[IBIubbleTea]

At the moment I am thinking of buying some Thermal paste because I dont think there is enough. (I have checked) Do I need to remove all of the old Thermal paste then add the new one or...? What Thermal paste should I get? I have a i5 3570K 4.1Ghz and a Corsair H80 Cooler.

 

[joeten]

Hi you need to remove the old paste and give the surface a wipe with a little isopropyl alcohol, Artic silver is usually pretty good

 

[IBIubbleTea]

Hi you need to remove the old paste and give the surface a wipe with a little isopropyl alcohol, Artic silver is usually pretty good

So I need to clean the CPU and the Cooler thing with isopropyl alcohol?
Does this Work?
Arctic Silver ArctiClean 1 & 2 Thermal Surface Cleaner & Purifier 60ML Kit (2) 30ML Bottles
Arctic Silver 5 HIGH-DENSITY Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound 3.5 Gram

 

[joeten]

Hi use a piece of plastic ie credit card to clean of the majority then a little alcohol on a lint free cloth or even a coffee filter Arctic Silver, Inc. - Instructions

 

[WereBo]

Hi IBIubbleTea :wave:

Yep, you'll need to remove all trace of the old stuff from both the top of the CPU and the bottom of the heatsink. The bulk can be scraped off with a thin plastic something, a dead credit-card or equivalent is ideal, then use Isopropyl-alcohol or acetone to remove the rest.

You can use cotton-buds (Q-Tips) to remove the remaining residue, but any natural (not man-made, like nylon, rayon) material will do, I've found that an old bit of denim works very well.

'Arctic-Silver' is amongst the best pastes going, along with 'Tuniq TX-4'.

If you need them, there's plenty of short video-tutorials on application, on Youtube :wink:

 

[IBIubbleTea]

Hi IBIubbleTea :wave:

Yep, you'll need to remove all trace of the old stuff from both the top of the CPU and the bottom of the heatsink. The bulk can be scraped off with a thin plastic something, a dead credit-card or equivalent is ideal, then use Isopropyl-alcohol or acetone to remove the rest.

You can use cotton-buds (Q-Tips) to remove the remaining residue, but any natural (not man-made, like nylon, rayon) material will do, I've found that an old bit of denim works very well.

'Arctic-Silver' is amongst the best pastes going, along with 'Tuniq TX-4'.

If you need them, there's plenty of short video-tutorials on application, on Youtube :wink:

Arctic Silver ArctiClean 1 & 2 Thermal Surface Cleaner & Purifier 60ML Kit (2) 30ML Bottles This for do for cleaning right?

 

[joeten]

Should do that site also has info on applying the paste

 

[Tyree]

90% alcohol and coffee filters (or old t-shirts that are clean) is much cheaper and will do the job just as well.
Most all thermal paste brands are fine.
Personally, I prefer non-metallics.