What alcohol to use for removing thermal grease from CPU?

I'm changing the heatsink on my CPU, and I'm wanting to know what kind of alcohol is needed to remove the thermal grease? So far suggestions have been Surgical Spirit (Methanol and ethanol), isopropyl or rubbing alcohol. Which one would be the best option?

 

Isopropyl is alright but for best results go to this site and get some arcticlean its £6.95 + VAT. I use this and it works extremly well and it also purifys the surface. This will also last for quite a few chnages.
Smells like oranges aswell thats a bonus
Hope this helps

 

Any of them. Dunno what rubbing alcohol is though, but surgical spirit or isopropyl are all around the same thing.

£7 for a small tub of isopropyl roffles. We used to pay that much per 2.5l in the labs iirc

 

Pop down to a local chemists and grab a bottle of Isopropyl alcohol... Cost me ~ 4 quid for 1/2 a litre, its great stuff, cleans anything off anything lol!

 

i use me mums nail poilish remover.......it was free and have removed even the most stubborn cooked on paste....works well.

 

You can even use water-though you may want to make sure that its absolutely positively COMPLETELY dry before heatsink installation

 

You mean I wasn't supposed to use a two six of Jack Daniels!?! No wonder my comp was loggy the next morning.

 

as with any computer operation, you should start with a pint of guiness.

 

ROFFLEZ LOLZ



Er, anyway, I use Akasa TIM-clean. Gets rid of annoying Tims for you!

 

I also use Akasa TIM-clean, tis very good stuff.

 

91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol and cotton balls have always worked for me.

 

98% isopropyl here

 

91% and my shirt if i cant find a swab (ie lazy)

 

It contains N2O

I use 98% alcohol. I spend 20 minutes sniffing it before i get around to cleaning.