MoogleViper Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) As some of you know I recently had problems with my new pc. I sent the mobo back and have recieved another one. I'm wondering whether I can just reattach the cpu and cpu fan, or if I need to clean the thermal grease off an reapply it (it was already on the cpu fan when I bought it if that makes a difference). Edited July 2, 2011 by MoogleViper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Clean it all off, every spec of it. Then reapply. If you don't do that it will overheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Alright. Is this a decent paste? http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?products_id=171373 Or is this better? http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/arctic-silver-5-thermal-cpu-paste-pc-consoles-gfx-36669406.htm?from=googlebase Also where can I get alcohol to clean it off with? Edited July 2, 2011 by MoogleViper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Dunno about Rubbing Alcohol, but Thermal Paste is all basically the same stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I dunno, the arctic silver has good reviews, and it’s what most people use on the tech forum I go to.. It’s what I used. (then again, if you don’t build computers for a living (or just a lot just for fun), then you only need a few drops of the stuff, so I you know anyone else who has built a computer recently, perhaps you can just borrow a tube) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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