![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! :
![SOLVED] - Thermal paste turning liquid and CPU running slow after a month or so | Tom's Hardware Forum SOLVED] - Thermal paste turning liquid and CPU running slow after a month or so | Tom's Hardware Forum](https://forums.tomshardware.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.postimg.cc%2Fg02Vqr1d%2FCPU-Paste.jpg&hash=e1f516eaa3fc3ada50dab821bc445074)
SOLVED] - Thermal paste turning liquid and CPU running slow after a month or so | Tom's Hardware Forum
![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)
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
![First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it](https://i.redd.it/gg6cewghdz351.jpg)