How should I clean my cpu?

[mega proto]

I need to rma my motherboard, so I need to remove the cpu and remove the thermal compound fromthe cpu and heatsink.

I have searched for how to clean a cpu but I can't seem to find a answer where some specifically says how to clean it off (they just give q list of materials to use,) and I am one of those people who needs specific instructions on how to do stuff.

Please help me with my problem. Also I already have 90% isopropyl alcohol to clean the thermal compound from the CPU and Heatsink

 

[galeener]

If you go to the artic silver web site they have a good process for doing this listed.
They list lintless pads and 90% alcohol or i believe its a xylene cleaner.
I think this is one of the links http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm

 

[jimmysmitty]

The 90% alcohol is pretty uch the minimum. I use 99% alcohol though since I am very crazy about cleaning my CPU/heatsink. But you want to use a towel like this:

http://www.championjanitorialsupply.com/products/towels/187

That way it will clean up the old thermal paste but not leave anything behind.

I normally will wet a area of the towel and then clean the CPU until its pretty much brand new looking.

 

[razercultmember1]

1. Remove CPU
2. Set area aside with newspaper just in case
3. DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM BODY BY TOUCHING A GROUNDED METAL SURFACE
4. Using (1) coffee filter, dunk it in preferably 99% isopropyl alcohol
5. Wipe CPU until all thermal paste is gone
6. Profit.

 

[mavroxur]

1. Remove CPU
2. Set area aside with newspaper just in case
3. DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY FROM BODY BY TOUCHING A GROUNDED METAL SURFACE
4. Using (1) coffee filter, dunk it in preferably 99% isopropyl alcohol
5. Wipe CPU until all thermal paste is gone
6. Profit.

Put #3 at the top of the list, and add it between every step. Kinda pointless to discharge static after you've already removed and handled (and possibly already killed) the processor.

 

[mega proto]

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[Maziar]

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