Best/Cleanest way of removing thermal paste?

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Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: SnoMunke
I have this and it works like a charm. Do NOT use 70% alcohol (must be 90% or better). 70% alcohol has to many impurities...

Not true!!! Sorry I have always used 70% isopropyl......use what you got.
Just make sure everything is nice and spotless clean!!

70% CONTAINS OILS THAT ARE MEANT TO CONDITOIN THE SKIN. Those oils can cause problems later when they are heated up.--- Not ALWAYS TRUE!! use common sense and read the ingredients.....

Want to install 3.5g of Arctic Silver 5 to CPU

3.5 Grams is a whole lot of Thermal Paste. When you buy a tube you are not suppost to apply the whole thing. It only needs a pea sized amount, any more than that and it will make a mess. Not to mention that any silver based compound will void your AMD warrenty.

Since Artic Silver is slightly capacitive, applying too much will cause it too ooze out from all sides of the heat sink and cause electrical problems with the CPU and surrounding circuits. Your best bet is to use an AMD approved TIM (thermal interface material) like Honywell PCM 45 TIM, Shin Etsu (Recommened), or as a Last resort non metalic Arctic Silver Ceramique.


Use ArctiClean to remove old T.I.M. from your CPU http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm

Soryy...but NOT all 70% based alcohols contains conditioning oils.....use some common sense and read the ingredients,,,,

Yes, not all but some do.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/shpc.html