Cleaning off thermal paste?

2008-05-21 16:32:19

#1

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7114|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Ok, so I'm installing a HR-03 Plus on my 8800GTX tomorrow, now, I need to remove the existing thermal paste on my GPU, vram, HSI, etc.
Now, the problem is, I'll have to use stuff that we already own in the house to do this, sadly, I don't have any money after I buy the HR-03

I need some pro-tips on removing thermal paste with household stuff

I read that WD-40 is a good solution, and I even though about using some of my sister's make-up remover , any other ideas?

2008-05-21 16:33:14

#2

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7008|Massachusetts.

Rubbing alcohol and a lint free cloth or coffee filter.

2008-05-21 16:33:59

#3

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7114|Reykjavík, Iceland.

cablecopulate wrote:
Rubbing alcohol and a lint free cloth or coffee filter.

Don't have rubbing alcohol.

Already decided to use a coffee filter, or q-tips.

2008-05-21 16:35:00

#4

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7008|Massachusetts.

How do you not have rubbing alcohol? It's a basic household item. Buy one bottle and it lasts for years.

2008-05-21 16:36:36

#5

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7114|Reykjavík, Iceland.

cablecopulate wrote:
How do you not have rubbing alcohol? It's a basic household item. Buy one bottle and it lasts for years.

I'm sure we have it somewhere here, but I scanned the house earlier today and I couldn't find any...

I'll look more closely tomorrow though.

edit: Found some, but there's just af few drops left in the bottle, dunno if it will be enough.

Last edited by Sydney (2008-05-21 16:44:10)

2008-05-21 17:54:22

#6

CrazeD: Member; +368|6943|Maine

Sydney wrote:
cablecopulate wrote:
How do you not have rubbing alcohol? It's a basic household item. Buy one bottle and it lasts for years.
I'm sure we have it somewhere here, but I scanned the house earlier today and I couldn't find any...

I'll look more closely tomorrow though.

edit: Found some, but there's just af few drops left in the bottle, dunno if it will be enough.

As long as there's enough to douse a coffee filter a little bit, it's fine.

You don't even need the rubbing alcohol really, as long as it's the same kind of thermal paste. Just wipe it real clean with a coffee filter, but to be extra clean you want the rubbing alcohol or a thermal grease cleaning solvent.

2008-05-21 18:01:59

#7

tkoi: Utahraptor!; +148|6418|Texas

Coffee filters, q-tips, and high-purity isopropyl alcohol. I've got a bottle of 91% isopropyl that I use for cleaning paste off my cpus.

2008-05-21 18:52:39

#8

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

i use rubbing alcohol as well. works well, although i usually end up using a lot.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-05-21 19:44:15

#9

CrazeD: Member; +368|6943|Maine

haffeysucks wrote:
i use rubbing alcohol as well. works well, although i usually end up using a lot.

You're not supposed to dump the bottle on it. Just fold up a coffee filter and put it over the top, dump it upside down a few times, then wipe the thermal grease off.

Simple.

2008-05-21 19:50:28

#10

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

CrazeD wrote:
haffeysucks wrote:
i use rubbing alcohol as well. works well, although i usually end up using a lot.
You're not supposed to dump the bottle on it. Just fold up a coffee filter and put it over the top, dump it upside down a few times, then wipe the thermal grease off.

Simple.

it gets so damn greasy that i use moar than just one filter

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-05-21 22:08:27

#11

CrazeD: Member; +368|6943|Maine

lol, you're doing something wrong. Like, using way too much grease.

2008-05-21 22:12:09

#12

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|7030|San Antonio, Texas

On the 8800GTX there are thermal strips on the memory which peel right off and the thermal paste on the GPU easily comes off. I didn't even have to use rubbing alcohol.

2008-05-21 22:21:50

#13

CrazeD: Member; +368|6943|Maine

To clean it.

2008-05-22 03:18:05

#14

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

CrazeD wrote:
lol, you're doing something wrong. Like, using way too much grease.

no, this is the stock AMD crap they pre-apply on there! i swear it was at least 2 mm thick...

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-05-22 03:35:50

#15

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7114|Reykjavík, Iceland.

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:
On the 8800GTX there are thermal strips on the memory which peel right off and the thermal paste on the GPU easily comes off. I didn't even have to use rubbing alcohol.

Really? I've heard that it's a fuss to clean the vram on it.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes, I'm the HR-03 in 2-3 hours

2008-05-22 12:59:24

#16

CrazeD: Member; +368|6943|Maine

haffeysucks wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
lol, you're doing something wrong. Like, using way too much grease.
no, this is the stock AMD crap they pre-apply on there! i swear it was at least 2 mm thick...

Oh, the thermal pad.

Yeah, those are bitches.

2008-05-22 13:17:34

#17

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6764|N. Ireland

I recommend using Isopropyl.

2008-05-22 13:19:34

#18

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6987|Riva, MD

kylef wrote:
I recommend using Isopropyl.

Which is a big word for rubbing alcohol.

2008-05-22 13:21:12

#19

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6764|N. Ireland

_j5689_ wrote:
kylef wrote:
I recommend using Isopropyl.
Which is a big word for rubbing alcohol.

Learnt it as the former

2008-05-22 13:22:20

#20

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

_j5689_ wrote:
kylef wrote:
I recommend using Isopropyl.
Which is a big word for rubbing alcohol.

i heard "_j5689_" is a synonym for twat

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

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