cleaning off hardware

[oddlink]

how would i go about cleaning hardware, such as a geforcefx 5600, just the part taht plugs into the mobo? i heard alcohol would work??

 

[PCTweaker5]

Alcohol should be just fine! Why is it dirty?

 

[dpm]

isopropyl alcohol (90%+ pure) would be a lot better than a bottle of beer, mind.

 

[InlineFive]

My cleaning gear is composed of 90% isopropyl rubbing alcohol and an air compressor.

-Por

 

[Pex]

do you guys dip a towel or something into the alcohol or use a qtip or something?

 

[PCTweaker5]

I rip of about a 7x7 piece of paper towel and fold it a few times then put it over the bottle and tilt upside down for about a second or two depending on the paper thickness. But a qtip might work better for what you are cleaning. I use 91%Alc.

 

[dpm]

I find the little lint free wipes they sell for cleaning your glasses are the best cloth to use - absorbant and no flecks left behind.

 

[nageov3t]

depends how dirty it is and what it's dirty from, I guess. only problem I've ever had inside my computer was with dust, which I cleaned using either a q-tip (for tight areas) and a vacume (for fans and the case itself)

 

[oddlink]

good news video card is now working, bad news, rest of computer still covered in paint
gonna clean off the ram and processor, heatsinks, hopefully ill be back in buisness

 

[oddlink]

fixed her up, running well now

 

[Abhi]

Covered in paint??

Modding accident ?