Need advice on removing thermal paste on CPU

[SamuraiShotgun]

Hi, is it ok if I just use a lint free 3m microfiber cloth to remove my pre-applied thermal paste on my H100i? Just bought a new MX-4 thermal paste.

I don't have any Isopropyl alcohol, just nail polish remover & heard a lot from forums that it's not recommended to remove thermal paste.

 

[Goodshot]

i use zippo or nail remover b4 , ok le . Nothing go wrong, as long the cpu surface is 100% clean

 

[Koenig168]

I use Kao MagicClean kitchen grease remover.

 

[satria_neo_2014]

Anything you like, it doesn't matter.

 

[SamuraiShotgun]

Thanks all, I'm just worried that any wrong chemicals & there goes my cpu :/

I'll just use a bit of nail polish so the remnants won't spread to my mb.

 

[wwenze]

tissue paper

 

[enenyi]

Hi, is it ok if I just use a lint free 3m microfiber cloth to remove my pre-applied thermal paste on my H100i? Just bought a new MX-4 thermal paste.

I don't have any Isopropyl alcohol, just nail polish remover & heard a lot from forums that it's not recommended to remove thermal paste.

It's really not recommended to remove the pre-applied thermal paste from the H100i (or H100i GTX). Tested and tried. Pre-applied thermal paste strangely results in lower temps than Arctic MX4. I had to apply Arctic MX4 coz shifted my H100i GTX cooler to new CPU chip and motherboard, else I wouldn't have touched the CPU cooler installation at all.

 

[localITguy]

Hi, is it ok if I just use a lint free 3m microfiber cloth to remove my pre-applied thermal paste on my H100i? Just bought a new MX-4 thermal paste.

I don't have any Isopropyl alcohol, just nail polish remover & heard a lot from forums that it's not recommended to remove thermal paste.

tissue paper at your restroom

no need just slowly clean it off dont use force. take your time.