Is it safe to use alcohol on golden cpu pins?

[dennisf41]

Hi y'all,

Long story short, I managed to get some thermal paste on the golden panels of the back of my i7 8700. I really want to clean it because makes weird noises and it is cooling very randomly. and the temperatures are going from low to high in a short time too. so my question is. is it safe to rub the (dried) thermal paste of the back and front of my cpu?

 

[dennisf41]

oh ya, there now is also a bit on the part on the motherboard (the part where the cpu is placed in.) can i clean that off too with alcohol?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Rubbing alcohol will be fine. Have had to do it myself once and it was fine.

 

[dennisf41]

okay thanks, can i clean the motherboard off too? because there is a bit on the motherboard too where the cpu hits the motherboard.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Is it in the pins? Because alcohol alone might not get all that out. Alcohol itself, though, wouldn't harm the socket.

 

[dennisf41]

my cpu doesnt really have pins, my cpu has like flat little things if u can understand what i mean.

 

[dennisf41]

if u search in google: i7 8700 back, then u can see how my cpu looks like.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

my cpu doesnt really have pins, my cpu has like flat little things if u can understand what i mean.

I'm well aware of how an Intel CPU looks.

There are no pins on the CPU, but there are certainly pins in the motherboard socket. If there's paste in there then you might have a hard time getting it out without damaging the pins. That's my point.

 

[bignastyid]

if u search in google: i7 8700 back, then u can see how my cpu looks like.

You need to look at the pins in the socket(on the motherboard). The pins will be more difficult to clean as they are delicate and can easy be bent or broken which can render the motherboard useless.

 

[dennisf41]

nono, its on the edge of my cpu thankfully

 

[dennisf41]

the pins of the motherboard and cpu are clean

 

[dennisf41]

but can i damage the golden plats when i carefully rub the thermal paste of with alcohol?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

The plates on the CPU - no.

The pins in the motherboard - possible.

 

[dennisf41]

but i can't damage the outside ring (the place where the golden plates touch the motherboard) of the motherboard right?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

With rubbing alcohol? No.

 

[dennisf41]

Okay, thanks for helping me out. because i was stressing about this so much!

 

[boju]

Okay, thanks for helping me out. because i was stressing about this so much!

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[dennisf41]

hahahahha

 

[dennisf41]

you made my day

 

[boju]

Merry Christmas to you and everyone else

 

[dennisf41]

u too sir!

 

[dennisf41]

Hi there,

Everytime I join a server in ARK or in RUST it crashes...

 

[boju]

Best if you start a new thread. Include all hardware specs, temp readings and what you've done to troubleshoot. This thread is more or less done so best chance you have now is to start new as this seems like a different issue.

 

[dennisf41]

ive started a new one http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3858496/rust-ark-crash.html