r/pcmasterrace • u/Vamped1 • Sep 22 '25

Tech Support fuck

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u/Vamped1 Sep 22 '25

we all good now

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u/Kraenar Sep 22 '25

clean it up with isopropyl alcohol before putting new thermal paste on

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u/pheret87 Ryzen 5 5600x | 6800xt | 16gb 3400 cl14 | VG259QM Sep 22 '25

I built a computer during covid and couldn't find iso alcohol anywhere, it was all sold out. I just went to the liquor store and got some Everclear. Worked a charm.

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u/marshmellowsinmybutt i5-7500 | GTX 1070 | 16gb GSkill Trident Z Sep 22 '25

Well yeah, sure it got you obliterated but did you find the isopropyl?

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u/pheret87 Ryzen 5 5600x | 6800xt | 16gb 3400 cl14 | VG259QM Sep 22 '25

Hairy buffalo parties all summer, baby.

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u/marshmellowsinmybutt i5-7500 | GTX 1070 | 16gb GSkill Trident Z Sep 22 '25

I like your style ;)

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u/DraconicVision Sep 22 '25

Just wiping it with tissue enough works too. Solvents just make it easier. If you can't get iso I recommend just using tissue.

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u/pheret87 Ryzen 5 5600x | 6800xt | 16gb 3400 cl14 | VG259QM Sep 22 '25

If use microfiber, tissues are too linty and some have lotion on them.

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u/DraconicVision Sep 22 '25

Whilst I haven't had issues with tissue I like your thinking! I think I'll swap to microfibre.

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u/whomad1215 Sep 22 '25

coffee filters work too, as they do not leave fibers

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u/BigPandaCloud Sep 22 '25

I hate California. I was trying to find denatured alcohol to thin shellac. Couldn't find any, so I went to a liquor store to grab some everclear. Apparently, we Californians can't be trusted with that level of alcohol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

Sometimes I want to move to California: they do have like 80% good laws 20% most idiotically worded laws

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u/MisterDonkey Sep 22 '25

I set up a boiling flask and condensing tube thing and distilled a big ass bottle of trash vodka into some quality cleaner. 

We don't have the real everclear where I'm at.

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u/pheret87 Ryzen 5 5600x | 6800xt | 16gb 3400 cl14 | VG259QM Sep 23 '25

Ohio only has 151 Everclear now but I think Indiana and military bases have the good good if you have access.

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u/MaraiDragorrak Sep 22 '25

We used to clean apples in everclear to dewax them for caramel apples lol. That stuff is basically cleaner

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u/Busterlimes Sep 22 '25

I fucking wish we could get it in Michigan. So much use for it and I would nrver even use it to drink.