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Removing the old stock thermal compound

T

The Pentium Guy

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Ok, I just got 91% Isopropol Alcohol, what is the recommended technique to remove the old TIM? Shoudl I use a Q-Tip that's wet with this alcohol and clean it out?

Thanks,
-TPG
 
Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Ok, I just got 91% Isopropol Alcohol, what is the recommended technique to remove the old TIM? Shoudl I use a Q-Tip that's wet with this alcohol and clean it out?

Thanks,
-TPG
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That's exactly what I do. :thumbsup:
 
^ ditto. ^ The Q-tip method works well. Just wet one or two Q-tips with alcohol and scrub the old thermal compound off.
 
I usually use denatured alcohol and good paper towels to clean off the old. If you need to scrape off the old, use an old credit card (or something close to that) and then use the alch to clean off the rest.
 
Depending on the type of TIM that's on there, something else might be better than alcohol. Pads seem quite resistant to alcohol while Zippo-type lighter fluid (naphtha) cuts them like butter.

.bh.

:moon:
 
Scrape whatever you can off with a credit card or something similar then go nuts with the alcohol.
 
I use some of the wiff's finger nail polish remover with acetone. Works pretty well to soften things up......

m 🙂
 
Well, Qtips and 91% pure isopropol did the trick, with some Coolermaster High Performance compound.

It was the dust. The god damn dust caused it to run so hot.
Any tips to prevent dust in teh future? (And I'm still getting the CNPS7700 AlCu).

Btw it was 102F

-TPG
 
Less Dust = filters on the intake fans and any other large area of ventilation holes OR setting up a positive pressure environment. See coolcases.com for ideas on pos pressure
.bh.

:moon:
 
Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Well, Qtips and 91% pure isopropol did the trick, with some Coolermaster High Performance compound.

It was the dust. The god damn dust caused it to run so hot.
Any tips to prevent dust in teh future? (And I'm still getting the CNPS7700 AlCu).

Btw it was 102F

-TPG
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That temp isn't all that bad. My 7000A catches dust like mad, it's just a tradeoff resulting from Zalman's design.
 
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