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I think i'll probably be buying an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 soon to replace my noisy stock cooler. What should I use to remove the thermal grease? I've never replaced a cpu fan before and the websites i've looked at all have different ideas about what you should use.

isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) and some cotton buds.

Ok, thanks

just do it in a well ventilated area and be reasonably careful

err, where do you get isopropyl? I asked my parents but they dont know either...

chemists.

either that, or in old vcr cleaning kits.

make sure you use a high percentage bottle, to keep as many contaminants out. also make sure your cotton balls don't leave anything behind. other than that clean away!

cotton buds = Q-tips (just to be clear)

me mam brought a big bottle of absolute methanol homefrom work, i used that the otherday :D

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:chemists.

either that, or in old vcr cleaning kits.

I think it's also boat fuel, not that that is especially helpful, it just reminded me of this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097162/soundtrack which I thought at the time was the best song title ever.

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WHAT?!

I used a sheet or two of dry kitchen towel but then I'm a cowboy

yeeeeee-haw!

I used a ruler.

and a penknife, for those stubborn areas.

I use duct tape and bubble gum a la Macgyver.

i used a garden trowel

well actually I put my CPU in the washing machine, on a hot cycle, then dried it off in the microwave

and it still works?

I did this to get some old thermal compound off. :D

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I did this to get some old thermal compound off. :D

i take it that seemed like a good idea at the time?

It was a planned thing, using a CPU bought for the job (already dead)

http://if.geekfreely.co.uk/ :D