Whats best to remove old Thermal Paste

philip j fry · 13 Apr 2011 at 20:27

cilit bang BANG!! and the paste is gone

pespro · 13 Apr 2011 at 22:33

think i used some wipes, might of been alcohol ones and a business card.

Stoner81 · 13 Apr 2011 at 22:43

philip j fry said:
cilit bang BANG!! and the paste is gone

LMAO!!!!

Stoner81.

Mattyjw · 13 Apr 2011 at 22:44

I used an old clubcard and a kitchen towel that's almost definitely not the best method though.

Barso · 13 Apr 2011 at 22:51

If you're married then use some of your wifes nail varnish remover, cotton buds and kitchen roll.

boxerboy · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:05

I've found it more and more difficult to get hold of isopropyl alcohol, more and more chemists are not willing to sell it any more

Alaska Tim Clean does smell nice though

Gtiracer · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:07

Mattyjw said:
I used an old clubcard and a kitchen towel that's almost definitely not the best method though.

+1

I would go for this:

WingZero30 · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:14

boxerboy said:
I've found it more and more difficult to get hold of isopropyl alcohol, more and more chemists are not willing to sell it any more Alaska Tim Clean does smell nice though

You can find plenty on ebay

Oma-Lan-DP · 16 Apr 2011 at 00:23

How about a brillo pad, then a nice polish with brasso ???

NeoReloaded · 17 Apr 2011 at 17:48

Gtiracer said:
+1

I would go for this:

Yeah I have that from ******s! It comes in a little set for £10 including a plastic card to scrape the old thermal paste off and a little syringe of thermal paste

Biffa · 18 Apr 2011 at 14:20

unp|dissy · 18 Apr 2011 at 14:31

isopropyl alcohol 99.9%

Daniel C · 20 Apr 2011 at 11:55

Kitchen towel with a bit of elbow grease.

timb1226 · 20 Apr 2011 at 12:55

hey guys, a bit off topic here. I'm about to reapply TIM on my cpu. Should i remove the actual cpu from the socket or will i be able to clean it up from the socket? I'm just scared that i might mess up getting the cpu back out/in. Thanks!!!

im gonna be using the akasa tim cleaner thing so wish me luck

Vibein · 20 Apr 2011 at 13:16

timb1226 said:
hey guys, a bit off topic here. I'm about to reapply TIM on my cpu. Should i remove the actual cpu from the socket or will i be able to clean it up from the socket? I'm just scared that i might mess up getting the cpu back out/in. Thanks!!!

im gonna be using the akasa tim cleaner thing so wish me luck

I would remove the chip and apply, just be careful when removing and reinserting the cpu and you should be fine.

Boge · 20 Apr 2011 at 18:50

A cotton bud soaked lightly in Swan Lighter Fluid works really well on Noctua paste and Arctic Silver 5. Totally dissolves it and leaves no residues.

TheGedi · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:33

My College Lecturer told me to use Baby Wipes :S

Boge · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:22

Baby Wipes? Usually used for cleaning up an unholy mess made by someone who knows not very much and cares even less?

Maybe if it's all you have to hand in an emergency but personally there's no way I'd go anywhere near my CPU or cooler base with an indiscriminate Wipe thing full of baby ass soothing lotion and god knows what else.

Yeuch

Muzza1875 · 21 Apr 2011 at 00:08

An old cheesy sock!

Vegetarian · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:29

I find lighter fuel to be as good as any