Cleaning CPU cooler

rubbertoe

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Jun 4, 2016
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hi....

I recently bought a skylake intel core i5 6500 and by being stupid I took off the cpu cooler.
it is just the stock cooler but I was wondering what would happen if I didn't use rubbing alcohol but just used Kleenex or towel and took the old paste off very well. The paste is not hard and dry it is dam.
Thanks
 
Solution
It's ok to only use a kleenex. Just make sure to apply the proper amount of new paste and avoid touching the surface with your fingers as grease hurts thermal dissipation.