Dried thermal paste in cpu socket ? : r/pcmasterrace
So I just bought a new CPU cooler, the old one I had was stock. Do I need to clean off the old thermal paste before I put the new cooler on?
Thermal paste on wrong side of CPU : r/PcBuild
Is it safe to clean a CPU socket? I bought a used computer off of Offerup the other day and it came with everything but a CPU. I was just gonna buy
When putting my old cpu into my new mother board some thermal paste accidentally got onto the pins and now onto the sockets. : r/pcmasterrace
is this much thermal paste on cpu normal? : r/buildapc
Are these marks on the cpu burn marks? couldn't find anything similar to this on the net so asking : r/pcmasterrace
Sprayed some isopropyl alcochol while cleaning gpu and it changed color, does it afftect the board in someway or is it just discoloration? : r/pcmasterrace
Can soldered AMD CPUs be safely submerged in IPA 99,9%? : r/buildapc
I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good
Did I remove thermal paste correctly? (PICS) : r/buildapc
Got thermal paste on LGA 1200 socket pins, need to RMA board : r/buildapc
Rubbing alcohol on cpu pins : r/buildapc
Can I use 5 years past the expiration date 70% Rubbing Alcohol bottle to clean thermal paste off my CPU & cooler or should I wait & order a fresh bottle? : r/buildapc
Cpu 70-80 idle and 100 Celsius running games does this fan setup make sense? Am I not missing a fan on my radiator and is it set up the right way? Ibuypower
How to apply thermal paste on a processor (2022)
How should I go about cleaning this is rubbing alcohol ok? : r/computers
Opened my lenovo laptop to clean it and found this on the cpu and gpu. What is this? Should i clean it off ? : r/laptops
Cleaning thermal paste off CPU socket. Good enough? : r/buildapc
Thermal paste in cpu socket : r/pchelp
CPU Pin discoloration after using isopropyl alcohol and a brush - could this be a problem? : r/buildapc
I spilled a lil 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol on my mobo while cleaning my cpu off, is there anything I gotta do or is the mobo fine? : r/pcmasterrace
Best way to clean/repair contacts on Intel CPU : r/AskElectronics
FML... 8 month old stock thermal compound glued my 3900x to the heatsink... CPU Came off with the prism, won't budge... miraculously the pins seem ok... tried to apply some isopropyl alcohol
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it
Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace
