Reddit reviews Isopropyl Alcohol Solution, 16 Ounce

It really does make a difference, i used to use 70% ISO since thats what my local convince store had, but then i found that amazon sells 99% for roughly $10 +S&H

Any alcohol?

I've never seen isopropyl alcohol above 90% at any Walmart or other big box store. But it looks like you can buy a 16 oz bottle of 99% on Amazon for $1.77. Please be formatted right! Edit: Success!

From my own experience cleaning my pieces, if you really want to get every last bit of tar out so that your pieces look store-bought new and your rips are delicious, you can't half-ass it and use 70%. It's gotta be 90%+.

Best thing to do is reapply it. Get some Artic Silver 5 and a coffee filter and Some [99%] Isopropyl Alcohol to clean the old thermal paste off with and re apply the cooler.

At which point it's not a bad idea to get an aftermarket cooler to have temps even lower and possible OC in the future [assuming you have a Z97 [or possible a quality Z87] mobo]

With a stock cooler I'd expect idle temps with stock settings for a 4790k to be in the 40Cs area with room temp in the mid 20s and with an aftermarket cooler [witch do in most cases, including this one I recommend come with it's own thermal paste which you can use instead] around low to mid 30s.

Yes, online.

https://www.amazon.com/Isopropyl-Alcohol-Solution-16-Ounce/dp/B000P158X8

Costco has 90 in the pharmacy. Think you gotta mail order 99. And probably get put on some sort of watch list.

Oil based primer and paint have oil in them, and they will not be rendered ineffective by trace amounts of dry mineral spirits. In my professional humble opinion. If you insist on cleaning, I suggest a vigorous wipe with this available everywhere product. https://www.amazon.com/Isopropyl-Alcohol-Solution-16-Ounce/dp/B000P158X8/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1472915413&sr=1-2&keywords=isopropyl+alcohol