how to remove thermalpaste?

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:46

hello,
today received new CPU cooler, so i removed, and on CPU still old thermalpaste!
so i have to remove it? and than apply new one?

i and is thermalpaste coat should be really thin?

cheers

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 18:58

uh, thanks, can i remove with simple cloth or tissue?

yep, it is Artic Silver 5

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 19:57

if i remove only with glove and apply straight paste, will it be wrong?

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:06

can i drop a drop of real lemon?

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:12

erm, i read on articsilver that acetone not recommended !

uh, removed it with tissue, looks clean...erm, so i try 0.1 gr of lemon

b-star · 26 Jan 2009 at 23:45

well, just smitched on my pc - installed COOLERMASTER HYPER Z600 (PASSIVE)
and what do you think?

temperature in CORE TEMP shows TOTALLY THE SAME!

now i O/C'ed E8500 to 3.8ghz it says (50c)

BUT...

while i was playing with Bios, on stovk 3.1ghz it was 25C, i did Restart couple of times to check temp in bios and it was only 25C max,

after O/C 32C ...

so what do you think?
is it just my CORE TEMP not responding?

advise me, cheers!

b-star · 27 Jan 2009 at 01:32

lunarwolf said:
usually it will take some time before temps settle when you applied new grease. if it doesnt gradually settle down then that cooler does not do a great job would have seen much lower with a noctua

Thanks for reply!

well, i Overcklocked E8500 to 4ghz now!

Core temp showing 48C!
i run bennchmarks, now browsing websites and Skype...it's 48C

b-star · 27 Jan 2009 at 01:49

i did on stock cooler 4.2 ghz, but yep did hit 65c

than i've desided to wait till i get new cooler