>manual says to clean CPU with lint free cloth >clean it

>50% and a Q-Tip
>Not 99% and a microfiber cloth
Bitch what sort of ghetto you live in

>>60139101
I cleaned mine with a piece of toilet paper and no alcohol at all.. I don't know why people insist in using liquids on technology stuff, or making their life harder using qtips, lol

>>60139605
this works, but autismos like /g/entlemen here want it to be extra clean, besides alcohol wont damage any components...

After I'm done whatever I wipe my finger around the edges of the cpu/where it's thick on the heatsink. Roughly clean both surfaces and then put what I gathered into the center of the cpu to apply the heatsink.

This is of course customer PC's. Not my own.

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i don't clean my cpu at all

>>60139605
I use toilet paper too
And add a bit of 99% alcohol when the paste is crusty or hard to remove

its been two weeks since i've replaced my thermal paste, how fucked am i?

I need to replace my thermal paste too, it's been like 6.5 years

>>60139605
i use a bit of toilet paper and nail polish remover