smu122

Okay,Ill order the new cooler and see the results....

Thankyou for all the help

greenbrucelee

no problem. Remember you will need some arti clean to take the old thermal paste of the cpu and reapply some new thermal paste this is how you do it properly http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appi..._quad_wcap.pdf

Phædrus2401

You don't really need ArctiClean. 90+% isopropyl alcohol and conical coffee filters will do just fine, and are cheaper and can be used for other things (such as cleaning cuts and making coffee ;) ).

greenbrucelee

as long as you don't end up with a coffee stained cpu :)

linderman

this is true; however we must be very careful to explain the common $1.00 bottle of rubbing alcohol is not the stuff to be used! the common rubbing alcohol is like 50% water and other ingredients you dont want lingering in a motherboards cpu socket.

the stuff you get at drug stores that over 90% pure is the one you want; it will evaporate when done cleaning.

myself; I prefer goof-off the paint remover .......but any high solvent cleaner will do the trick as long as it evaporates completely and quickly without residue