cleaning thermal paste

[eddy22m]

hi guys,,need help with samething,,,i want clean my cpu heat sink and the fan so what do i use to clean the thermal paste and how do i do it in oderly..i ment step by step do i need to wait after all cleaning is done so it dry up for minit or 2?

how do i apply thermal paste? do to like an X shape or just in mid of the cpu pee size shape?my cpu is so dusty needed a clean them..and 1 more thing do i need to use static bracelet for this ?

 

[eddy22m]

here is the link for the  Isopropyl Alcohol  

its 99.7%  i see in youtube thay use 99% 

is the 99.7% still good to use it?

 

http://www.lelong.com.my/isopropyl-alcohol-ipa-99-7-500ml-spray-qbmall-174317538-2017-03-Sale-P.htm

[StevenSensei]

 

This should answer all your questions. Also be sure to unplug the power prior to doing this. 

[glitchmaster0001]

1 minute ago, eddy22m said:

here is the link for the  Isopropyl Alcohol  

its 99.7%  i see in youtube thay use 99% 

is the 99.7% still good to use it?

 

http://www.lelong.com.my/isopropyl-alcohol-ipa-99-7-500ml-spray-qbmall-174317538-2017-03-Sale-P.htm

i used vodka once, hand sanitizer from when i was at school and needed to clean out an AMD CPU, 91% rubbing alcohol is my favorite though its cheap and dries fast. though you can alwasy drop by your local dollar store and buy the cheapo 50% rubbing alcohol. 

[eddy22m]

do i need to use static bracelet for this ?

[sgloux3470]

Isopropyl alcohol (70% v/v or better)  or rubbing alcohol (95% v/v ethanol only)

Coffee filters work best, paper towel can work just don't use tissue.

 

Apply it however you want, just don't put too much on.  For most situations a pea size dot in the middle is perfect.

 

Static bracelets are for chumps, just ground yourself before touching anything and have the PC disconnected from power. (Either by unplugging the PSU or using a switch on the back of the PSU.)  

 

 

[Qwerty2323]

tbh i did it only with cloth several times with no alchohol and may be surface wasnt super cleaned but it was damn clean anyways

[DiamondRyce]

I used the two step Arctic Sliver remover with coffee filters. Worked amazing on when I cleaned my fx 6300, prepped a i5 4690k, and cleaned off a celeron as well. Best $6 spent for cleaning and prepping cpus.