Shoeberto
07-12-2004, 11:10 PM
A friend of mine built a PC not long ago. His parents gave him a huge budget (it's a family computer) so he went out of his way to ensure it being the fastest, coolest, and quietest he could. He, bought a huge CPU fan/heatsink combo to make sure it stayed cool no matter what, but didn't realize how loud it would be. He has a controller for it but even at the lowest speed it sounds like a vacuum cleaner. He's gotten really irritated with it and asked me today what I know about replacing them.
The biggest thing is getting the thermal grease off safely so he doesn't mess up his CPU (his parents would rape him if he messed it up). He said he did some research and found that rubbing alchohol and Q-tips are the best bet, but I wanted to check with people here as to the safest way to do this.
The biggest thing is getting the thermal grease off safely so he doesn't mess up his CPU (his parents would rape him if he messed it up). He said he did some research and found that rubbing alchohol and Q-tips are the best bet, but I wanted to check with people here as to the safest way to do this.