can i use ethyl alcohol to clean my cpu ?

[Aneen 050]

hi

i notice that my cpu I5 4690 start to get hotter easily this days
it about 44 or 45 in idle and it's can get 72 or more when playing a game in high settings
so i buy Cryorig H7 like someone here He advised me Thanks to him

so my question is i can't find isopropyl alcohol to remove old heatsink of my cpu to apply the new one comes with Cryorig H7

so can i use ethyl alcohol instead or what i have to do to remove it in right way ?

Thank You and sorry for bad English

 

[pepslight]

hi

i notice that my cpu I5 4690 start to get hotter easily this days
it about 44 or 45 in idle and it's can get 72 or more when playing a game in high settings
so i buy Cryorig H7 like someone here He advised me Thanks to him

so my question is i can't find isopropyl alcohol to remove old heatsink of my cpu to apply the new one comes with Cryorig H7

so can i use ethyl alcohol instead or what i have to do to remove it in right way ?

Thank You and sorry for bad English

Yes you can and should use ethanol-Alcohool to clean your CPU as long as it´s at a high percentage. like 75% and above.
you can use aswell Q-tips to acces harder parts, and Coffe filters. Be advised there are some mini resistors around the processors, go easy on it.

 

[Dynomite54]

If you mean the thermal paste than yes you can but take it off the board first.

 

[xrhstos7003]

Short answer : Yes you can yous ethyl alcohol

Although i'm a bit worried that it might penetrate into the cpu if you use a bit too much. I would recommend using alcohol swabs and clean it with them while you hold it upside down. Beware where you touch it though, you don't want to damage it

 

[pepslight]

Short answer : Yes you can yous ethyl alcohol

Although i'm a bit worried that it might penetrate into the cpu if you use a bit too much. I would recommend using alcohol swabs and clean it with them while you hold it upside down. Beware where you touch it though, you don't want to damage it

Alcohol would just evaporate if it would even be able to get any where near the CPU die. Turning a machine upside down is this some kind of joke ?
Using alcohol swabs would work but again need to be high enough.

 

[xrhstos7003]

Short answer : Yes you can yous ethyl alcohol

Although i'm a bit worried that it might penetrate into the cpu if you use a bit too much. I would recommend using alcohol swabs and clean it with them while you hold it upside down. Beware where you touch it though, you don't want to damage it

Alcohol would just evaporate if it would even be able to get any where near the CPU die. Turning a machine upside down is this some kind of joke ?
Using alcohol swabs would work but again need to be high enough.

Sorry i forgot to mention to get the cpu out first and then using swabs, not the whole machine of course. Also since i dropped a bit more alcohol on the chip while repairing a friend's computer, i had to buy him a new mobo because most of the alcohol went there (that's just an extreme case, i dropped like a WHOLE LOT of it, and since then i use swabs, they are more convinient aswell :3 )

 

[Aneen 050]

so i can use ethyl alcohol 70% but i have to do it carefully

ok i will make the cpu upside down and then clean it right ?

can i use a peace of cotton to do it ?? so i will make one puff of ethyl alcohol 70% on this cotton peace and make sure it's not dripped then start to clean ??

sorry many question

and Thanks to all of You guys

 

[pepslight]

so i can use ethyl alcohol 70% but i have to do it carefully

ok i will make the cpu upside down and then clean it right ?

can i use a peace of cotton to do it ?? so i will make one puff of ethyl alcohol 70% on this cotton peace and make sure it's not dripped then start to clean ??

sorry many question

and Thanks to all of You guys

Yea 70% would be fine, Just don´t pour the Bottle on the CPU :lol: pour a bit on a coffe filter or any kind of soft paper cotton. Than clean the first crust of dry thermal paste. take a new clean cutton and do again until your processor is shining like a coin.

PS: Do not flip your pc or remove the CPU from the Motherboard!!!! Just lie your pc on the bed or a towel to avoid scratching the side panel and from there you go with you lightly wet cottons and that´s it. To re apply the thermal paste there is millions of ways, I like to make an rice drop on the middle I find in my opinion the easiest and effective method. I do actualy still apply 5 slightly smaller dot on the ends of the cpu so the corners are aswell covered, but care not to apply to much. Good luck

 

[Aneen 050]

so i can use ethyl alcohol 70% but i have to do it carefully

ok i will make the cpu upside down and then clean it right ?

can i use a peace of cotton to do it ?? so i will make one puff of ethyl alcohol 70% on this cotton peace and make sure it's not dripped then start to clean ??

sorry many question

and Thanks to all of You guys

Yea 70% would be fine, Just don´t pour the Bottle on the CPU :lol: pour a bit on a coffe filter or any kind of soft paper cotton. Than clean the first crust of dry thermal paste. take a new clean cutton and do again until your processor is shining like a coin.

PS: Do not flip your pc or remove the CPU from the Motherboard!!!! Just lie your pc on the bed or a towel to avoid scratching the side panel and from there you go with you lightly wet cottons and that´s it. To re apply the thermal paste there is millions of ways, I like to make an rice drop on the middle I find in my opinion the easiest and effective method. I do actualy still apply 5 slightly smaller dot on the ends of the cpu so the corners are aswell covered, but care not to apply to much. Good luck

lol i was afraid to do something wrong makes my CPU die

Thank You brother i do it and There are about 23 different degrees in times of stress or more
Thanks to all of You