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JEMC on 27 June 2016
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Replacing the CPU is easy.

I'd suggest to do a little work with the PC before changing the CPU. That will warm the thermal paste (the grease between the CPU and the cooler, also called TIM) making it easier to remove the cooler from the CPU.

And before putting it up together, remove all the TIM from the cooler (use alcohol or TIM cleaners) and apply new TIM to guarantee the proper contact and heat transfer between the CPU and the cooler.



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