Help! Artic Silver 5 got under my video RAM

[mdz2766]

I was putting on the swiftech 4870 block when i got some artic silver 5 around the ram. I went to clean it, but I think it got underneath. Is that ok?

[NysoO]

"Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)"

Not shure about that. I would try to remove as much of it as I could. I'm sure someone else has got more knowledge about this though.

[Conumdrum]

Try a toothbrush and alcohol, rinse with alcohol, dry with a hair dryer on low heat. keep alcohol away from any acrylic.

[mindspat]

Toothbrush, isopropyl alcohol and can of air?

[DarthBeavis]

Try a toothbrush and alcohol, rinse with alcohol, dry with a hair dryer on low heat. keep alcohol away from any acrylic.

AS5 tastes like crap but it does taste a little better than Ceramique. Wash the toothbrush afterward ;) Or use your wife's

[NysoO]

AS5 tastes like crap but it does taste a little better than Ceramique. Wash the toothbrush afterward ;) Or use your wife's

Sounds like your're a professional thermal compound taster? :D

[DarthBeavis]

Sounds like your're a professional thermal compound taster? :D

That and I do shots of Fluid XP chased by Jagermeister

[hollaback04]

:banana::banana::banana::banana: i got it on my cpu socket nothing happens :) still working flawlessly :)

[situman]

This should teach you that u should use MX2.

[DavidNJ]

I believe brushing on lots of lacquer thinner will do it. Hold the board near vertical and I have been told it is commonly used to clean circuit boards. It should make it a runny liquid that just carry the stuff away.

[xTKxhom3r]

how do you guys get tim all over the place:shrug:

[mdz2766]

it boots :)