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AllinnKall   04-22-2009 at 01:10:49 PM

When i bought a new heatsink fan, put it in my PC but on the manual it seems that i have to clean all the old Thermal Paste from the CPU, but is it ok to use a cloth to clean it out no alcohol, but is it nessecary to clean all the Thermal Paste off 100%?

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sub mesa   04-22-2009 at 01:14:57 PM

I just use a tissue without any cleaning appliance. As long as the thermal paste isn't very cold, it should be easy to remove. So one tip: power on your system like 20 minutes then power it down and remove the paste. Re-apply the new paste and mount your new HSF.

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sub mesa   04-22-2009 at 01:15:26 PM

Oh and wash your hands, that stuff is often cancer-inducing.

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