How to Remove Thermal Paste From CPU & How to Apply New Thermal Grease 

Bruh

tell me this is a joke right?

Feelsbadman

Hhahhahaahhahahahahahhahahha

................damn

i'm about to change out the thermal paste hopefully it fixes my problem too

Damn this will be lifesaver if it works

@@BanFinCOC Did it work?

@@infuriators9644 if he doesn't reply, it probably didn't work and the CPU combusted.

@@MakaveliTheHusla Lmao

Good idea and maybe run cinebench

@@SwiffyDK Yes. That will heat it up the most.

😂🤣

Also use a microfiber cloth because cotton swabs an paper towel will leave some stuff behind that can mess with your cpu an fan

I know Im quite randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to stream newly released series online?

I heard of this or read this somewhere before. Is this a better or worse solution than microfiber cloths?

@@Barrosy IMO its better because its disposable. I don't like washing things with industrial style grease in my general washer. Your not rubbing the coffee filter on something delicate like a piece of glass. Your rubbing it on a metal cover of the chip. Save the microfiber clothes for more delicate things or eyeglasses

what if i dont have coffee filters?

@@coleydrew then go buy 600 of them for 12 bucks.

Been using coffee filters for it for nearly 17 years. Can recommend strongly.

😭

Lol

LOL RIP

Thnx for the warning

physics bruh, physics

I was thinking the same thing. Granted, you're 'twisting' against all of the pins at once, but still...that twice made me really nervous!

What's the proper way?

CedyTan pull is the proper way

Gently pull?

@@TheShameous Wont the CPU come with it if the thermal paste is too strong ?

I was waiting for someone to say this. Thank u

@@darkultra if you buy a noctua cpu cooler does it comme with these wipes?

Truth!

i think that 99% alcohol compound he used got everything but i’m not sure.

Coffee filters work as well

PS thanks for the video, it really helped

Are baby wipes fine?

@@zeno8612 I wouldn't use them

@@zeno8612 Like ButterBoy said, I wouldn't use them as a lot of baby wipes are soaked in solution which could short your board or chip. Best bet is to use a microfiber cloth to make sure the cloth doesn't fall apart or leave any small hairs or pieces on the chip

I have alcohol small rigid papertowels for my glasses can they be used? Or is it better with the microfiber cloth that always comes with glasses?

Or if you really want to go crazy, 3M makes sandpaper designed for cpu lapping and it gets ultra fine. Get that heat spreader shaved down a few micrometers and give it a mirror finish before applying the heatsink and paste

Because it is so viscous it doesn't drop? Come on dude, think then talk.

@@fns58 Of course it can be done. You kidding me?

EL EVO thermal paste is like toothpaste...try and fill a straw with toothpaste and then get it to come out in a nice neat metered amount...I’ll save you the trouble. It ain’t happening.

@@seanmetzger4780 We are traveling to outer space, but we will never be able to meter thermal paste?

EL EVO the two could not be less relevant. It’s a simple discussion of viscosity. I know, tough to understand. If you want something fool proof use the carbonaught or other carbon strip paste alternatives.

He was just replacing his CPU

MrShwaggins you sir, are a whole new level of stupid. The tiny spot got spreads around by the heat sync LOL

@@jakeschreiner8991 My point stands regardless. @4:24 he jump cuts in the middle of pushing the paste out of the tube/syringe. There is no need for a jump cut at the spot THE VIDEO IS NAMED AFTER. This is supposed to be a how to, right? So someone without any experience with this procedure is the target audience. Thank god he caught himself almost putting the CPU in sideways

@@MrShwaggins THIS

who needs limbs

@@kipchickensout nobody in Star Wars.

@@Dingusdoofus hehe

That’s what I was thinking right

Maybe it’s best to preheat thermal paste by playing before you take it off

Nah fam he has to use tooth paste for the RAM

I hate that his ram sticks are right next to eachother

@@Votogrvphy they definitely are in the correct dual channel config lol. always gotta be that one guy who thinks everyone except them does it wrong.

@@Votogrvphybruh brother are you legally blind

Bruh GO TO LINUS VID ON CLEANING

Yes

I think the vid is more aimed at people who are replacing their CPU cooler, but yes, clean both if you're just reapplying paste.

Yes

You can but its not the best thing in the world to use.

Isopropyl is basically rubbing alcohol anyway so yes

DarkCubical did You take oof ur cpu or cpu cooler protective sticker?

I think more coverage means more heat transfered, but too much paste means thicker layer...

Sadly I cant open my pc because of the 1 year varrianty

Erdan prebuilt?

@@erdan5571 install a program to check your temperature, if it's crittical, ooet in and change it

Erdan who needs a warranty just learn about computers

If u are installing a new heatsink it's best to fully clean the thermal compound off the CPU and reapply for new heatsink

Get a new pc

Or upgrade your power supply dawg

Ummm...... CPU usage doesn't interfere with the thermal paste since thermal paste helps helps it cool down physically so that the pc doesn't shutdown the pc byitself I think it's a problem with the OS or the thing u upgraded (ram/ssd) or maybe settings of the game

I used toothpaste on my old PC and mixed it with vaseline and it worked way too well, like it should not work that well-- lol. Just upgraded but it stayed cool all through its life and never needed to be changed.

Yes of course

Sounds like either the cooling liquid hasn't been sufficiently filled up (or the pump isn't running etc), or someone forgot to remove a plastic seal before installing the cooler. 96C is bad with standard air cooling under heavy loads, let alone water cooling at startup. If you hit well above 90 just on idle, it means you probably never get more than half the CPU performance that it has available since it'll be throttling instantly and cut down on its frequency significantly to avoid critical cpu damage. As a benchmark for a standard build, your idle should be around 50C or preferably lower with watercooling, and stay in the 60-80C range under load. Anything nearing 90 is a major warning sign that something critical has gone wrong. Also make sure that you don't have the water tubing/radiator mounted in a way that could create big air gaps and prevent flow through the pump, especially if the pump is in the CPU attachment block.

Sebastian Pacheco I recommend you take the motherboard out of the case. It's more of a pain in the ass installing it in the case, and you have the risk of cracking your motherboard in the case while screwing in the aio.

Well I just inatalled my AIO and I have to say it was easier with the MoBo on, since you need to route the wiring for lights and fans while you are installing the pump on the radiator. There is no actual risk of cracking the MoBo on a M4 socket since you screw the pump to the bracket that comes with the board and it stands above the board itself so there is no mechanical load on the pcb.

just replace in the case, I usually clean my aio every 2 months and it would be a big pain to completely dissasemble the pc every time

yes

Isopropyl 70-90% alcohol

you can use vodka if you have around your house

Using the cheap 70% from Walmart. haha

The alternative is buy the alcohol.

You can also dry it out using pure salt (no iodine). Checkout the anhydrous isopropyl alcohol videos. Cheap and it works up to 93%. To get more water out, you'll need sieves.

Bacardi 151% Proof. I know you have some of that laying around :oP

It's been answered but just to reaffirm , you do not need 99% isopropyl.. I use 91% that I get from my drugstore and 70% will work fine as well if that's all you can find in your area. There are other household items you can use such as hand sanitizer, nail polish remover or even vodka lol ... But I'd stick with the isopropyl alcohol!

Should be fine, if you want you can just cut a piece of plastic bottle to use as a spreader

Sure, just make sure that your motherboard supports the new CPU you want to upgrade to. You can check compatability pretty easy by just googling your motherboard and the cpu u wanna use. Since you say your current cpu isn't the best (aka an old AMD chip), I wouldn't expect the motherboard to support new AMD chips. Usually they only support 2-3 generations of chips

Yes! What processor do you want to upgrade to

I would like to see proof of the mystical air bubbles everybody is talking about. If you don't want "air bubbles" use an X, you get more coverage than a dot.

@@FirstDagger I did an X and a drop in the middle and just spread it myself, this way there are no air bubbles because pressing cooler on it will spread it from below as well and make it ooze out of the sides. If people are worried about air bubbles they happen all the time you can just minimize air bubbles and applying a thicker paste and pressing gpu on it will get rid of bubbles anyways.

No lol

depends on your case

It's safer to use isopropyl but stuff like acetone works okay too. Just make sure it's not full of additives that could potentially damage something (unlikely) and try not to get high off of the fumes or you might make a mistake 😂

No

Bobfishlol ??? Why no

@@Unleg1t too many other things in there that'll leave a residue of unwanted stuff

Nail polish remover is fine if you don't have isopropyl alcohol around

@@DJ-CBZ 8 years paste here, finally changing it today lol.

im still thibking about replacing thermal paste on my old family pc. It was used most of time 1-3hrs every day. More 1hr than 2hr so ye wasnt heavily used at all and temps are still decent. Cpu is at 35° when in bios and in windows idle its at max 60°. Thermal paste holding up good so probably not going to do anything

At least two years

every 3 or 6 months, in between them

Research! But what I seen was if it is working right you shouldn’t have to replace in a couple years

@@krippyking7307 ty!

its far from perfect. Some bad advices given on it.

nothing happens, you can touch the whole cpu

i got the same doubt, idk

True im gonna do it soon im just scared

It's okay if it spilled on the board cuz it's not electro conductive

R5 3600 and addlink s68 256gb or 512gb that what I git

MVP right here

Bruh take it off brudda u might bend the PINS

Dee ._. Everyone else says it is okay

@@yaboirigatoni Yeah do what ya like just do it on ryzen

Dee ._. I’m using the ryzen 5 2600

@@yaboirigatoni oh cool I want to get that cpu aswell just follow the video

Mag Niko maybe you’ll have to try it

@Freakoon pc

When your pc shuts down its either because of temperature reaching the limit allowed (set by software), or it could also be energy issue. Try cleaning both cpu and gpu cooler and then change thermal paste on both (although I would run some games and turn on monitoring to check temperatures so you can see which one is getting too hot). If the pc still shutting down after all that, try reinstalling the drivers of your gpu. And if it still doesn't work, it means something in your build is dying, and my guess would be the psu.

@@leandrofod I also got the same problem man, while i'm running dota or any offline games my pc just shuts down because my gpu reaches 100%, so its either i should clean my gpu and apply thermal paste or is it about my psu? i'm using i3-4160.. anyone can help? thank u so much.

also you can use it medical purposes.

@@karabesklow dont they have expiration date?

R-0-1Ice Frost worst thing that happens is more water evaporates from it, making it more pure iso alcohal

NO. but nail polish remover is okay as long as it's not full of additives that could potentially damage something

I use acetone, make sure it is without additives (like some nail cleaners) as they might leave some sediment, also don't breath it ;)

rochr4 thx for the reply cuz my mom is a nail salon owner so I have lots of acetone in hand and thx for the tip haha

Don't use beer 😂

@@rochr4 i can recommend breathing it haha

yupp

Exactly, im flooding it with 98% isoprophyl alcohol with no remaining material left after procedure

yep

Bruh anything above 80 degrees is normally a red flag

50-60 at max load

Zhansen Music yes it isnt just a glue but also an aid for dispersing heat

Rene Morales how often do you need to clean it

@@Bluemann023 every 6 months

@@roadtogaben3349 holy jesus I havent cleaned mine in six years I wonder what new liquid i created there lol

paste* I bet it's all rock hard now

your cpu will be fried as your motherboard too.

Jesus Christ

is this a joke?

Atleast Yearly

The MX-4 has a theoretical life of 8 years once applied

If the cpu temperature does not go up, dont apply it again. Its stupid.

I'd do it only if I start noticing overheating issues out of the blue. A good quality thermal paste can go a long way

Like Lebron James said - yearly, or if you're like me, I choose to do it every day because I am a RU-vid commentator who thinks they know something but knows nothing at all.

I do it every 2 yrs tho

LoL, I just did mine today on my old Inspiron 530 from 2008 - a whole DoZeN Yrs ago!! Only because it recently crashed & I took everything apart to clean out all that dust (this part, i actually do once every 2-3 yrs which kept the system running this long)... this time though, I just took both CPU+GPU apart to clean those fans thoroughly - that's when I realized that the old paste has dried up pretty much. To think that this computer has been running almost non-stop for that long or at least 18-22 hrs daily, is quite impressive =D

@@ejojo13 if I will use only cpu stock cooler of Ryzen 3 3rd gen. still needs to apply thermal paste? Or depends on CPU cooler you use?

I don't know about AMD's Ryzen CPU's that come with their own coolers/fans as those may come with pre-applied thermal paste... if not, just buy a 1g tube off Amazon or eBay for like $3-6 depending on the brand & use the Dot/Pea method to apply when assembling them together. I'll build my 1st system ever in 6-8 months when Ryzen 4600 hits the market... I put it off with 1600, 2600, & 3600 [almost went with it last yr, but decided to kick the bucket another yr by with my old Inspiron 530]. Actually, I just finished fixing it by replacing the CMOS battery after seeking for an answer as to why it crashed while I stepped away from it a couple of weeks ago. Found a thread where many had similar experiences, so I ordered a couple of new CR2032 off eBay for 1.50 apiece [PaNaSoNiC+SoNy with expiration date of 2029]... that was before removing the old one from the 530 to clean it out that I noticed it to be a NeWSuN brand CR2032. Then I had to wait yet another week for the thermal paste as I was not expecting to take those fans off their CPU&GPU while doing the full cleaning job! Spend part of yesterday & all morning cleaning out my full-size desk & changing out 1 of my 2 SaMSuNG monitors [it died after 11yrs... the other should last another 3-4 more yrs as it hasn't been turned on continuously in those 11+ yrs] with a 27in UltraSharp. They look funny next to one another as the new DeLL unit is 16:9 & the SaMMy is a 16:10 Also added a new RGB keyboard that I bought over 2yrs ago, but never got around to switching it out with the DeLL's. About to hook everything up in the next few minutes & back to regular online life again as the small tablet I've been using to get by is tiresome for typing long messages like this oNe!😂!

@@drumbeatsnation1563 put it direct bcuz cpu cooler have paste

You don't need to wait. If you want to have a dry thermal paste on your CPU, you'll need to wait 2 years or maybe less. You can safely turn on your PC after applying it

You can turn it on immediately after applying the thermal paste. No need to wait.