best way to remove thermal GLUE not paste

[Nogghan]

i want to remove some heatsinks i thermal glued to my GPU to put on an aftermarket cooler so that i can place the stock cooler back on 

there are 4 on the memory chips and 3 on the VR are they just stuck there? maybe alcohol? break cleaner? idk

[Christophe Corazza]

I would try alcohol first, since it is not such an aggressive solvent and most glues can be readily dissolved in it.

[mmk]

Use some high % isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel.

[Tabs]

Acetone is the only thing I've heard recommended for removal of thermal adhesive, but if the heatsink is already applied it'll be hard to get the acetone/solvent in contact with it to actually remove it.

 

I basically just resigned myself to believing that when I get rid of my GPU with my aftermarket heatsink on it, it's gonna have to be sold as-is. For me at least, it wouldn't be worth the risk of breaking off a memory chip trying to remove the ram sinks.

[Nogghan]

1 minute ago, Tabs said:

Acetone is the only thing I've heard recommended for removal of thermal adhesive, but if the heatsink is already applied it'll be hard to get the acetone/solvent in contact with it to actually remove it.

 

I basically just resigned myself to believing that when I get rid of my GPU with my aftermarket heatsink on it, it's gonna have to be sold as-is. For me at least, it wouldn't be worth the risk of breaking off a memory chip trying to remove the ram sinks.

yeah i was thinking that my self, idk why i even put heatsinks on the board at all there werent even thermal pads touching those places before so in hindsight its pointless anyways