Techfan Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I put Artic Silver 5 on a Core i7-720QM mobile CPU but some paste went to the red circle see attachment when I clean it I used a cloth that had metal particles that made some risks is there a problem now will it affect some of the dots conductivity or something? Bit worried now Thanks in advance CPU.bmp Edited January 19, 2015 by Techfan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragsman Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Isn't the Artic Silver 5 the one who also include metal in the composition of the compound? I've heard you need to be carefull if you use AS5 because is not like Silicone thermal compound, is made with Silver. Edited January 19, 2015 by Fragsman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I think as5 is conductive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techfan Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I am morre worried about the risks that I made in the yellow dots what this dots make in the face of the CPU? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Since it's flat just get sone high prof rubbing alcohol and clean it off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Just clean it with rubbing alcohol and you'll be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 yes As5 is conductive. Had my neighbor try to rebuild his system and he landed a scorched system. So use caution. For open faced chips its best to use a none conductive. Like arctic ceramique or Noctua NTH1. Just be careful and all will be well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Just use a toothbrush, q-tips and rubbing alchohol to clean up the stray AS5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkakmanH Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Those yellow dots are not really yellow dots. They are wave solder connections from when the board was made. They connect together all of the board layers. If you make sure that ALL of the Artic Silver is off the board, then you should be O/K As other repliers have stated, rubbing alcohol with a sloft cloth will clean it off. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick2500 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 yes As5 is conductive. Had my neighbor try to rebuild his system and he landed a scorched system. So use caution. For open faced chips its best to use a none conductive. Like arctic ceramique or Noctua NTH1. Just be careful and all will be well. I've been using AS5 since the Athlon XP days and have never had any issues with it. I wish OCZ still made their thermal paste, that was some good stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techfan Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 "They are wave solder connections from when the board was made. They connect together all of the board layers." So what just it do is that? The yellow points are not connect to the transistors? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkakmanH Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 "They are wave solder connections from when the board was made. They connect together all of the board layers." So what just it do is that? The yellow points are not connect to the transistors? The picture I reviewed only showed the solder points. Maybe your view was better. Sometimes solder points are covered up by the silk screening process Hard to tell from the pic provided Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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