Hey mate, I love your vids, and i know this is an old vid and Im sure you've had no issues, but Be 100% careful as most brake-cleaners are not alcohol but ACETONE, toluene etc! Industrial solvents. This can strip the board completely and and destroy the plastics. Motherboard PCBs have plastics and are made of epoxy based surface glues. Acetone completely fucks the strength of these epoxies. CRC 556 is essentially petroleum again, not compatible with anything on a computer. If you want the same outcomes, use IPA and Innox. IPA is actually alcohol, and Innox is mineral oil that is non-conductive, non- static, and doesn't dry out. Better off using IPA and putting it in a solvent resistant pressurized spray bottle and then displacing any excess with pressurized air (cold) and finishing with Innox. Much safer, much better.
I don't think you understand how much some people appreciate your content. Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest components so your videos appeal to those who would still like to have a decent computer just not throw out the dough
i know i commented one of your vids like a couple months back, on what you used... as a mechanic i thought it was brake cleaner, another viewer agreed. glad to see you confirm this for me!!! ty!
Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for this video! Regardless of if people feel comfortable in using Brake Cleaner on their electronics, this gave me the motivation to clean and refurbish my motherboard of my rig from 2010.
I'm a mainly self taught technician - but A+ Certified, and of course, I use an air compressor to clean electrical components (and I recently learned one should unplug or hold a fan still when blowing air on them, as they produce voltage when spun). And I have cleaned and re-applied paste, heatsinks, fans, batteries, jumpers, and neatly ran PC wiring. I have also read Maximum PC magazine for years. But, whenever I merely carefully HANDLE an electrical component, (like a motherboard or GPU especially - things with circuits showing), I am a bit nervous it will be damaged. But apparently they're sturdier than I thought, so I'll have to do some research and perhaps try brake cleaner or CV 5-56 lube (?) - starting on old stuff, before using on a component of any value.
Hey man, really nice video. Thanks for making it. What i appreciated most was where you would interject with little hints and tips of stuff you've found to work, what you've found to be useful, not just blindly following what the mindless drones do because some idiot said it in a video, that was really cool. I'm just starting out in IT (I don't have or plan todo a youtube channel or anything, but I watch alot of youtube to self-educate) I'd love to see (maybe future video idea) to see a multi part series covering PCs, parts selection, assembly, working with different systems old and new, troubleshooting, diagnosing common problems etc BUT with a specific emphasis on your style/flavour of the truth, what really works, what not to waste your time on, what not to do, and not just what's hipster reccomended, you know? Thanks for the videos, keep up the awesomeness.
building PC's for over 20 years and I thought I was the only one that used my finger to spread thermal paste. I have used the Pea Method before and always wondered if it spread even. Using my finger and spreading the paste I never thought twice about it. Also, If you don't tighten the staggered bolts in just the right pattern, you can push you pea size paste all to one side.
I used your spread method for my processor when I did my build cleaning and I got also a 10 degree drop. Im using that method for all of my future builds. Thanks alot man!
Jimmy Yeah, my school has this subject called meth and what we do there is add cocaine and marijuana. After that class I go home and delidded my gpu, psu, case and cooler. I also overclocked the case just in case I couldnt cable manage well with my current 10 dollar case.
For my old R9 280X fan that flew off it i'm getting some replacements in, Thanks again for this cool ass video Bryan, Gave me the courage & knowledge to get stuck in.
I have an idea for a video for You Brian that kinda fits your specialty: Throwing in GPUs into OEM ( DELL,HP, ACER) PCs and see what performance you can get from OEM systems for people who don't want to build. Like I told You, I got a Acer with a i7 4790 (non K) 1 TB HDD, 16GB RAM, WIndows 10, the works for 400$ the CPu alone is 250$-300$.
+octavio mancilla Stupid idea, because it often won't work: Insufficient space in the case or too weak PSU, usually. And sometimes the PSU isn't even ATX standard. And if it works, it's boring as hell, as the performance will be the same as with the same components in a custom build.
Fabian Tschopp i had a dell inspiron 520, i got a 560 ti, man was it annoying put in, but it works. besides thats its just more annoying to assemble, perfomance wise its the same as if you buy the parts etc
Thats what i mean, We the enthusiasts are the minority, most people have an OEM system. So why not do videos for people that have existing OEM systems? Yeah of course, building youre own system is the way to go, for Us the GEEKS, how about your average joe shmoe? just an Idea thats all.
Fabian Tschopp Not always brother, I bought an OEM ACER with a i7 4790, 16Gb of RAM, 1Tb HDD, Wirless WIFI and bluetooth included, Original WIn 10, 1 year mcafee anti virus and warranty for 420$ and I slapped a GTX 970 in it, RUNS amazing. so its definately an option for the lesser GEEKs out there no?
Another good tip for heat sinks is go to pharmacy or a wal-mart and buy some of them 4 sided nail buffers. I use 2 types that basically give me a 8 step grit progression. You will get the heat sinks clean, flatter, even, and put a mirror shine on them which all helps improve thermals. Even with brand new closed loop water loops the finishing job on the copper plates is usually often even on $150 loops. Flatten them and shine them up. You will get a couple of degree improvement at the minimum (more if its really not flat) all for about 2 minutes worth of work. You basically want to be able to see yourself in the copper. Usually some of the worst ones I've seen are on gpu's. Super dull. Flatten and shine em up.
Thomas Stolk Not all break cleaner destroys plastic dude, hence why the damn thing works and why his method has worked in every cleanse he's done so far. I'm not claiming this method is the safest. I think alcohol wipes and a air duster will do the job too, but non-chlorinated brake cleaners will not harm all plastics.
Thank you Brian for showing your routine! You already got me into building a potato build, now I'm gonna clean it like you do! Keep up the awesome videos man, much love!
I just finished cleaning a garage sale Tower I bought for 25.00. I had to clean the heck out of it. The owner was a smoker and it was nasty. Took me several days. Has an Intel i5, 8 GB Ram, 1 TB HD, Nvidia GeForce 1050. Runs pretty smooth!
What’s super helpful i just found out today if anyone stumbles across this comment that you would like and should check out is how to make your own back plate for your graphics card, a simple acrylic panel cut down to size and double sided mounting tape stuck to the hifhest point mounting tape on the tallest screws on the GPU back circuit board to keep your graphics card back from getting dusty and possibly shorting out from dust build up, another awesome thing to lengthen the cleanliness lifespan of your graphics card is to pick up some CRC Dielectric Grease or the crc stuff he used in the video from Lowe’s and use a Q-tip or fine paint brush or just spray the sprayable version on to coat the back portion of the graphics card evenly with the grease/spray. Seems weird to grease your card but it’s non-conductive meaning it won’t short out from being on there and it protects the back from moisture, static shock and if you put an acrylic back to it then it looks that much more professional, glossy, clean and beautiful in your PC build
Nice pair of Apples Mate !, I skipped most of the vid just to see the temps. but the "bloopers" at the end were awesome. I enjoy your work and like to bang for buck approach. keep it up Cuz !
I think that with thermal paste, the thinner the layer, the better to reduce the thermal gradient between the metal surfaces. And a larger contact patch should speed up the time to establish thermal equilibrium and lower the temperature of the paste so that it may last longer. With a nicely cleaned surface, the paste is likely to spread out well and produce a thin contact layer.
Cracking video, I also lube up the fan bearings with some light machine oil (sewing machine oil). Don't even need to take the fan apart, just use a hypodermic needle to place a small blob in the bearing : )
I personally use singer sewing machine oil, there is a fine balance between lubricating the bearing and leaving it dripping with oil, which obviously introduces dust issues.
Brian, huge fan here bruh. I have recently been cleaning all of my parts with break cleaner. It seems like your the only one on the internet who says that this is ok... I know that you use "PARTS CLEANER" and not your average break cleaner from an auto mechanics store. can you enlighten me on the difference? also your the SH*T. thanks,
The 'difference' is how corrosive the specific cleaner is to plastics. You'd want to use a brake cleaner that is as easy on plastics as possible. He mentions that he selected the featured 'parts cleaner' for that reason in his previous video about cleaning.
Love this video. I've used brake cleaner since the early 90's to clean computer parts but never CR 5-56. I do have a couple of questions though. Do you run into any issues with the Cr 5-56 leaving a residue that affects thermal properties between the heatsink and cpu, gpu, mosfets, etc,? Do you find that you have to clean the chip surface before applying the thermal compound? Also, do you take any precautions with the LGA socket pins when spraying the brake cleaner? I know one has to be somewhat careful with any electronics, but it's been my experience that the cpu socket pins are rather delicate, but maybe that's primarily a Gigabyte thing as I use Gigabyte boards almost exclusively and have the most experience with them. I would love to hear your thoughts on these points.
My friends PC had issues with the case fan speeding up big time because it was getting hot just running Windows, turns out the CPU fan had a lot of dust built up. Good idea for beginners to unscrew the CPU fan and blow out all that dust, after I gave it a thorough cleaning her case fan no longer had to ramp up speeds to cool down the CPU and it was quiet again. Just blowing out your boards with canned air is not always the only thing you should do.
do you understand english? he said he didnt spray it on the fans because they are plastic ps why the fuck u commenting to a year old comment, im not being a hypocrite as im just responding to raymond
Great video Bryan.. Noticed your sub count is climbing crazy quick.. Gotta love YT's algorithm.. Must be giving you a ton of exposure since you hit 100K.. Congrats my dude.
Hi Tech Yes City, Wouldn't contact cleaner/ isopropyl alcohol be much better for motherboards? I know its pricier but parts cleaner is very harsh and surely may cause issues in the long run for a PCB such as a motherboard. Also, have you heard of simple green? Its a household cleaner type product but does a really good job of cleaning general grime. One last thing, regarding the baked on paste on the northbridge. That stuff is generally an adhesive mixed with thermal paste. It both hold the heatsink on as well as conducts heat. In my opinion your best to leave this on as I don't believe the added temps affects stability.
I used pea method with mx4 on Gtx970 and it worked one or two weeks before it started to degrade. Then i used finger spread method like in this video and it worked flawlesly. Thanks Tech YES City
Oh... and if I'm not mistaken... back in those days, most CPUs and GPUs with a heat spreader were soldered. Used to have a Pentium from that time and when I delided it, the die came off with the IHS!!
Thanks for this video. I was tempted to ask how your cleaning process was in some older videos. I think this is a great thing to do with any used parts.
About thermal paste on the GPU heat sink I've tested myseld spreading only with preassure and spreading with my finger. And believe me, spreading with fingers filled much better and temps drops a lot compared against the first method. I did this test not once but 4x already. For CPU doesn't make any difference, but when its a GPU, dude, use your fingers.
I personally use MAF cleaner from the autoparts store, which is this stuff that was made specifically for electronics to clean grime off sensors in a car. If you guys are apprehensive of using some of the stronger stuff he uses in this video
It's sort of therapeutic to watch you use a sanding block in fast forward. Seeing a human hand but hearing what sounds like a power tool is amazing. Maybe I'm weird.
A quick glance at an MSDS for (an admittedly different brand of) brake cleaner lists the contents as a known carcinogen and recommends use of gloves and other protective gear when handling. I would be wary of touching that stuff were I you. Most organic solvents tend to be particularly nasty and can cause anything from cancer to organ failure from repeated exposure. I love you videos, but stay safe while making them!
hahaha, that ending, i actually started trying your method with my ASUS Strix GTX 980, i noticed the vram didn't even have thermal pads so i applied thermal paste to them too with your method, i noticed my temps dropped by 3c which is very nice, next time i'm gonna try doing it with my cpu, i don't expect anything drastic tho.
Hey Brian, just curious on the type of "brake cleaner" you use for cleaning. One of the most popular brands in the USA is BRAKLEEN, made by CRC. From my personal experience it is highly corrosive and burns your hands and lungs like a mother. It's active ingredient is tetrachrloroethylene or Perchloroethylene. They also make a non-chlorinated version that seems much safer and contains mostly acetone and toluene. Can you see what is in that Japanese brand of cleaner you are using? I never seen that 5.56 product before but it is made by the same manufacturer (CRC). What's the reason for using that? It seems like an anticorrosive and lubricant.
Most brake cleaners are essentially a main component of petrol(Light hydrotreated naptha). Use with caution... They also often contain a surprising amount of Benzene. Yes the stuff that is readily absorbed through skin and by breathing that is KNOWN to cause cancer.
Ah the old southbridge and northbridge i miss those days. Turps or acetone will get the gunk off the northbridge without hitting it with an abrasive also
+for the video. I confirm this is a working method. . . but. . . I would use IPA spray with alcohol wipes, wear gloves and then apply some common circuit protection spray too, if u want the PCBs to shine bright like a. . .diamond. GJ anyway. As for the oilyness(lol) of the finger, give it spray too before applying with the isopropanol and rub freely. :-)
Nice video. Do you find a difference in quality in the thermal pads that you use? Is it worth using branded ones or are generic eBay ones okay? Could you do a vid
OMG best ending EVAR. Also Dude you have really inspired me to do stuff with older hardware. I just did a full thermal re-pasting of an i5 760. It currently has a GeForce 285 in it. I think I'm gonna pull that apart as well and re-paste it too. Then I modded the case a little so it would fit a front 120mm fan and replaced the rear 120 with a better one. It's funny though because it's a little dinky mini tower nothing case, but has some interesting features, like a removable lower 3.5" drive bay. Yanked that out and placed an Intel SSD in one of the 3.5" bays above where one might put... two floppy drives!? Just really been having fun recycling old hardware. Maybe I should make a video or two! Thanks again for all you do. Cheers from California, in the US. // J
Just a heads up, the card in the video is a 200 series card. Most modern cards won't have an IHS on the GPU, it will be a bare die. So for those thinking of delidding their cards, you may not be able to. Personally I didn't own a 500 series card, but I've owned every one since then (600, 700, 900) and they are all bare dies.
Same for me. My Asus R9 270 doesn't have heatspreader, so placing just a dot results into not being spread evenly. Covered whole die throughly with MX-2, and from 95 degrees on 100% fan underload, getting 74 degrees with 55% fan speed.
On the subject of applying thermal compound to GPU: If it is non-conductive, the amount does not matter, I agree completely. But why do you use your finger to spread it?! Don't you think the oils from your skin could be detrimental to the compound over time?
That is a great video. But i don't quite understand if you clean pc stuff like that why you didn't remove what was left from warranty sticker from backplate of the videocard?
Great video, these diy projects are equally as important as the use of the components and definitely something that manufacturers should probably focus more on than putting RGB LEDs on parts lol (shots fired!). Hey Bryan I was wondering if the sanding down of the crud that use to be thermal interface material could be removed using the liquid dissolvers like the stuff that arctic sells? The reason that I ask is because I feel uncomfortable scouring the cooling surface. Also I'm interested in de-lidding my cpu to get improved lower temperatures and was windering if you could do a video on using different pastes for de-lidding cpus with comparisons? Thanks for the great content you continue to deliver.
Have you ever tried CRC - QD Electronics Cleaner #05103 , meant for cleaning electronics and electronic contacts? I use that first let it dry then use the CRC 556
+Jasotech It's better than finding your old motherboard and literally finding absolutely NOTHING between the chip and heatsink. I had issues with that board for the longest time, I bought a thermal pad for it and it worked perfectly after that... the board was an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe.
Do you have any tips what to do and not to do when building a computer and putting in hardware etc. ? Like buildsurface where to hold on certain stuff etc?
Be careful with the tips of the pliers hitting the motherboard. I scratched a trace right through once . Wrap some electrical tape around the end of the pliers and that helps
Have been given an old broken ( hoover knocked over onto it) dell Vostro 400 with q6600 . Just needed an HDD but it is full of dust glued on with grease stinks of chips and curry could do with the brake cleaner. I did a 10 minute stress test with cpuz and it maxed at just 56c with stock intel cooler !! GPU got really hot though
Hmm, I have an old GTX 285 that I just decommissioned last christmas for my current 960, I'm going to try this when I get some fresh thermal paste and pads to see what happens. Mine was up at 70 degrees too even at a lower fan speed of 50%
As a Auto parts specialist im sometimes wondering if im watching how to clean car parts or pc parts. First, there are no places 5-56 belong in a modern rust free computer, sure it makes plastic more shiny but its not good for either you or your computer. Its made for penetrating rusty seized bolts, it contains small amounts of actually lubricating oil. It contains, acid, solvents and chemicals that you should keep away from anything resembling a kitchen.
Hey mate, I love your vids, and i know this is an old vid and Im sure you've had no issues, but
Be 100% careful as most brake-cleaners are not alcohol but ACETONE, toluene etc! Industrial solvents. This can strip the board completely and and destroy the plastics. Motherboard PCBs have plastics and are made of epoxy based surface glues. Acetone completely fucks the strength of these epoxies.
CRC 556 is essentially petroleum again, not compatible with anything on a computer.
If you want the same outcomes, use IPA and Innox.
IPA is actually alcohol, and Innox is mineral oil that is non-conductive, non- static, and doesn't dry out. Better off using IPA and putting it in a solvent resistant pressurized spray bottle and then displacing any excess with pressurized air (cold) and finishing with Innox. Much safer, much better.
Very useful!
Thanks for the advice.
Can you please elaborate on inox/innox. What is it? What is it used for on a motherboard?
Any examples you can link us to on Amazon ?
@@petrkisselev5085 any IPA www.amazon.com/Bottles-Isopropyl-Alcohol-Industrial-Concentrated/dp/B0874C5CWB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ipa&qid=1589795569&sr=8-1
www.amazon.com.au/Genuine-Lubricant-Protect-Marine-Aerosol/dp/B078JDGKN5/ref=asc_df_B078JDGKN5/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341793070274&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6073138503113699877&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9070530&hvtargid=pla-672757151893&psc=1
www.amazon.com.au/0-8-Litre-Multi-Purpose-Industrial-Sprayer%EF%BC%8CCar/dp/B076NHD39Z/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=solvent+sprayer&qid=1589795678&s=home-improvement&sr=1-6
@@BenState Thank you very much !
I don't think you understand how much some people appreciate your content. Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest components so your videos appeal to those who would still like to have a decent computer just not throw out the dough
I just dont have the dedication to clean my PC like this, I just blast it with air every few months without taking it apart.
+Theo “Theodoooore” higgins I dont even clean my HW like this and i thought i was the best!
+Theo “Theodoooore” higgins i love the living spider in my case
and dust bunnies
You can get red LEDs and say its a spiderman theme build lmao
well how to solve the ants on the hard drive then gets a dwarf kid in the case ? (edgy joke and its bad joke )
I reckon this bloke is going to get big. His production quality and music selection are excellent! Keep up the awesome work TYC.
he's already pretty big at 115,000 subs but yes he will get bigger and production value will go up as well.
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i know i commented one of your vids like a couple months back, on what you used... as a mechanic i thought it was brake cleaner, another viewer agreed. glad to see you confirm this for me!!! ty!
Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for this video! Regardless of if people feel comfortable in using Brake Cleaner on their electronics, this gave me the motivation to clean and refurbish my motherboard of my rig from 2010.
I swear to god brian has the best ending clips out there
3 years ago but still quality, keep up the amazing content
You should really wear some gloves when using the brake cleaner. That stuff wrecks your skin.
My dad put alcohol clean on his hands fingers went black, must be only scot with allergy to 90 percent alcohol 😂
I'm a mainly self taught technician - but A+ Certified, and of course, I use an air compressor to clean electrical components (and I recently learned one should unplug or hold a fan still when blowing air on them, as they produce voltage when spun). And I have cleaned and re-applied paste, heatsinks, fans, batteries, jumpers, and neatly ran PC wiring. I have also read Maximum PC magazine for years. But, whenever I merely carefully HANDLE an electrical component, (like a motherboard or GPU especially - things with circuits showing), I am a bit nervous it will be damaged. But apparently they're sturdier than I thought, so I'll have to do some research and perhaps try brake cleaner or CV 5-56 lube (?) - starting on old stuff, before using on a component of any value.
Hey man, really nice video. Thanks for making it.
What i appreciated most was where you would interject with little hints and tips of stuff you've found to work, what you've found to be useful, not just blindly following what the mindless drones do because some idiot said it in a video, that was really cool.
I'm just starting out in IT (I don't have or plan todo a youtube channel or anything, but I watch alot of youtube to self-educate)
I'd love to see (maybe future video idea) to see a multi part series covering PCs, parts selection, assembly, working with different systems old and new, troubleshooting, diagnosing common problems etc BUT with a specific emphasis on your style/flavour of the truth, what really works, what not to waste your time on, what not to do, and not just what's hipster reccomended, you know?
Thanks for the videos, keep up the awesomeness.
it's so satisfying to see fresh old hardware :)
building PC's for over 20 years and I thought I was the only one that used my finger to spread thermal paste. I have used the Pea Method before and always wondered if it spread even. Using my finger and spreading the paste I never thought twice about it. Also, If you don't tighten the staggered bolts in just the right pattern, you can push you pea size paste all to one side.
I use a nitril glove and spread the thermal paste with my finger , no skin oils
I also spread it, but I use a tool for that... like a small paddle. Some people get allergic reaction to certain paste brands. No need to take chances
I used your spread method for my processor when I did my build cleaning and I got also a 10 degree drop. Im using that method for all of my future builds. Thanks alot man!
I delidded my gtx 570 and dropped my temps by ten degrees. It took long, but it was a fun experience!
+oldair patino How the fuck does one delid a GPU LOL
+Jimmy By doing drugs.
zionlee1004
You must have been on them if you delidded a GPU.
Jimmy Yeah, my school has this subject called meth and what we do there is add cocaine and marijuana. After that class I go home and delidded my gpu, psu, case and cooler. I also overclocked the case just in case I couldnt cable manage well with my current 10 dollar case.
+Jimmy You pry the lid off the chip? Pretty self explanatory, aha.
Anyone loves it when he cleans these pc parts? Looks so damn satisfying to see things getting cleaned.
10 degrees on the video card?!!? AWESOME hard data Bryan. You ROCK.
The god of computer restoration in action! Thanks for the tutorial!
i sat and cleaned my R9 270x i just picked up with you playing in the background love the videos keep it up
My PC=My life, soul, and will to live. Yup, title checks out.
I'm not the only one to really love my PC haha :D
For my old R9 280X fan that flew off it i'm getting some replacements in, Thanks again for this cool ass video Bryan, Gave me the courage & knowledge to get stuck in.
I have an idea for a video for You Brian that kinda fits your specialty: Throwing in GPUs into OEM ( DELL,HP, ACER) PCs and see what performance you can get from OEM systems for people who don't want to build. Like I told You, I got a Acer with a i7 4790 (non K) 1 TB HDD, 16GB RAM, WIndows 10, the works for 400$ the CPu alone is 250$-300$.
+octavio mancilla well it wouldn't be that amazing because OEM parts are nothing different
+octavio mancilla
Stupid idea, because it often won't work: Insufficient space in the case or too weak PSU, usually. And sometimes the PSU isn't even ATX standard.
And if it works, it's boring as hell, as the performance will be the same as with the same components in a custom build.
Fabian Tschopp i had a dell inspiron 520, i got a 560 ti, man was it annoying put in, but it works. besides thats its just more annoying to assemble, perfomance wise its the same as if you buy the parts etc
Thats what i mean, We the enthusiasts are the minority, most people have an OEM system. So why not do videos for people that have existing OEM systems?
Yeah of course, building youre own system is the way to go, for Us the GEEKS, how about your average joe shmoe? just an Idea thats all.
Fabian Tschopp
Not always brother, I bought an OEM ACER with a i7 4790, 16Gb of RAM, 1Tb HDD, Wirless WIFI and bluetooth included, Original
WIn 10, 1 year mcafee anti virus and warranty for 420$ and I slapped a GTX 970 in it, RUNS amazing. so its definately an option for the lesser GEEKs out there no?
Another good tip for heat sinks is go to pharmacy or a wal-mart and buy some of them 4 sided nail buffers. I use 2 types that basically give me a 8 step grit progression. You will get the heat sinks clean, flatter, even, and put a mirror shine on them which all helps improve thermals.
Even with brand new closed loop water loops the finishing job on the copper plates is usually often even on $150 loops. Flatten them and shine them up. You will get a couple of degree improvement at the minimum (more if its really not flat) all for about 2 minutes worth of work. You basically want to be able to see yourself in the copper.
Usually some of the worst ones I've seen are on gpu's. Super dull. Flatten and shine em up.
Wow, just what I need! Always curious how to cleanly PC, you really help me a lot!! Youv are life saver for another OCD guy!
This hurts to watch. I hope no one sends me boards that they cleaned like this.
LOUIS!!!!!!!!! Also what's wrong with his method of cleaning?
Lol not everyone has an ultrasonic.
+Thomas Stolk none of the plastic was cleaned with breakcleaner, unless you weren't paying attention.
Thomas Stolk he legit says in the video "don't spray the plastic fans with break cleaner because it will destroy the fans".
Thomas Stolk Not all break cleaner destroys plastic dude, hence why the damn thing works and why his method has worked in every cleanse he's done so far. I'm not claiming this method is the safest. I think alcohol wipes and a air duster will do the job too, but non-chlorinated brake cleaners will not harm all plastics.
+Louis Rossmann Lol, I was thinking in my head "What would Louis Say about this method" My Curiosity is cured!
That's an absolutely amazing difference in temperatures! Your method is so cool too.
Thank you Brian for showing your routine! You already got me into building a potato build, now I'm gonna clean it like you do! Keep up the awesome videos man, much love!
I just finished cleaning a garage sale Tower I bought for 25.00. I had to clean the heck out of it. The owner was a smoker and it was nasty. Took me several days. Has an Intel i5, 8 GB Ram, 1 TB HD, Nvidia GeForce 1050. Runs pretty smooth!
What’s super helpful i just found out today if anyone stumbles across this comment that you would like and should check out is how to make your own back plate for your graphics card, a simple acrylic panel cut down to size and double sided mounting tape stuck to the hifhest point mounting tape on the tallest screws on the GPU back circuit board to keep your graphics card back from getting dusty and possibly shorting out from dust build up, another awesome thing to lengthen the cleanliness lifespan of your graphics card is to pick up some CRC Dielectric Grease or the crc stuff he used in the video from Lowe’s and use a Q-tip or fine paint brush or just spray the sprayable version on to coat the back portion of the graphics card evenly with the grease/spray. Seems weird to grease your card but it’s non-conductive meaning it won’t short out from being on there and it protects the back from moisture, static shock and if you put an acrylic back to it then it looks that much more professional, glossy, clean and beautiful in your PC build
Your little ending bloopers are always hilarious! Keep up the good work man!
Nice pair of Apples Mate !, I skipped most of the vid just to see the temps. but the "bloopers" at the end were awesome. I enjoy your work and like to bang for buck approach. keep it up Cuz !
I think that with thermal paste, the thinner the layer, the better to reduce the thermal gradient between the metal surfaces. And a larger contact patch should speed up the time to establish thermal equilibrium and lower the temperature of the paste so that it may last longer. With a nicely cleaned surface, the paste is likely to spread out well and produce a thin contact layer.
Cracking video, I also lube up the fan bearings with some light machine oil (sewing machine oil). Don't even need to take the fan apart, just use a hypodermic needle to place a small blob in the bearing : )
I personally use singer sewing machine oil, there is a fine balance between lubricating the bearing and leaving it dripping with oil, which obviously introduces dust issues.
Brian,
huge fan here bruh.
I have recently been cleaning all of my parts with break cleaner. It seems like your the only one on the internet who says that this is ok... I know that you use "PARTS CLEANER" and not your average break cleaner from an auto mechanics store. can you enlighten me on the difference?
also your the SH*T.
thanks,
+Maverick Nazelrod I think its spelled Bryan ;)
The 'difference' is how corrosive the specific cleaner is to plastics. You'd want to use a brake cleaner that is as easy on plastics as possible. He mentions that he selected the featured 'parts cleaner' for that reason in his previous video about cleaning.
i dont know why but i found watching you cleaning PC parts is very addictiv ;)
Never change the extras after the outro. Always some good content there!
Love this video. I've used brake cleaner since the early 90's to clean computer parts but never CR 5-56. I do have a couple of questions though. Do you run into any issues with the Cr 5-56 leaving a residue that affects thermal properties between the heatsink and cpu, gpu, mosfets, etc,? Do you find that you have to clean the chip surface before applying the thermal compound? Also, do you take any precautions with the LGA socket pins when spraying the brake cleaner? I know one has to be somewhat careful with any electronics, but it's been my experience that the cpu socket pins are rather delicate, but maybe that's primarily a Gigabyte thing as I use Gigabyte boards almost exclusively and have the most experience with them. I would love to hear your thoughts on these points.
My friends PC had issues with the case fan speeding up big time because it was getting hot just running Windows, turns out the CPU fan had a lot of dust built up. Good idea for beginners to unscrew the CPU fan and blow out all that dust, after I gave it a thorough cleaning her case fan no longer had to ramp up speeds to cool down the CPU and it was quiet again. Just blowing out your boards with canned air is not always the only thing you should do.
I love your videos! It inspires me to be the computer guy that my family has told me that i should be!
MAF sensor cleaner works very well too. It's a bit more pricey but it's extremely safe to use and can clean plastics
If brake cleaner is corrosive, how come you sprayed inside the mobo I/O ports which is hard to wipe off?
fishywtf ikr
do you understand english? he said he didnt spray it on the fans because they are plastic
ps why the fuck u commenting to a year old comment, im not being a hypocrite as im just responding to raymond
dominik obora who's talking about spring it on plastic and why are you commenting on a 23-hour comment
the youtuber your watching is talking about spraying it on plastic
dominik obora ik that
13:27 I was thinking "is he gonna spray his frying pans as well?"
Great video Bryan.. Noticed your sub count is climbing crazy quick.. Gotta love YT's algorithm.. Must be giving you a ton of exposure since you hit 100K.. Congrats my dude.
Hi Tech Yes City,
Wouldn't contact cleaner/ isopropyl alcohol be much better for motherboards? I know its pricier but parts cleaner is very harsh and surely may cause issues in the long run for a PCB such as a motherboard.
Also, have you heard of simple green? Its a household cleaner type product but does a really good job of cleaning general grime.
One last thing, regarding the baked on paste on the northbridge. That stuff is generally an adhesive mixed with thermal paste. It both hold the heatsink on as well as conducts heat. In my opinion your best to leave this on as I don't believe the added temps affects stability.
I used pea method with mx4 on Gtx970 and it worked one or two weeks before it started to degrade. Then i used finger spread method like in this video and it worked flawlesly. Thanks Tech YES City
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I've been waiting for this! Brian delivers!
Oh... and if I'm not mistaken... back in those days, most CPUs and GPUs with a heat spreader were soldered. Used to have a Pentium from that time and when I delided it, the die came off with the IHS!!
Hey Brian instead of using crc, try using silicone spray protects and looks a lot better and makes easier cleaning, give it a try
Thanks for this! The Northbridge on my old X58-UD3R is no longer as hot as the sun!
these videos make me smile.
cringe is not spelled as s m i l e
Thanks for this video. I was tempted to ask how your cleaning process was in some older videos. I think this is a great thing to do with any used parts.
About thermal paste on the GPU heat sink I've tested myseld spreading only with preassure and spreading with my finger. And believe me, spreading with fingers filled much better and temps drops a lot compared against the first method. I did this test not once but 4x already. For CPU doesn't make any difference, but when its a GPU, dude, use your fingers.
I personally use MAF cleaner from the autoparts store, which is this stuff that was made specifically for electronics to clean grime off sensors in a car. If you guys are apprehensive of using some of the stronger stuff he uses in this video
loving the endings of your videos!
glad I stuck around for the ending
for the north bridge you can use actone to clean up that crap on the northbridge then use alcohol to clean the residue off
It's sort of therapeutic to watch you use a sanding block in fast forward. Seeing a human hand but hearing what sounds like a power tool is amazing. Maybe I'm weird.
tech yes city has some sick taste in music. good on you lad
Love your work on the GPU!!!Remind me alot of the good old day!!!
Glad I stayed till the very end. Nice work!
A quick glance at an MSDS for (an admittedly different brand of) brake cleaner lists the contents as a known carcinogen and recommends use of gloves and other protective gear when handling. I would be wary of touching that stuff were I you. Most organic solvents tend to be particularly nasty and can cause anything from cancer to organ failure from repeated exposure. I love you videos, but stay safe while making them!
hahaha, that ending, i actually started trying your method with my ASUS Strix GTX 980, i noticed the vram didn't even have thermal pads so i applied thermal paste to them too with your method, i noticed my temps dropped by 3c which is very nice, next time i'm gonna try doing it with my cpu, i don't expect anything drastic tho.
Hey Brian, just curious on the type of "brake cleaner" you use for cleaning. One of the most popular brands in the USA is BRAKLEEN, made by CRC. From my personal experience it is highly corrosive and burns your hands and lungs like a mother. It's active ingredient is tetrachrloroethylene or Perchloroethylene. They also make a non-chlorinated version that seems much safer and contains mostly acetone and toluene. Can you see what is in that Japanese brand of cleaner you are using? I never seen that 5.56 product before but it is made by the same manufacturer (CRC). What's the reason for using that? It seems like an anticorrosive and lubricant.
Love these vids Bryan, great way to wake up this morning.
Those end bloopers though. LOL
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Most brake cleaners are essentially a main component of petrol(Light hydrotreated naptha). Use with caution...
They also often contain a surprising amount of Benzene. Yes the stuff that is readily absorbed through skin and by breathing that is KNOWN to cause cancer.
Just watched the newest video and it left me craving a good video with some brake cleaner in it. . . Anyone else watching in 2018???
Ah the old southbridge and northbridge i miss those days. Turps or acetone will get the gunk off the northbridge without hitting it with an abrasive also
as a person who doesn't know anything about cleaning my computer, I winced when i saw him spraying down the mobo and gpu with those fluids haha
+for the video. I confirm this is a working method. . . but. . .
I would use IPA spray with alcohol wipes, wear gloves and then apply some common circuit protection spray too, if u want the PCBs to shine bright like a. . .diamond. GJ anyway. As for the oilyness(lol) of the finger, give it spray too before applying with the isopropanol and rub freely. :-)
Ahhh that gpu brings me back! i had a 8800gt and a gtx 260... damn good cards back in the day!
Nice video. Do you find a difference in quality in the thermal pads that you use? Is it worth using branded ones or are generic eBay ones okay? Could you do a vid
i like the way you clean your parts
OMG best ending EVAR. Also Dude you have really inspired me to do stuff with older hardware. I just did a full thermal re-pasting of an i5 760. It currently has a GeForce 285 in it. I think I'm gonna pull that apart as well and re-paste it too. Then I modded the case a little so it would fit a front 120mm fan and replaced the rear 120 with a better one. It's funny though because it's a little dinky mini tower nothing case, but has some interesting features, like a removable lower 3.5" drive bay. Yanked that out and placed an Intel SSD in one of the 3.5" bays above where one might put... two floppy drives!? Just really been having fun recycling old hardware. Maybe I should make a video or two! Thanks again for all you do. Cheers from California, in the US. // J
damn Bryan this is fucking awsome dude i give you 100 CHOCOLATE lol
The ending was amazing
Is that just me or that channel had grown like crazy recently?
If I took a shower like this my mom would be proud :')
great video... I have a question. Can you repair a dead motherboard?
Just a heads up, the card in the video is a 200 series card. Most modern cards won't have an IHS on the GPU, it will be a bare die. So for those thinking of delidding their cards, you may not be able to.
Personally I didn't own a 500 series card, but I've owned every one since then (600, 700, 900) and they are all bare dies.
I nearly shat myself when you started sanding that northbridge
Normally í´m also using the pea method like many other people but my graphics card didn´t like that so i had to spread it and now it works...
you have to liberate your soul, keep spreading.
DerFreakXD *pea
+Florinel787 Oh yeah you are right i am not natively english so i did not know :D
Same for me. My Asus R9 270 doesn't have heatspreader, so placing just a dot results into not being spread evenly. Covered whole die throughly with MX-2, and from 95 degrees on 100% fan underload, getting 74 degrees with 55% fan speed.
On the subject of applying thermal compound to GPU: If it is non-conductive, the amount does not matter, I agree completely. But why do you use your finger to spread it?! Don't you think the oils from your skin could be detrimental to the compound over time?
That is a great video. But i don't quite understand if you clean pc stuff like that why you didn't remove what was left from warranty sticker from backplate of the videocard?
Great video, these diy projects are equally as important as the use of the components and definitely something that manufacturers should probably focus more on than putting RGB LEDs on parts lol (shots fired!). Hey Bryan I was wondering if the sanding down of the crud that use to be thermal interface material could be removed using the liquid dissolvers like the stuff that arctic sells? The reason that I ask is because I feel uncomfortable scouring the cooling surface. Also I'm interested in de-lidding my cpu to get improved lower temperatures and was windering if you could do a video on using different pastes for de-lidding cpus with comparisons? Thanks for the great content you continue to deliver.
Have you ever tried CRC - QD Electronics Cleaner #05103 , meant for cleaning electronics and electronic contacts? I use that first let it dry then use the CRC 556
i just took off the heatsink on a really old northbridge by gigabyte and it was held on by double sided sticky tape!!!!!!!
+Jasotech It's better than finding your old motherboard and literally finding absolutely NOTHING between the chip and heatsink.
I had issues with that board for the longest time, I bought a thermal pad for it and it worked perfectly after that... the board was an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe.
LMAO THIS GUYS COMMENT IS HILARIOUS. DOUBLE SIDED STICKY TAPE IM DYING
***** no it is literally sticky tape
Medo Gabr so what do you call it then hard man??
It's a thermal pad you better change it with a new pad if you took off the last one
Do you have any tips what to do and not to do when building a computer and putting in hardware etc. ? Like buildsurface where to hold on certain stuff etc?
I like how you're so meticulous about cleaning your PC parts but your house always looks a mess.
Be careful with the tips of the pliers hitting the motherboard. I scratched a trace right through once . Wrap some electrical tape around the end of the pliers and that helps
Thanks for that ending man, balm for the soul... xD
Kind regards,
Meta Custom Computers
Have been given an old broken ( hoover knocked over onto it) dell Vostro 400 with q6600 . Just needed an HDD but it is full of dust glued on with grease stinks of chips and curry could do with the brake cleaner. I did a 10 minute stress test with cpuz and it maxed at just 56c with stock intel cooler !! GPU got really hot though
Hmm, I have an old GTX 285 that I just decommissioned last christmas for my current 960, I'm going to try this when I get some fresh thermal paste and pads to see what happens. Mine was up at 70 degrees too even at a lower fan speed of 50%
Holy shit you used my friends song, this makes me so happy.
Those Palits are awesome cards!!!!!
Awesome video
now i need to find those products here in brazil
As a Auto parts specialist im sometimes wondering if im watching how to clean car parts or pc parts. First, there are no places 5-56 belong in a modern rust free computer, sure it makes plastic more shiny but its not good for either you or your computer. Its made for penetrating rusty seized bolts, it contains small amounts of actually lubricating oil. It contains, acid, solvents and chemicals that you should keep away from anything resembling a kitchen.
I use pea method before, now I learn from you using spread method, it work better, few degree improve, due to more area been cover.
you are a total inspiration plus you are mythbusting-thats why i love your channel..... ;D