Cleaner for cpu thermal compound - any good

  • Thread starter Thread starter Lem
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The current thread on cpu thermal compounds makes me ask whether
compound cleaners are worth using?

If people are taking great care about how they apply the thermal
compound then is it worth using this sort of cleaner first?



http://www.akasa.co.uk/spec/thermal/spec_ak_tc.htm

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/akticpuhecl.html
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As with most "cleaners", there's nothing particularly unique about that
stuff, except the label, and price.

You don't need to clean a "clean" CPU, but if you have one with stubborn
compound then any petroleum-based solvent will clean it well enough at a
fraction of the price. Any old compound should indeed be removed but a
special cleaner "specified" for that use is not at all necessary. I
fully expect someone quite anal to come along and go on and on about
"reside", which is a relative term... if the CPU core looks clean to the
eye it's clean enough, some trace particles left behind aren't going to
make a difference.
 
Lem said:
The current thread on cpu thermal compounds makes me ask whether
compound cleaners are worth using?

If people are taking great care about how they apply the thermal
compound then is it worth using this sort of cleaner first?
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I like automotive brake cleaner on a rag. Leaves no residue and cleans good
as well. Great for all sorts of cleaning applications.
 
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