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Jack Kaye Pc Gamer
By Jack Kaye Pc Gamer
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I have just ordered a new CPU fan(arctic freezer 13 co) and it comes with pre applied thermal compound/paste and my pc currently has the stock cooler on i . What I need to know is whether I need to remove the thermal compound/paste from my CPU before putting my new fan on or can I just leave it on there? Thanks for any replies in advance :)

CPU: Intel I5 4690K | GPU: Asus R9 280x | PSU: Evga 600w | RAM:8GB DDR3 | HDD: WD 1TB | HDD: WD 500GB | SSD: Sandisk 120GB 

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Remove existing thermal compound and then apply the cooler you just recieved.

Use alcohol and a lint-free pad/swab/whatever.

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Remove it 

 

 

Remove existing thermal compound and then apply the cooler you just recieved.

Use alcohol and a lint-free pad/swab/whatever.

Thanks a lot guys, will do that tomorrow!!!

CPU: Intel I5 4690K | GPU: Asus R9 280x | PSU: Evga 600w | RAM:8GB DDR3 | HDD: WD 1TB | HDD: WD 500GB | SSD: Sandisk 120GB 

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