arctic silver cleaner on new i7 920?

[theyedi]

Would it help with overclocking temperatures to apply this on a new one to clean it, or do you only need it if there was thermal paste from before on there?

 

[CurseTheSky]

Generally it's best for removing thermal goop that was previously installed. Once in a while, when I want the best temperatures possible, I clean it before my first installation anyway. It tends to remove some junk anyway - especially the second bottle (thermal surface purifier). I've had far better results with ArctiClean than with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.

 

[AVAFREAK182]

isopropyl ftw

 

[shaolin95]

Artic Clean is awesome and cheap too.
It also lasts a LONG time even for users that remove cpus often like I do.

 

[SanDiegoPC]

Would it help with overclocking temperatures to apply this on a new one to clean it, or do you only need it if there was thermal paste from before on there?

just use a coffee filter & a few drops of 99% pure isopropyl alcohol. Works fine...without lint.

 

[thefreeaccount]

What exactly is in that bottle? It smells like citrus degreaser, but supermarket citrus degreaser doesn't dissolve thermal paste nearly as readily.

 

[lopri]

I used to use CK One years ago but I've switched to L'eau Par Kenzo. Much better.

 

[theyedi]

does it matter what you wipe it with? i don't have a coffee filter lol

 

[douglasb]

does it matter what you wipe it with? i don't have a coffee filter lol

Should be a lint-free cloth. Coffee filter works great and they are cheap; buy a pack.