thermal paste nightmare
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True.
Guess I could always check in a few weeks to see if their has been any blackening or anything.
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So the sockets could be damaged if I take the CPU out?
Only if you drop it on it again, and lets face it, track record aint that great
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as most above have said mate its working so best to just use and enjoy.....then worry about getting the cash for ya next big upgrade 
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In these situations what i find helps best is putting on some steel toe capped boots and stamping on the CPU as hard as you can. Then spit on it. Always works a treat.
Only if you drop it on it again, and lets face it, track record aint that great
I smudged thermal paste on the back of the CPU, not in the actual mobo socket.
I smudged thermal paste on the back of the CPU, not in the actual mobo socket.
Then you placed it in the socket. Like he said, your record with the socket is not good, never mind your disastrous record with the CPU.
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CPU's might be fairly small and incredibly expensive but they are fairly robust
gtx480 + ek full cover block + stuck on with thermal paste = refusing to move for ages, then suddenly giving and the block knocking off a transistor or capicitor and the card now being dead
Need someone to come solder a new one on for me, since the solder contacts are fine, just the thing came off lol.
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I've seen a smothered CPU (contact side) with paste and some in the socket. Friend used a full tube of the stuff and brought it round to me asking why temps were so high.
Wasn't fun when I took off the heatsink and seen 4 litres of paste. Spent about an hour with cotton buds and the orange smelling stuff (arcti clean I think)
Anyway... it was fine As long as it was 99% clean and you never left any residue at all on the CPU and there was obviously none in the socket. Nothing to be worried about.
P.S. I also dropped my first Intel CPU years ago, they package them stupidly IMO in the side, so easy to slip out!! Mines hit the tiles and it's still going strong 6 years on.
Wasn't fun when I took off the heatsink and seen 4 litres of paste. Spent about an hour with cotton buds and the orange smelling stuff (arcti clean I think)
Anyway... it was fine
As long as it was 99% clean and you never left any residue at all on the CPU and there was obviously none in the socket. Nothing to be worried about.P.S. I also dropped my first Intel CPU years ago, they package them stupidly IMO in the side, so easy to slip out!! Mines hit the tiles and it's still going strong 6 years on.
I've seen a smothered CPU (contact side) with paste and some in the socket. Friend used a full tube of the stuff and brought it round to me asking why temps were so high.
Wasn't fun when I took off the heatsink and seen 4 litres of paste. Spent about an hour with cotton buds and the orange smelling stuff (arcti clean I think)
Anyway... it was fine
P.S. I also dropped my first Intel CPU years ago, they package them stupidly IMO in the side, so easy to slip out!! Mines hit the tiles and it's still going strong 6 years on.
The only thing that does worry me about it is that I could still see some streaks of where the thermal paste had been.
I imagine in a few weeks it's going to end up fried or something.
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The only thing that does worry me about it is that I could still see some streaks of where the thermal paste had been.
I imagine in a few weeks it's going to end up fried or something.
I also had some discolouring. Nothing to worry about.
Been looking at the thermal paste description again tonight
Description
Cooler Master HTK-002 thermally conductive compounds are grease-like silicone materials, heavily filled with heat conductive metal oxides. This combination promotes high thermal conductivity, low bleed and high-temperature stability. These compounds resist changes in consistency at temperatures up to 177C (350F), maintaining a positive heat sink seal to improve heat transfer from the electronic device to the heat sink or chassis, thereby, increasing the overall efficiency of the device.
Got me thinking, it says it contains 'conductive metal oxides' does this mean as the pin side of the CPU wasn't properly cleaned with alcohol the pins/socket could burn out over a long period of time? Not sure if that means that the paste is conductive? Just some early morning thoughts.
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Description
Cooler Master HTK-002 thermally conductive compounds are grease-like silicone materials, heavily filled with heat conductive metal oxides. This combination promotes high thermal conductivity, low bleed and high-temperature stability. These compounds resist changes in consistency at temperatures up to 177C (350F), maintaining a positive heat sink seal to improve heat transfer from the electronic device to the heat sink or chassis, thereby, increasing the overall efficiency of the device.
Got me thinking, it says it contains 'conductive metal oxides' does this mean as the pin side of the CPU wasn't properly cleaned with alcohol the pins/socket could burn out over a long period of time? Not sure if that means that the paste is conductive? Just some early morning thoughts.
Cheers
i wouldnt mess anymore,the more you mess taking out cpu's and putting them back in ect the higher the risk af doing damage,if there was enough tm on the underside of the cpu it would have sparked and burnt out by now,i would just use and enjoy your pc