Rebuild

[Biscuit]

Ok everyone im about to do a complete rebuild of my machine.

Recently i have been getting some high mobo temps. I think its down to the fact iv had my computer switched on permanatly for near enough a year and the heat paste has dryed up. My op systems have been a bit funny recently and i thought i would just go for it and run a complete rebuild.

My plans are, take the computer apart, take the mobo heatsinks off and replace the thermal paste then rebuild my computer.

Now i have never taken off mobo heatsink and the heatpipe thing on mine is a bit complicated. Unfortunately scan are out of stock of cleaner & i was wondering if:

1. someone can give me a household alternative

2. someone can give me any tips as to how to assemble/disassemble my mobo heatsink.

look at my system if u need any specs.

Thanks a lot in advance

[timtim86]

I think you can use gin or another non-sugar based alcohol...I remember it from some thread Zak wrote in.

Not sure about the other thing, I use a shuttle!

[Clunk]

Unperfumed nail varnish remover - acetone, or isopropyl alcohol, should be available from any chemist.

[Flewis]

any high purity solvent, something ideally without water or anything else. isopropyl alcohol is a good one. I wouldnt use any alcoholic drink as it has a high water content plus lots of other chemicals.

[Biscuit]

any high purity solvent, something ideally without water or anything else. isopropyl alcohol is a good one. I wouldnt use any alcoholic drink as it has a high water content plus lots of other chemicals.

Excelent! thanks a lot guys

[Supershanks]

I wouldnt use any alcoholic drink as it has a high water content

& a damn waste of good drink, another vote for isopropyl alcohol & nail varnish remover.

[Flewis]

Nail varnish remover isnt good either, it has perfumes and isnt very pure.

[Clunk]

Unperfumed nail varnish remover - acetone

Nail varnish remover isnt good either, it has perfumes and isnt very pure.

[Flewis]

Even unperfumed stuff isnt pure acetone or butanone usually, still has other stuff that doesnt evaporate off.

[Supershanks]

Materials

From Picture Tutorial - Cleaning your NF4 Chipset fan and replacing with AS5 (or other thermal material!)


works a treat i used the wife's nail varnish remover as the stuff on the chipset can't be moved by isopropyl.

Have had no after effects other than a few odd looks when i've told people i use nail varnish remover

[Clunk]

Even unperfumed stuff isnt pure acetone or butanone usually, still has other stuff that doesnt evaporate off.

So does Akasa TIM clean, it has citrus oil aparently.

[Flewis]

really? wow, i just nab solvents from the lab

Do people need their cpu's to smell nice?

[aidanjt]

I'd rather it didn't, pheromones mean there's unwanted residue left on the CPU.

[Thoku]

Do people need their cpu's to smell nice?

My AMD 2000+ has a date tomorrow evening. Its got a better sex life than i do

[redddraggon]

My AMD 2000+ has a date tomorrow evening. Its got a better sex life than i do

well that's not hard is it?

lol

[Biscuit]

Materials

From Picture Tutorial - Cleaning your NF4 Chipset fan and replacing with AS5 (or other thermal material!)


works a treat i used the wife's nail varnish remover as the stuff on the chipset can't be moved by isopropyl.

Have had no after effects other than a few odd looks when i've told people i use nail varnish remover

Thats a lot of help, cheers mate!