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removing thermal grease.
Name: Bear Date: September 5, 2003 at 07:41:43 Pacific OS: WinXP pro CPU/Ram: Athlon 3100+/ 512 PC3200
Comment:
Hi,
what's the best product to use to clean thermal paste off a copper heatsink? Cos i just got the coolermaster premium thermal compound stuff and wanna put that on. and do you think i should clean the chip too?
Name: Pred007 Date: September 5, 2003 at 08:22:57 Pacific
Reply:
I just use a dry q tip to remove thermal compund, and yes remove all the old thermal compound from the heatsink and cpu before applying new thermal compound.
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Response Number 2
Name: ranchhand Date: September 5, 2003 at 09:12:57 Pacific
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I just use a clean, white paper towel with a little edge lightly moistened with paint thinner. It instantly dissolves & removes the grease off the heatsink and the chip also. To get it totally off you need something to dissolve the grease. There should not be a "haze" or any residue left on the heatsink or chip.
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Response Number 3
Name: efabes Date: September 5, 2003 at 09:33:05 Pacific
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I use alcohol. It does the same thing(though maybe not as easily as paint thinner).
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Response Number 4
Name: wawadave Date: September 5, 2003 at 10:10:49 Pacific
Reply:
gas line anti freeze works grate
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Response Number 5
Name: buster65 Date: September 5, 2003 at 10:45:34 Pacific
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