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The Chatterbox => Computing => Topic started by: OmegaOmni on April 13, 2012, 08:21:00 PM

Title: Heat sink class 101
Post by: OmegaOmni on April 13, 2012, 08:21:00 PM

So I just got my desktop from home (yay :D) but the heat sink got loose and came off and now there is a bunch of old thermal paste on the base of it and my processor.

I know I need more thermal paste but do I need to clean off the old stuff first and how do I go about doing that? (ie using like isopropyl alohchol to clean it off?)

Title: Re: Heat sink class 101
Post by: Bobbias on April 13, 2012, 10:53:04 PM

Isopropyl alcohol is generally accepted as the usual. Some people say Acetone.