Arctic Silver 5 & removal

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I have some sub-standard thermal paste currently on my SI-120 (not fitted yet) and I want to remove the current thermal paste & use the Arctic Silver 5 (said to be the best).

What is the best things to use to completly remove the old stuff ready for the new? Will I need any special cloths?

 

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Would a tissue be a good idea though? Because surely a tissue could rip quite easily, leaving bits of tissue on the heatsink. Thinking about the safest stuff to use, what about this Arcticlean? I seen that on the products page and looks like the easiest stuff to use that removes all tracres of thermal compound

 

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I will use strong kitchen roll like bounty then, just to be sure, and then cotton buds for the sensitive CPU carefully.

Would Arcticlean be a good thing to use? Looks like it protects the heatsink in some way after its been cleaned as well from what I can see?

 

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Can you buy IPA off of here?

 

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Looks like there are several cleaners. Although it looks like IPA or Arcticlean. Even though nobody has mentioned the latter, is that stuff any good? It looks good from what it says on here, does anyone agree with it?

 

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I wouldnt use nail varnish tbh because they say about all the chemicals that can be found in it, and at that I just wouldnt risk it. Im tempted to get that Arcticlean as it is fairly in-expensive, but am also tempted to get that IPA stuff, probably from Superdrug if any pharmacy sells it?

 

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I have ordered this anyway, to wipe off the old and make way for the Arctic Silver 5, remove the OTES on my IC7 Max 3 to make enough space available for my SI-120 & Akasa Amber, rather than the stock cooler which is quite loud & useless for anything faster than stock settings.