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Too much thermal paste

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Name: lacrozguy15
Date: June 5, 2004 at 16:44:06 Pacific
Subject: Too much thermal paste
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: xp 2700/512
Comment:

if I have too much paste on my hs and cpu how should i clean it off both of them?


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Response Number 1
Name: Tbird4point6LX97
Date: June 5, 2004 at 16:47:35 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

just wipe it off the heatsink, it will come off easily

i use q-tips and isopropyl alcohol to clean off the cpu....use very little alcohol on the q-tip

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Response Number 2
Name: egkenny
Date: June 5, 2004 at 16:48:10 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

For some people too much paste can be as bad as none at all.


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Response Number 3
Name: lacrozguy15
Date: June 5, 2004 at 16:51:16 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Thanks for the quick reply



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