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Cleaning thermal paste off my CPU

CM7
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What should I use to clean my old thermal paste off my CPU in my hp g61 laptop and do you guys have any first time tips for opening laptops.

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CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3450 CPU with Hyper 212evo | RAM:  2 x 4 GB DDR3 MoBo: ASRock H61M-DGS R2.0 | PSU: Rosewill PHOTON 750W | GPU: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 280 3GB | Case: Antec One Gaming | Storage: Kingston HyperX 120gb, Seagate 2 TB | OS: Windows 10 | Displays:  Asus VS228H-P, Hp 2009m
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You could always use a coffee filter..

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I personally use Arctic's thermal paste remover and coffee filter. Works surprisingly well.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Arcticlean-Material-ACN-60ML/dp/B0087X738E

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