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ok im about to put my system together, and i have a corsair h100i, and i want to stick it together outside the case real fast to make sure everything works, the only thing is i dont know if i should put the intel stock cooler on or what because i dont have any alcohol to clean off any thermal paste to then put on the h100i so what exactly should i do

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You don't really need the alcohol to clean it up. 

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You don't really need the alcohol to clean it up. 

what should i use just a cloth or some toilet paper or something

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The best idea would be to just go to your local drug store and buy some isopropyl alcohol. Test it with the Intel stock cooler and then when you take the cooler off just put some alcohol on a cloth or toilet paper and make sure the surface of the CPU is clean before putting the H100i's thermal paste on and attaching the H100i. It's worth it to just get a bottle of isopropyl alcohol for future use also. Happy building :D

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If you can't get your hands on Isopropyl (e.g. you're in the UK) then Akasa TIM Clean is an easier to find alternative that works really well

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what should i use just a cloth or some toilet paper or something

That's fine. I just use a paper towel.

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i only had the intel cooler on for about a half hour, it just wiped right off with a paper towel, i wouldn't have even needed any alcohol to help clean it. 

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When I don't have isopropyl alcohol to clean the left overs of the thermal compound I sometimes use some kind of liquor, which I have around the house like whiskey or bourbon and it does the job really well.  

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