Just swapped my ANTEC H2O 920 with a new CoolerMaster Nepton 120XL. Only used toilet paper which did the job perfectly. No messing around with liquids and stuff. Just wipe away, re-paste and mount. Fast and clean.
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how to clean thermal paste underneath the cpu
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| System Name | Athenna |
|---|---|
| Processor | intel i7 3770 *Dellided* |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1 |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans |
| Memory | 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan |
| Video Card(s) | GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample |
| Storage | Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's |
| Display(s) | 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p |
| Case | Thermaltake Commander G42 Window |
| Audio Device(s) | On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1 |
| Power Supply | Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va |
| Mouse | Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad |
| Keyboard | Tt eSports KNUCKER |
| Software | windows 10x64Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts? |
how was the paste? tooooo dried? when still wet is pretty hard to take out completely with out alcohol....