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Changing cooler

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Right now, my Intel Core i7-4790k is cooled by the stock cooler, but when I play, it gets very hot (72 degrees celsius). I'm considering upgrading to the corsair hydro h100i, but when I remove the stock cooler will there be thermal paste left on the cpu? if yes, do I need to remove it first, and with what do I do so?

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 | Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero | CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.4GHz | RAM: G. Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 MHz C9 QC - 16GB | GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming | PSU: Corsair AX860 | SSD: 2x Samsung 840 EVO SSD's in RAID 0

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yes remove it. alcohol and either a coffee filter or you can grab some alcohol swabs. be careful and dont bend any pins on your cpu socket while doing it

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Is there some sort of specific alcohol I should use/avoid? Is the pre applied paste good enough, or should I buy some other paste?

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3 | Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero | CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.4GHz | RAM: G. Skill RipjawsX DDR3-2133 MHz C9 QC - 16GB | GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming | PSU: Corsair AX860 | SSD: 2x Samsung 840 EVO SSD's in RAID 0

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