Thermal paste conductive?

[corcorand82]

So I got my gpu today (Radeon R7 250X) and went ahead and installed my new cooler to it. I managed however to get some thermal paste on the graphics card board itself and was wondering how I can remove it to prevent shorting (I paid 100$ for this gpu and I dont want it destroyed).
I have heard using alcohol works. Any suggestions?
I am using metal oxide based thermal grease. I can provide more info if needed.

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

Take a coffee filter and try to get it off. If you're very careful, you can use a razer blade tip to get the majority off, as long as it's on the PCB itself. Try the coffee filter first.

Alcohol is ok, as long as you have 99%+, as you're putting it straight to the board.

 

[corcorand82]

i have some on a few resistors/capacitors. Is it conductive? I have heard that it is not conductive but capacitative, meaning that it can hold a charge but can not conduct electricity,

 

[Ubrales]

i have some on a few resistors/capacitors. Is it conductive? I have heard that it is not conductive but capacitative, meaning that it can hold a charge but can not conduct electricity,

Regardless of what they claim, conductive or not, most thermal compounds contain silver or silver oxides and derivatives. When I see the word silver I treat it with caution as far as conductivity is concerned.

 

[corcorand82]

Take a coffee filter and try to get it off. If you're very careful, you can use a razer blade tip to get the majority off, as long as it's on the PCB itself. Try the coffee filter first.

Alcohol is ok, as long as you have 99%+, as you're putting it straight to the board.

to remove residue from the parts I used a soft toothbrush underneath a vacuum cleaner. It works just fine now.