isopropyl alcohol to clean the bottom of the cpu?

immafrog1337

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i wanted to clean the bottom of my CPU. i called evga and he said it would be ok if i used isopropyl alcohol to clean the bottom of the CPU, like where the contacts are. what do you guys think?

btw i have a 4690k
 
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I would say youd be completely fine cleaning it. Just make sure you are grounded very well as any little shock will kill the processor.

Aaron

aaronfield

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Why would you need to clean the bottom? it should be completely clean. Paste goes on top.

Aaron
 

aaronfield

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I would say youd be completely fine cleaning it. Just make sure you are grounded very well as any little shock will kill the processor.

Aaron
 
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bmacsys

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Bottom of cpu? You mean the heat spreader correct?