If isopropanol won't do it, you can try acetone or lacquer thinner (generally mineral spirits).
P.S. Wrong board, this should probably be in Mining Hardware.
Topic: Hard thermal paste (Read 885 times)
thanks, i used a brand new card, wasnt easy but it came off. the spot i used the alcohol on was the hardest to get off.
Try using a credit card first to scrape it off, because it's flexible it won't leave scratches. Alcohol removes it slowly layer by layer, so it would take a long time to do it on the hardened block.
i tried that on the heatsink, it wont loosen it. it wont even flake off without leaving scratches.
Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) should take it right off.
I've just taken my 6990 apart to clean and the thermal paste is hard as a rock. Does anyone know what to use to loosen the paste up?
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