Re: cpu cleaning

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/27/04


Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:56:51 -0600


| >| >| I'm gonna be giving my cpu and heatsink a good
| cleaning
| >| >| this afternoon with Isopropyl alcohol.
| >| >| what would be the best type of cloth to use and
| after
| >| >| cleaning the heatsink should I apply some thermal
| paste
| >| >| (only have standard paste at the moment) to the
| >| heatsink
| >| >| again then smear it with my finger in a plastic
| >| bag,then
| >| >| wash it off again?
| >|
Since you must remove the fan and heatsink to clean the CPU
and you did mention that in the original post...
Anyway, the surfaces must be cleaned so a small amount of
compound (thermal paste) can fill all the voids, after you
clean the surfaces and apply the paste, scrape to level the
surface and remove excess compound, you only need a few
thousands of an inch (0.01 mm).

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14b3701c41411$5116e130$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| sorry just don't like arrogant people and your post was a
| bit off.
| All I asked was what was the best type of cloth to use to
| clean a cpu not the best way to clean the fan and
| heatsink,if you look at my original post you will see I
| didn't mention anything about the fan and heatsink
| This is a forum right?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Since you know all THAT, why did you ask the question?
| >
| >
| ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| >news:11a1401c4140d$19dd9960$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| thanks, obviously i know a blast of air would get the
| >| dust out of the fins,i wasn't asking that.
| >| I definately getting some artic silver paste as its
| >| proven to be effective in bringing the cpu temperature
| >| down
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Why? A blast of air will blow the dust out/off the
| fan
| >| and
| >| >heatsink fins. But if you must, use a clean lint
| free,
| >| >grease free cloth or similar. Don't soak the CPU.
| You
| >| >should not touch the thermal paste with your finger,
| just
| >| >put a small drop and spread it with a clean flat tool
| >| such
| >| >as an old credit card. You just need a thin layer.
| >| >Don't use Crest toothpaste, use a thermal transfer
| paste
| >| >designed for electronics. You do not need special
| >| silver or
| >| >other pastes.
| >| >
| >| >
| >| ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| >| >news:119fa01c41408$db850bc0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| >|
| >| >|
| >| >|
| >| >| Hi all
| >| >|
| >| >| I'm gonna be giving my cpu and heatsink a good
| cleaning
| >| >| this afternoon with Isopropyl alcohol.
| >| >| what would be the best type of cloth to use and
| after
| >| >| cleaning the heatsink should I apply some thermal
| paste
| >| >| (only have standard paste at the moment) to the
| >| heatsink
| >| >| again then smear it with my finger in a plastic
| >| bag,then
| >| >| wash it off again?
| >| >|
| >| >| Thanks in advance
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >



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