Cleaning thermal goo

[Maximilian]

Do i just pour some into the CPU and wipe away? or is there some better way i should do it?

 

[jhurst]

I wouldn't "pour" alcohol all over your CPU. Take a Q-tip, dip it into the alcohol, and carefully wipe on the top of the CPU. I would avoid too much alcohol running all over your CPU. Make sure you dry it well too.

 

[LAVAB84615]

i use a few q-tips, and then finish by wiping off with a coffee filter...

 

[Lonyo]

Use a lint-free cloth to clear away any goop (lint may otherwise get in the microscopic imperfections, hindering heat transfer - not much, but why let any get there?), and put some alcohol on the cloth, then wipe away on the top of the CPU.
This is what I did at least.

As for "drying", the alcohol will probably evaporate pretty quickly, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

 

[Maximilian]

Would a cotton bud do? i got cotton buds

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Soviet
Would a cotton bud do? i got cotton buds

Cotton bud = cotton swab
Q-tip is a copyrighted version of a cotton swab.

So yes, it will do.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I just pour some the isopropyl into a paper towel and wipe.

 

[Maximilian]

Theres the remains of a thermal pad which is pink. wth do i do to get this off? rub lots? or i could scrape it off, any ideas?

 

[Maximilian]

aha alls fine, i re-read the instructions on the arctic silver site and i scraped it off with a "plastic tool" . Plugged the cpu back in and alls fine yay. Comp still crashes while it shuts down occasionally but it did that before and it is windows me so alls fine Thanks all.