Removing Thermal paste

Was wandering what is the proper way to remove and clean your heatsink/CPU Intel Processor? i don't know if yea can use water or cloth or you have to use some type of special stuff?

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BSOD caused by ntoskrnl.exe

Explains everything:

Please check your Intel Processor Thermal Solution

Is it a Laptop or a Desktop. If a Desktop, Remove the heat sink and Reseat the Intel Processor with applying thermal paste.

If it is a laptop it might need servicing.

 

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I found the problem was the CPU was overheating. Resulting in the symptoms. I removed the fan, cleaned it and the CPU and re-pasted Thermal Paste, then reattached the CPU and it runs fine.

 

I usually just use some cheap (around 1 buck at walmart) 90% isopropyl alchohol and some q-tips...works well, hasn't let me down yet. Some will complain it might leave some strands on the surface, but I have yet to get worse temps from it. Many use this method with success, I usually clean till I no longer get black on the q-tips then reseat with fresh TIM.

*Toast :toast:

 

Isopropyl will do the trick ( highest % possible ). PLEASE DO not use water. Also get a fiber less cloth or paper.

Yeah q tips are good if ya dam kids don't always use them all lol.

EDIT: Not the fluffy ones though

 

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k thanks i will try and see if i have some of that stuff laying around im geting ready to put on my new/used Xigmatek S1283.
also i just put a rice size TIM on right?

 

Depends on what TIM you're using. I use MX-2 (same stuff that comes on the new Xig), I put a dab on each heatpipe since those are the transfer point of heat to the fins of the cooler, I have tried a dab in the middle, spreading on the CPU, it seems I get best results with a small stripe on each heatpipe.

 

yeah i have MX-2< would 100% vodka work*Roll :roll: on removing the TIM

 

yeah... it should, not as well as isopropyl, but hey. use what ya got *Stick Out Tongue

 

I heard vodka tastes like rubbing alcohol. I should give it a try sometime. *Rockout :rockout:

 

Isopropyl alcohol is the old stand-by, and it works okay. Recently, I started using ArctiClean by Arctic Silver. It's easy to use, and it'll remove any paste or TIM. *Rockout :rockout:

 

denatured mineral spirits FTW - its the best bar none

 

Lately I've been using some moonshine *Smile

 

try arctic silver arcticlean .. worked on everything i ever encountered