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| Thread ID: 62403 | 2005-10-06 08:36:00 | help cleaning cpu/heatsink what to use/apply | Sleepy (7202) | Press F1 |
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| 393883 | 2005-10-06 08:36:00 | Hi i have a Socket 478 Pentium 4 2GHz, and which i've just taken the basic heatsink off, and want to put a new one on. The one i've got is a Intel P4 CPU Cooler Titan. I just have a question, what do i clean the cpu with? To remove all the thermal paste that was on them originally. And when i apply the paste, do i cover the whole cpu? or just the part in the middle? and what is the best thing to use? thanks. | Sleepy (7202) | ||
| 393884 | 2005-10-06 09:09:00 | Ok What to clean it with... we use de-natured alcohol, with either toiletpaper or cottonbuds (just make sure there is nothing left behind) How much thermal grease to apply... enough to thinly cover the contact surface between the cpu and heatsink (usually just a small area) Best thermal grease... I'm not sure but I hear Arctic Silver is one of the better ones |
Myth (110) | ||
| 393885 | 2005-10-06 09:17:00 | Ok What to clean it with... we use de-natured alcohol, with either toiletpaper or cottonbuds (just make sure there is nothing left behind) How much thermal grease to apply... enough to thinly cover the contact surface between the cpu and heatsink (usually just a small area) Best thermal grease... I'm not sure but I hear Arctic Silver is one of the better ones like do you mean covering the whole cpu? , well i have sometype of grease that i got at the computershop, have cottonbuds, what is de-natured alcohol?? and when i'm applying the grease i just put it onto the cpu ?? Thanks. |
Sleepy (7202) | ||
| 393886 | 2005-10-06 11:51:00 | Yes u need just clean upper side of the CPU with alcohol and then put a white specific grease on the upper side and install new heatsink. Goodluck :) | romanz (9022) | ||
| 393887 | 2005-10-06 19:19:00 | Isopropyl Alcohol - you can buy it from chemist shops for about $3.50 a bottle. Do NOT use anything else other than this. I avoid the paper as it tends to shred, a cloth (not nylon) moistened with the isopropyl alcohol. Thermal paste usually comes in a syringe type thing, its either white or silver usually. Only use a tiny bit, its meant to have a thin film over where the HSF touches the CPU when the HSF is placed on top. Not bits oozing out all over the place. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 393888 | 2005-10-06 22:59:00 | Squirting a tiny bit of paste, say two match-head sized bits is often recommended, and relying on the pressure of the heatsink to spread it. But I've done it by using my finger to smear a really fine film over it. I've also used meths and tissue paper to clean the cpu from the left-over gunk - not sure why it's not suggested by others. But isopropyl alcohol would've been my best bet if I'd had any at the times I've done it. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 393889 | 2005-10-06 23:16:00 | The best thing I think would be to use this: www.arcticsilver.com It's had really good reviews by tomshardware and such. But I'm not sure you can get it in NZ. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 393890 | 2005-10-06 23:19:00 | Looks like you can get it: www.overclockers.co.nz :D |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 393891 | 2005-10-07 00:08:00 | I've also used meths and tissue paper to clean the cpu from the left-over gunk - not sure why it's not suggested by others. Because anything else - like meths can eat at the components. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 393892 | 2005-10-07 00:15:00 | I use iso on a lint free cloth. I would use less then 2 matchheads worth of grease as well, more like one(though depends on how big the surface is), which i then spread with an old credit card. I then rub about the same about into the heatsink with a plastic bag,and then wipe the excess off with my trusty cloth. |
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