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| - | [* black] Using cotton swabs, clean off the old thermal paste off the die of the CPU and the heat sink. |
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| - | [* black] Use the strongest isopropyl alcohol you can find. |
| - | [* black] You want to dip the cotton swabs into the alcohol and clean off the paste. |
| - | [* black] Keep doing this until the white cotton remains white. this indicates it is as clean as possible. |
| - | [* black] Dry the heat sink and die with another cotton swab. Make sure than none of the carbon fibers are left on the die or copper plating. |
| + | [* black] Use isopropyl alcohol (wipes or liquid on a q-tip, 90% or higher) to wipe off thermal paste from the CPU die AND THE COOLER. If using isopropyl alcohol under 90%, make sure the wipe or q-tip is damp, and use some scrubbing force with a fingernail or toothpick (thermal paste gets on skin and clothes and is hard to remove, use gloves). |
| + | [* black] Make sure the CPU die and cooler are completely clean of thermal paste, and dry. If not dry, use a regular paper towel to dry off. |