Cleaning cpu

[Rychill]

I've always heard linus and others say that when cleaning thermal goop off of a cpu you should use 75% isopropyl alcohol or higher, will anything bad happen to my cpu if i cleaned it with 70%?

[KieranFretwell]

No, it's not ideal it will just take longer to evaporate. 

[Raccatography]

Nope. Just let the component dry for 30 minutes (or longer?). I use 75% on mine and I aired it out for half an hour. 

[Allshevski]

I've always heard linus and others say that when cleaning thermal goop off of a cpu you should use 75% isopropyl alcohol or higher, will anything bad happen to my cpu if i cleaned it with 70%?

Probably not. May be just harder and take longer to dry

[byalexandr]

I don't even use alcohol sometimes, just wipe it off with toilet paper until nothing shows up on the paper. It honestly doesn't matter that much, you can even reuse the thermal paste (although it is not recommended).

[Rorgash]

you can also use other things like bensin, the cleaning one not the one you put in your car

[Guest]

you can also clean it with nail polish

[Guest]

you can also clean it with nail polish

*remover* lmao