I want to replace the thermal paste on my cpu but I know that it is kinda sticky stuff. I went through some of the posts on here and couldn't see one for it but I know that I did read it on here somewhere's. I don't want to remove it if I don't have what I need to get the stuff off. Honey X 030811 k7S5a Pro rev. 5 XP 2400+ @2203ghz Thoroughbred-B Crucial PC2100 ddr 768 Radeon 9000 64 mb Maxtor 40g (32g) Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS Asus QT CD/RW Samsung DVD<br

why are you replacing the paste? do you have heat issues? are you fitting a new heat sink? if non of these apply dont just change your paste. why create a problem out of nothing. if you do need to replace it. buy a camera lens cleaning kit. this will have both a lint free cloth and some rubbing alchol (90% or more) that you need to clean your cpu core of paste and be very careful

Something tells me you are talking about the thermal pad on a retail heatsink and not thermal paste. ____________________________ The greatest risk is not taking one

I'm sorry, I should of known better then to not explain why. I replaced my cpu a few months ago but I didn't clean it then. I used what was already on (hsf). I want to take my system to 150/150 but I need to do the wire trick for it to run stable. So when I do this I will be taken care of two problems at once. My cpu is still at stock voltage 1.65. You said 90% alcohol, would I be able to use alcohol?? Honey X 030811 k7S5a Pro rev. 5 XP 2400+ @2203ghz Thoroughbred-B Crucial PC2100 ddr 768 Radeon 9000 64 mb Maxtor 40g (32g) Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS Asus QT CD/RW Samsung DVD<br

It's a Coolermaster "whisper rock" and it did have a square of thermal paste, at least I thought that's what it was. When I replace the cpu I used the same hsf and didn't clean it or add any more to it. Honey X 030811 k7S5a Pro rev. 5 XP 2400+ @2203ghz Thoroughbred-B Crucial PC2100 ddr 768 Radeon 9000 64 mb Maxtor 40g (32g) Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS Asus QT CD/RW Samsung DVD<br

Try scrapping off the old material as best you can with the edge of a credit card (or somthing similar)...don't use anything made of metal. Once you've done that, remove the rest with some sort of oil-free solvent. Alcohol or acetone are a couple of things you may have around the house. Personally, use carb cleaner...it works great & no residue. Make sure not to touch it after it's clean...fingerprints & skin oil can affect the thermal transfer... Follow these instructions: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

well you cant just use your standard bottle of bud. sorry if thats classed as advertising