Cleaning gtx780 core with tissue.

[coalminer071]

Hi. I recently purchased a wb for my gtx780. I noticed after i cleaned my core that theres minute traces of tissue still stuck on the little "transistors" around the gpu. What would be the best way to get them out, or they are fine as it is. Cleaned with regular tissue paper and alcohol.
Thanks.

 

[PCTwin]

A new and clean half inch or smaller paint brush and gently brush it off

 

[Remmy]

For future reference, you should never just use tissue paper for cleaning the heat spreader surfaces, always use a lint free cloth. They're cheap, and won't break up and leave bits behind.

 

[coalminer071]

Thanks for the precautions and advice.
Would it be bad if i leave it in there for now?

 

[Remmy]

Needless to say it would be preferable to get it off first, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem. If there's much on the IHS then the temperatures will be a little bit worse. It shouldn't affect it really if it's just on the PCB. Do they come off if you blow it? (Preferably use canned air, or a compressor though so you're not covering it in spit). Does gently brushing it off with a clean brush work?

 

[coalminer071]

im at work right now. ill try that at night. hehe.

 

[NeverBackDown]

TBF Remmy compressed air eventually produces water after a while. Pressure builds up and then condenses.

 

[Remmy]

TBF Remmy compressed air eventually produces water after a while. Pressure builds up and then condenses.

Oh well it's not going to be as bad as blowing it would be if you were just giving it a quick blast. Canned air is best then probably

 

[NeverBackDown]

Canned air contains compressed air lol
Best to do it in very short quick bursts. Starting with critical hardware then later using it on non critical stuff just in case the water does decide to come out later on. Not an entirely big issue though and can be dried easily.

 

[Remmy]

Canned air contains compressed air lol
Best to do it in very short quick bursts. Starting with critical hardware then later using it on non critical stuff just in case the water does decide to come out later on. Not an entirely big issue though and can be dried easily.

Oh yeah I know lol, but when you said compressed I just assumed from a compressor, like the water is from the process of compressing it with the household compressor. If it is also the case for canned air, why is it sold specifically for cleaning things like PCs?

 

[NeverBackDown]

I did not even know they were sold for that lol

 

[SuB]

it only produces water if you press and hold it for minutes at a time and only then because the pressure change makes the air colder coming out, short bursts are fine if it's a half-decent can of air. There's no water produced by the can per-se, it's the pressure change causing the air coming out of the can to be colder, and the air around the jet of now cold air condensing, not what's in the can itself.

Short, sharp bursts, shouldn't cause any untoward leftovers.

 

[NeverBackDown]

it only produces water if you press and hold it for minutes at a time and only then because the pressure change makes the air colder coming out, short bursts are fine if it's a half-decent can of air. There's no water produced by the can per-se, it's the pressure change causing the air coming out of the can to be colder, and the air around the jet of now cold air condensing, not what's in the can itself.

Short, sharp bursts, shouldn't cause any untoward leftovers.

Well that just kind of makes me explaination sort of worthless compared to this lol. Couldn't of think of a way to say it clearly..

In short don't worry... that sums it up

 

[SuB]

I use airbrush's a lot in fine-detail work, so knowing the characteristics of compressed air is crucial in a pinch if you don't have a proper compressor with a vapour catching filter etc etc..

 

[NeverBackDown]

Explains your very thorough over the top summary haha

 

[SuB]

 

[clone38]

I nick some cotton buds from the wife been doing it that way scince I stared with computers.

 

[Remmy]

I nick some cotton bugs from the wife been doing it that way scince I stared with computers.

I've tried that in the past and they can sometimes leave just as much material behind as tissue, so lint free cloths are still the best way to go in my opinion. You can spends hundreds of pounds on a CPU, a couple of quid for some cloths is a drop in the ocean.