PP Mguire Build Guru Messages 32,592 Location Fort Worth, Texas Nov 20, 2012 #21 Doesn't hurt to have either. Stock heatsinks do come with paste on them but it's closer to like thermal tape. I always wipe it off and replace it.
Doesn't hurt to have either. Stock heatsinks do come with paste on them but it's closer to like thermal tape. I always wipe it off and replace it.
OP OP Spit-wad Bake a Pretty Cake! Messages 905 Nov 20, 2012 #22 Just wipe it off with a dry paper towel or what?
PP Mguire Build Guru Messages 32,592 Location Fort Worth, Texas Nov 20, 2012 #23 Take the majority of it off with a dry paper towel, then use a q-tip and 90+% isopropyl alcohol to make a clean surface.
Take the majority of it off with a dry paper towel, then use a q-tip and 90+% isopropyl alcohol to make a clean surface.