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Should i clean thermal paste from the brown side also? 16yrs old pc

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What is this what 212 evo cm adsed in a package near cpu cooler???

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3 minutes ago, Deivan8 said:

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Yes, clean the thermal paste off of that as well.

That "AMD Athlon" piece there is basically the silicon die for that CPU.

 

BTW, another forum user still has a Socket A (AKA 462) CPU! B|

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On 9/17/2016 at 10:29 AM, -rascal- said:

Yes, clean the thermal paste off of that as well.

That "AMD Athlon" piece there is basically the silicon die for that CPU.

 

BTW, another forum user still has a Socket A (AKA 462) CPU! B|

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So cleaning with aceton won't kill it? :D Such old cpus are so different from what we have today. I will be selling this pc today for 20 euro :D do you know what is this white thing packaged with 212 evo cooler?

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No you don't need to worry about the brown stuff.  The heatsink will not make contact with that surface, hence, if it is contaminated, such is immaterial.  Just make sure the "die" part is clean before you apply new paste.  Rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol works fine.  Acetone can be pretty aggressive and is needless for this application.

 

Boards of that era tended to suffer from bad capacitors.  So give them a good inspection.  From a'distance, they look okay.

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On 9/17/2016 at 10:36 AM, Mark77 said:

No you don't need to worry about the brown stuff.  The heatsink will not make contact with that surface, hence, if it is contaminated, such is immaterial.  Just make sure the "die" part is clean before you apply new paste.  Rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol works fine.  Acetone can be pretty aggressive and is needless for this application.

it will be a real challenge to place thermal paste drop on that die xD

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Just now, Deivan8 said:

it will be a real challenge to place thermal paste drop on that die xD

How so?  A little smudge, spread out with a finger or a business card/credit card works just fine. 

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11 minutes ago, Deivan8 said:

What is this what 212 evo cm adsed in a package near cpu cooler???

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Just to clarify, you put a cooler master 212 on that CPU?

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On 9/17/2016 at 10:42 AM, Tobonator said:

Just to clarify, you put a cooler master 212 on that CPU?

nah, i thought in that package there is a cloth with alcohol to clean off thermal paste, so i took it. Sadly it looks more like an oil for the fan and less as a compound to clean thermal paste.

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23 minutes ago, Deivan8 said:

What is this what 212 evo cm adsed in a package near cpu cooler???

That looks like desiccant to help keep the packaging dry. Do not eat it.

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Pretty sure that is silicone based thermal grease.

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No if you look at it carefully, it says "DESSICANT" on the packaging.  It appears to be very depleted dessicant.  That is not thermal paste, which tends to usually be a greyish substance, unless you get the brands that have a silvery colour. 

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