i need to change thermal paste since the cpu reaches around 40 celcius on idle. like a few programs. around 8/16 gb ram used, 10 to 20 % cpu usage.
do i need to wait for the motherboard and cpu cools down before i remove the cooling unit? i have a h100 so its pretty easy to remove. but, does the sockel pins on the motherboard get hot during usage and stick to the cpu? i had other motherboards like rampage III extreme and tried to remove the cpu to add new cooling paste and then i reseated the cpu and there was suddenly 2 gb ram instead of 8. now i have rampage IV extreme. and im going to a lan in october so i want atleast the cpu to be optimal as can be since i will be doing a lot of gaming and downloading generally. does the sockel pins get bent or out of place if i dont wait for stuff to cool down? i mean how do i do this? i dont want anything to be broken since i dont have cash for new equipment if it does.
do i need to wait for the motherboard and cpu cools down before i remove the cooling unit? i have a h100 so its pretty easy to remove. but, does the sockel pins on the motherboard get hot during usage and stick to the cpu? i had other motherboards like rampage III extreme and tried to remove the cpu to add new cooling paste and then i reseated the cpu and there was suddenly 2 gb ram instead of 8. now i have rampage IV extreme. and im going to a lan in october so i want atleast the cpu to be optimal as can be since i will be doing a lot of gaming and downloading generally. does the sockel pins get bent or out of place if i dont wait for stuff to cool down? i mean how do i do this? i dont want anything to be broken since i dont have cash for new equipment if it does.