![How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! : How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/6rvyn0h5aao71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3729c404f32d37f97b6b14aed14757d8bff9696)
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
![When putting my old cpu into my new mother board some thermal paste accidentally got onto the pins and now onto the sockets. : r/pcmasterrace When putting my old cpu into my new mother board some thermal paste accidentally got onto the pins and now onto the sockets. : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/05mkg4pxotd51.jpg?auto=webp&s=3dc00df35929bee21886d9e448615e975d085857)
When putting my old cpu into my new mother board some thermal paste accidentally got onto the pins and now onto the sockets. : r/pcmasterrace
![Opened my lenovo laptop to clean it and found this on the cpu and gpu. What is this? Should i clean it off ? : r/laptops Opened my lenovo laptop to clean it and found this on the cpu and gpu. What is this? Should i clean it off ? : r/laptops](https://preview.redd.it/jkq9q7w5bpf41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7eeb12c42d72b3f1d3fb9481332cf636894bd882)
Opened my lenovo laptop to clean it and found this on the cpu and gpu. What is this? Should i clean it off ? : r/laptops
![I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good](https://preview.redd.it/pskoa1zks1351.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c6b8fa1c3ac843630e0fa18ad18f57b2ad73836)
I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good
![CPU Pin discoloration after using isopropyl alcohol and a brush - could this be a problem? : r/buildapc CPU Pin discoloration after using isopropyl alcohol and a brush - could this be a problem? : r/buildapc](https://external-preview.redd.it/GXFcdi8QpwPCOhHbBjUQE4RofvGTnthwmgWNXUcl5fs.jpg?auto=webp&s=15fff065082feca9cf1943217980170543b4025a)
CPU Pin discoloration after using isopropyl alcohol and a brush - could this be a problem? : r/buildapc
![New desktop i got from cyberpower is overheating to 100c and shutting off when playing decently powerful games, was thinking the thermal paste was the problem but can anyone tell me if New desktop i got from cyberpower is overheating to 100c and shutting off when playing decently powerful games, was thinking the thermal paste was the problem but can anyone tell me if](https://preview.redd.it/uv1xyu7n3sm71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3b9bf9fbaad36adbe6c8c8d92fb895c4a667359a)
New desktop i got from cyberpower is overheating to 100c and shutting off when playing decently powerful games, was thinking the thermal paste was the problem but can anyone tell me if
![First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it](https://preview.redd.it/gg6cewghdz351.jpg?auto=webp&s=ca4781a98a004d2577f3362163abf2380c264618)
First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it
![Are these marks on the cpu burn marks? couldn't find anything similar to this on the net so asking : r/pcmasterrace Are these marks on the cpu burn marks? couldn't find anything similar to this on the net so asking : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/are-these-marks-on-the-cpu-burn-marks-couldnt-find-anything-v0-wjlnu9hyq91a1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=207a1f5c0aec3e78ebd887b565d6bbddd32db9bb)
Are these marks on the cpu burn marks? couldn't find anything similar to this on the net so asking : r/pcmasterrace
![Is it ok to have a thermal paste "stain" like this after ckeaning it off with Isopropyl Alcohol? : r/pcmasterrace Is it ok to have a thermal paste "stain" like this after ckeaning it off with Isopropyl Alcohol? : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/sxlhfjmqvpp21.jpg?auto=webp&s=c387ffaa3eadf957ed7fbe99f6a47feb800aac05)
Is it ok to have a thermal paste "stain" like this after ckeaning it off with Isopropyl Alcohol? : r/pcmasterrace
![FML... 8 month old stock thermal compound glued my 3900x to the heatsink... CPU Came off with the prism, won't budge... miraculously the pins seem ok... tried to apply some isopropyl alcohol FML... 8 month old stock thermal compound glued my 3900x to the heatsink... CPU Came off with the prism, won't budge... miraculously the pins seem ok... tried to apply some isopropyl alcohol](https://preview.redd.it/unkek25d9ih51.jpg?auto=webp&s=d21c7843205d8afae5ebf4df6b49af415bab6f3f)