Cooling cpu and heatsink cleaning solution

hey guys


anyone know of some cpu and heatsink cleaning solution that cleans off old thermal paste etc.

i found an akasa branded one but was wondering if there is any others.
if i wanted to do it myself with the akasa solution how should i go about it and what stuff do i need?


thanks in advance


eric

 

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm

Articlean is a standard. It works very well.

You can also use 100% isopropyl alcohol.

Make sure to use a lint free cloth as well. Coffee filters work nicely.

 

+1 at Joekerh. He is on a roll today.

I just use kitchen roll, because I CBA to clean the TIM off properly. It's really not recommended though, I probably have old TIM and kitchen roll fibres all over the heatspreader And I'm probably gonna get beaten down for posting that I do that >.>

 

+1 for ArctiClean and lint free paper

 

99% rubbing alcohol works great..

 

I worry about kitchen roll scratching a mirror surface. It is paper after all. Of course its only a problem on shiny heatsink bases and lapped CPUs.

 

Alcohol prep pads and a coffee filter to wipe it down..

Dunno the point of using any different liquid, what else can that Akasa stuff be made of than 100% isopropyl alchol?

 

"Tim Clean is a citrus based solvent and is safe to use." Quote from the Akasa site.

Arcticlean TIM remover:
D-Limonene
Methyl Esters of Soybean Oil
Non-Ionic Surfactant

Thermal surface purifier:
Dipropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Azole-Triazole Inhibitor
Proprietary Inhibitor (non-Hazmat, TSCA listed)

From the MSDS sheets...
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm

 

Lemme rephrase, what can it do better than 100% isopropyl. Thanks for the detailed answer though,