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Thermal paste removal

i have been using nail polish remover and cotton pads to remove thermal paste for over 10 years.

i apply a little paste and evenly spread it with card.
 
Seriously rice sized blob in the middle and let the cooler spread it, i fixed a few PS3 YLOD and spread it with card didn't last over 2 weeks, but the ones i used pea sized its lasted for over six months so i recommend the blob :D
 
Would also like to know this. I have always spread it out slightly, but have seen quite a few people put just a pea sized blob on and tension up the cooler. :confused:
 
yeah to me that is the best way to do it as you get no air bubbles as long as you keep the cooler firmly placed down, this gives a great connection and therefore better temperatures :D Spreading itself means it goes into all places in contact really.
 
I go with the Arctic cleaning stuff just because I got some dirt cheap years ago. Still plenty left.

As for applying new paste... I've tried all methods - the tiny dot in the centre, the grain of rice, the credit card, the clingfilm and finger spreading method. Not really if any made a huge difference tbh.

Would be nice to know with SB how the cores sit in relation to the IHS, though. I remember on the Intel Core2Quads, the grain of rice was supposed to go north to south (or so AS told everyone and so I believed...).

Not decided which method to use with my i2500k and Megahalems yet...
 
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