also, 65-70 in a stress test on a stock cooler is fantastic. Its really not worth the time, money, or wasting the paste.

Ok thank you!