![Changing thermal paste on my CPU. Some of the old paste has seeped under the film/plastic. Should I try to clean it out or not? : r/computer Changing thermal paste on my CPU. Some of the old paste has seeped under the film/plastic. Should I try to clean it out or not? : r/computer](https://preview.redd.it/changing-thermal-paste-on-my-cpu-some-of-the-old-paste-has-v0-lr7f5a4yn0e81.jpg?auto=webp&s=5d740007ffd117b3776cb681a17363a0ec990059)
Changing thermal paste on my CPU. Some of the old paste has seeped under the film/plastic. Should I try to clean it out or not? : r/computer
![How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! : How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/6rvyn0h5aao71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3729c404f32d37f97b6b14aed14757d8bff9696)
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
![Laptop CPU without heatsink. Here the thermal paste that creates good heat flow between chip and heatsink is old and needs replacing. – Sheffield Computer Services Laptop CPU without heatsink. Here the thermal paste that creates good heat flow between chip and heatsink is old and needs replacing. – Sheffield Computer Services](https://sheffieldcomputerservices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cpu-thermal-paste-replacement-sheffield-clean.jpg)