Cleaning CPU

[robertdc91]

I have a new cooling unit coming for my CPU. Now this may sound a bit noobish but when I'm cleaning the CPU if I take the CPU out Clean it then put it back in will any of my setting change ?

 

Thank you

[minibois]

Settings in terms of overclocking you mean? Those are saved on the motherboard, so will not be affected by a cooler replacement. 

[robertdc91]

I'm not replacing, I'm just cleaning, just want to make sure that nothing will change if I remove the CPU to clean it.

I'm very new to this

[Torn]

It's not necessary to remove the CPU to clean off the old thermal compound. Just clean it off in place to reduce the risk of damage.

[NVIDIAIIAIAIAII]

completely agree with torn here.

[robertdc91]

ok thank you for the information guys

[Moonzy]

you can just clean the cpu while its in the socket,

just wipe it with cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol

 

ive heard horror stories of people dropping their processor while taking it out and bent pins

or bent pins while the processor is out, so i never took mine out of the socket `-`

[Torn]

High % Isopropyl alcohol and a coffee filter. Be careful using cloth or cotton as it can leave behind fibers.

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, robertdc91 said:

I have a new cooling unit coming for my CPU. Now this may sound a bit noobish but when I'm cleaning the CPU if I take the CPU out Clean it then put it back in will any of my setting change ?

 

Thank you

use metho

[Torn]

5 minutes ago, jkeasley said:

use metho

For those of us who aren't upside down. What is metho?

[Guest]

Just now, Torn said:

For those of us who aren't upside down. What is metho?

Methylated spirits

[Laptopgamer940M]

Wait were you get the meth? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jk

[Torn]

2 minutes ago, jkeasley said:

Methylated spirits

Ahh, called denatured alcohol in north america. Comparable to Isopropyl but shouldn't get on your skin.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Laptopgamer940M said:

Wait were you get the meth? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jk

Guy on the street, his names bob

[Laptopgamer940M]

6 minutes ago, jkeasley said:

Guy on the street, his names bob

Ahh... that's the stuff

[Sentryy]

29 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

you can just clean the cpu while its in the socket,

just wipe it with cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol

 

ive heard horror stories of people dropping their processor while taking it out and bent pins

or bent pins while the processor is out, so i never took mine out of the socket `-`

I dropped my i3 in the socket and none of them bent; it scared me though.

[paddy-stone]

I take mine out of the socket to clean it, no problem at all, just be careful with it... as for the cleaning itself I use Isoprophyl around 90-95% I think it is, bit 1 litre bottle from Amazon was about £8 or so, and I use Microfibre cloths. The main reason I actually take mine out of the socket is room in the case, plus I'm more scared of accidentally spilling the Isoprophyl inside the case than I am dropping the CPU

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

plus I'm more scared of accidentally spilling the Isoprophyl inside the case than I am dropping the CPU

you dont pour the ISPA on the chip, you dampen the cloth/cleaning material and wipe the cpu `-`

31 minutes ago, Torn said:

High % Isopropyl alcohol and a coffee filter. Be careful using cloth or cotton as it can leave behind fibers.

^ this, but for cleaning off big chunk of goop you can use tissue, but the last wipe have to be lint free cloth or coffee filter

[paddy-stone]

1 hour ago, Moonzy said:

you dont pour the ISPA on the chip, you dampen the cloth/cleaning material and wipe the cpu `-`

^ this, but for cleaning off big chunk of goop you can use tissue, but the last wipe have to be lint free cloth or coffee filter

LOL, yes I know you don't pour it on the chip... I've been messing with PCs for about 20 years now. I'm just saying that I have to have the Isoprophyl near the PC when I'm cleaning and could potentially spill it, I won't go into details but I have trouble with my limbs/hands and it's just safer for me to take the CPU out

[robertdc91]

Thank you to everyone who answered my question I've got it all sorted replaced my stock cpu fan with a nice AIO water cooler and everything is all good with cleaning the cpu which I took your advice and did in the moBo just for topic sake I used the artic clean cleaner and stereliser 

 

Thank you for the advice again much appreciated