Recent content by Daniel_566

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    How likely is It possible to damage gpu with static

    I was opening my gpu that just came in the mail. I opened it on my bed wearing pjs. I touched it by mostly the plastic casing (gtx 1060). I touched the back of it, with the exposed parts once to rotate it and get a good grip on it. I soon found out static can kill these things. So I put it back...
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    Can the plastic clamshell or case damage the CPU

    I opened the box and plastic cover to the CPU (intel i3-6100) to inspect it and put it back in the packing after. When I was snapping the plastic shell back into place with the CPU it, the plastic made contact with the CPU, made contact with the side with the "pins"(they don't stick out, they...
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    Is it bad if I smudged the pre applied thermal paste to my CPU cooler

    I was taking out the fan and smudged the pre applied thermal paste on the CPU cooler. You can see my fingerprint. I am using an intel stock cooler.