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Evening all
Recently bought a used 1366 socket CPU from ebay (Sorry ocuk I would have bought it from yourselves but you dont stock 1366 anymore)
It arrived today and after checking to see that everything was ok, I noticed a small amount of compound - I can only assume thermal paste on the gold connectors.
Its a *really* small amount and I wasnt sure if it was enough to cause issues..
I suppose the only way to see if things are ok is to test it in the mobo and make sure everything is ok.
Do you guys think I should clean it first? After reading toms hardware they says its safe to clean the connectors if you use 90% + alcohol - do you think I should try that first before testing?
any help appreciated
-dan
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Recently bought a used 1366 socket CPU from ebay (Sorry ocuk I would have bought it from yourselves but you dont stock 1366 anymore)
It arrived today and after checking to see that everything was ok, I noticed a small amount of compound - I can only assume thermal paste on the gold connectors.
Its a *really* small amount and I wasnt sure if it was enough to cause issues..
I suppose the only way to see if things are ok is to test it in the mobo and make sure everything is ok.
Do you guys think I should clean it first? After reading toms hardware they says its safe to clean the connectors if you use 90% + alcohol - do you think I should try that first before testing?
any help appreciated
-dan
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