Can you mix thermal CPU paste?

[hornetstinger]

Under no circumstances mix thermal paste.

It's like making a peanut butter sandwich with left over crunchy peanut butter and some with a new jar of smooth peanut butter.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Under no circumstances mix thermal paste.

It's like making a peanut butter sandwich with left over crunchy peanut butter and some with a new jar of smooth peanut butter.

That works ****ing brilliantly though

 

[InkZ]

I always steal my wife's nail polish remover and use kitchen roll

 

[dave28]

Mixing thermal paste might work or it could cause an issue. I have never and would never even consider it an option.

 

[deviation]

you can get paste from the silk road

I mean, I've got to give you some credit, that's certainly a new use for drugs?
Definitely an expensive alternative to thermal paste!

 

[helpimcrap]

Noted all. I was a good little soldier and used the wipes and MX4. Up and working now, just got to sort the intermittent on/off switch.

 

[JollyJamma]

Noted all. I was a good little soldier and used the wipes and MX4. Up and working now, just got to sort the intermittent on/off switch.

Well that’s mildly alarming. Is your PC randomly shutting down?

 

[helpimcrap]

Well that’s mildly alarming. Is your PC randomly shutting down?

It refuses to switch on sometimes, but then boots up into windows 7 just fine. I'm 50/50 on whether CPU is fried or it's the switch.
As soon as I took the cover with the switch in off it booted, but then nothing since so not sure if it's broken wire.

 

[JollyJamma]

It refuses to switch on sometimes, but then boots up into windows 7 just fine. I'm 50/50 on whether CPU is fried or it's the switch.
As soon as I took the cover with the switch in off it booted, but then nothing since so not sure if it's broken wire.

Could be a bad motherboard or a bad grounding with the chassis but it's hard to say.

 

[aaronyuri]

Clean ! I use isopropanol rubbing alcohol. I have also in the past used vodka.

I have a 1L bottle of vodka that is solely used for cleaning thermal paste. I've had this bottle for nearly 20 years. She's just under half full.

 

[helpimcrap]

Could be a bad motherboard or a bad grounding with the chassis but it's hard to say.

Got it started every time and would leave it running for an hour on a screensaver, but didn't do anything. Ran smoothly. Would start up and turn off every time.
When it starts the CPU fan spins, stops, a few seconds later spins for a second or two, stops, then boots up into W7.
Wondering if it might be the XFX power supply.
I need to get it on the kitchen table and have a look.

 

[JollyJamma]

It might well be the PSU. Do you have a known working PSU to test with?

 

[JollyJamma]

I have a 1L bottle of vodka that is solely used for cleaning thermal paste. I've had this bottle for nearly 20 years. She's just under half full.

Do you drink it every time your pc fails and you’ve just had an incredibly reliable pc? lol

 

[aaronyuri]

Do you drink it every time your pc fails and you’ve just had an incredibly reliable pc? lol

Yes.

It's actually some bottom shelf Russian standard vodka. Not even good to drink.

 

[helpimcrap]

It might well be the PSU. Do you have a known working PSU to test with?

I don't, but thinking about it once I had it booted up I left it idling for an hour with the screensaver on etc. it didn't fluctuate once.
I think it's pointing to a duff switch.

 

[JollyJamma]

I don't, but thinking about it once I had it booted up I left it idling for an hour with the screensaver on etc. it didn't fluctuate once.
I think it's pointing to a duff switch.

Ok we’ll try borrow a working PSU if you can

 

[Pooh]

Don't compromise on your paste. It does a really important job. Get some Isopropyl Alcohol to clean all the crap off and start fresh, It's as cheap as chips compared to your CPU