Cleaning fluid on underside of CPU.

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 21:12

Somehow I managed to get cleaning fluid on the underside of my cpu. I've cleaned it off I think, have I damaged it?

RJC · 24 Jan 2010 at 21:55

You should be ok, belongs you give a chance to dry off.

Did it go on the motherboard.

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:06

RJC said:
You should be ok, belongs you give a chance to dry off.

Did it go on the motherboard.

No, the CPU was away from the board. I used this stuff.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=OA-001-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=27

D D Danneh · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:31

Yeah just make sure its dry before you put it back in.

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:38

Its seems dry now, is it alright to put it back in?

RJC · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:51

Give it ago, do once last tripple check.

What's the worst can happen :eek:

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:53

RJC said:
Give it ago, do once last tripple check.

What's the worst can happen

Well now I've got to apply new paste and the new heatsink. This isnt going well

RJC · 24 Jan 2010 at 22:58

That the easy bit!

What paste and cooler are you using.

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 23:06

Arctic Cooling MX-2 and a Akasa Nero.

JonJ678 · 24 Jan 2010 at 23:13

That's citrus degreaser. It'll leave some residue behind, I wouldn't want that between the copper pins myself. Any chance you can clean it with IPA before installing it?

"Somehow"

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 23:17

JonJ678 said:
That's citrus degreaser. It'll leave some residue behind, I wouldn't want that between the copper pins myself. Any chance you can clean it with IPA before installing it?

"Somehow"

I dont have any in the house but I might be able to get some from town tomorrow. Have I destoryed my cpu now?

JonJ678 · 24 Jan 2010 at 23:35

Probably not. If the pins aren't corroded and you haven't put any current through it I imagine it's fine. The concern would be if you put it in the motherboard while there's still some of the tim cleaner on the pins, as this could end badly.

It will *probably* work fine if you put it in the motherboard now. But if it doesn't, you could be looking at cpu and motherboard dead. I think it's probably worth tracking down some IPA. Certainly that's what I'd do anyway.

Processors are pretty resilient, but the less there is between socket pins and processor the better.

radar19 · 24 Jan 2010 at 23:53

JonJ678 said:
Probably not. If the pins aren't corroded and you haven't put any current through it I imagine it's fine. The concern would be if you put it in the motherboard while there's still some of the tim cleaner on the pins, as this could end badly.

It will *probably* work fine if you put it in the motherboard now. But if it doesn't, you could be looking at cpu and motherboard dead. I think it's probably worth tracking down some IPA. Certainly that's what I'd do anyway.

Processors are pretty resilient, but the less there is between socket pins and processor the better.

I cleaned off all that I could see, at the moment is pins side up on the table. Its dry as I put it back in the motherboard but I didnt secure it in place and I havent powered the pc on.