Excess Artic Silver on CPU, glued there

[PascalT]

hey

I had too much AS on my cpu (amd 64 3000), and i had to force it off the heatsink when removing it because it stuck there. so now i want re-install the cpu but there's still alot of AS on there. should I rub the top of the cpu with rubbing alcohol? what about re-applying AS on it, how much should I put? I put a very thin layer on the top of the CPU and that was it, yet it was too much? any advice? should I not put any AS on the heatsink?

thanks

 

[Killmenow]

http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm

all you need to know is there. I would personally use 99% isopropanol rubbing alcohol to clean of the heatsink and CPU.

 

[PascalT]

i have something here called "methylated spirit", contains 95% alcohol.. is that good too?

 

[Killmenow]

>_> <_< what kind of alcohol. If its rubbing alcohol, then it should be fine.

EDIT:

Ok, i just googled "methylated spirit"...and as the name suggests, its not rubbing alcohol (isopropanol), but instead, its a methyl based alcohol that can be used as a fuel or something......i suggest that u just run over to the closest drug store and buy yourself a bottle of 99% rubbing alcohol. It should be cheap and easy to find

 

[PascalT]

yea that's what i did just now and couldn't find rubbing alcohol.. i guess i'll use water.
I'm in malaysia right now and can't really find any.

the situation is this. right now i have a cpu with "melted" AS as well as an HSF. I removed it from a previous setup. can i just re-use the AS on them or do i have to re-apply? would removing the excess AS with water/gentle scrubbing fix the issue i had initially?

 

[Killmenow]

Did u check out the website??? I would definetly not use water. If u must, then use the "methylated spirit" as a solvent (just a lil bit) ......it would probably leave less residue than water. You should not reuse the AS on the CPU/heatsink. I would most definetly want to clean it off and re-apply. Good luck

 

[PascalT]

yea i checked out the site but like i said i dont have the right alcohol type.

if methylated spirit used in fuels then i dont think it is safe..

 

[PascalT]

ok i used the spirit to remove the as.. worked pretty well i must say

 

[Killmenow]

That alcohol can also be used as a solvent. Im glad it worked out for you.