How to remove stuff from processor?

[Jeremizzle]

Just wondering how to remove the thermal paste from my processor, its all old and crunchy. Im not sure whether i should use a paper towel or a rag or water or what.

Thanks

Bannanna

[shatter_storm]

isopropyl alcohol and q-tips

[Jeremizzle]

So do i like dab the q-tips in the alcohal and then rub it all over the op of the processor and bottom of the heatsink?

[Mango]

Fire works quite well actually.

[Miscue]

I use rubbing alcohol or lighter fluid with naptha.

[BobTheCow]

Fire works quite well actually.

I use rubbing alcohol or lighter fluid with naptha.

They agree!!

[Jeremizzle]

sorry, ill have to pass

i forgot to ask, what do i use to support the cpu without bending the pins while im cleaning it?

Do i hold it by its side, or leave it in the motherboard?

[lord1234]

i usually put it in some sort of foam so that the pins stick into the foam...

but thats up to you...

[Fixion]

Hammer + Chisel

[Jeremizzle]

yes all great advice

[Miscue]

sorry, ill have to pass

i forgot to ask, what do i use to support the cpu without bending the pins while im cleaning it?

Do i hold it by its side, or leave it in the motherboard?

Leave it in the socket.

[Jeremizzle]

Leave it in the socket.

roger

[BrockSampson]

You'll want to support it well, especially if it's an AMD chip. They're quite a bit more fragile than Intel's offerings. I just use rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) when I need to. It dries very quickly.

[Jeremizzle]

well my friend and I took off the stuff today using goof off, its like rubbing alcohal, and q-tips/tissues/cotton balls. We then put on some nice arctic silver thermal compund and it dropped from being in the high 30's to around 32/33 C. Plus after its used for a number of hours and "breaks in" itll be running even cooler. So im happy.
Yay