Accidentally touched bottom of cpu.

[swaggycreeper11]

I have bought an i5-8400 and I accidentally touched the bottom of the cpu (not in the middle). I could say that I rubbed it a little bit (without putting any significant pressure). Will this have any negative effect on my cpu. The cpu looks like nothing has happenned, but I want to ensure that everything is ok. (The cpu has conductive pads, not pins).

 

[COLGeek]

Should be fine unless you were eating Cheetos at the time. No worries.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Is this for sure? Won't dust have got into the cpu? Also, when I tried putting it back to the cpu, I placed it kinda not where it should be and I had to apply some pressure to put it into the plastic case. Wont anything have happened?

 

[t53186]

Wipe it off with alcohol to remove any residual moisture and oil from your fingerprints if you are concerned, but as the previous poster stated, nothing wrong

 

[USAFRet]

Unless you just came in from changing the wheel bearings on your car, and didn't wash in between, you're fine.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

So, will the cpu be ok unless I touch its middle?

 

[USAFRet]

So, will the cpu be ok unless I touch its middle?

Yes.

But if you're still concerned, to put your mind at ease...clean it.
Isopropyl alcohol and a coffee filter. Carefully, so you don't knock anything off.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

I'll just do nothing. I dont think that anything has happened. I rubbed the cpu for 1 second or so.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

I asked a person who knows about pc's and stuff like that what I should do to ensure that my cpu is 100% ok and he told me that I should hold it and check if there are any finger prints on its bottom. I took it out of its plastic case, everything was normal, but i accidentally touched the top of the cpu, leaving finger prints (my hands were not wet or anything like that). Should I just clean it with alcohol after I put it on my motherboard?

 

[USAFRet]

I asked a person who knows about pc's and stuff like that what I should do to ensure that my cpu is 100% ok and he told me that I should hold it and check if there are any finger prints on its bottom. I took it out of its plastic case, everything was normal, but i accidentally touched the top of the cpu, leaving finger prints (my hands were not wet or anything like that). Should I just clean it with alcohol after I put it on my motherboard?

If there is a visible fingerprint, then yes...clean that off.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Yes, it is visible.. Will everything be ok after i clean it off ? Also, should I put alcohol on the bottom of the cpu? I checked it and it seems ok (no finger prints or anything). Won't the fact that I rubbed the CPU affect its performance (because of static electrism)?

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, it is visible.. Will everything be ok after i clean it off ? Also, should I put alcohol on the bottom of the cpu? I checked it and it seems ok (no finger prints or anything). Won't the fact that I rubbed the CPU affect its performance (because of static electrism)?

Yes it will be fine.
And static electricity does not work like that.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Are you sure that static electricity won't have affected anything... Cause I saw in many videos that you should not wear a jacket while touching pc parts(I was wearing a jacket).Does this only matter when you touch pc parts after they have been used on your pc?

 

[USAFRet]

Are you sure that static electricity won't have affected anything... Cause I saw in many videos that you should not wear a jacket while touching pc parts(I was wearing a jacket).

Am I 100% sure to an absolute totality that it was not affected?
No.

99.5%? Yes.


All you can do it put it together and see what happens.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Is there a possibility that my cpu will work but not as good as it would work normally? And what if this happens and I dont realize it?....

 

[COLGeek]

You are overthinking this. Install as you normally would and stop obsessing over something VERY likely not a problem. Let us know how it works out.

 

[USAFRet]

Is there a possibility that my cpu will work but not as good as it would work normally? And what if this happens and I dont realize it?....

what if what if what if....

Your CPU is fine.
Don't stress.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Now there is a little bit of dust in the plastic case...

 

[COLGeek]

Still not a problem. Just install the CPU.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

I haven't bought everything yet

 

[COLGeek]

Then wait and install when you have everything. It will be fine.

 

[USAFRet]

And stop playing with stuff until you are ready to install all of it.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

This is just my first build ever and I guess that I am worrying too much about everything... I hope that the CPU is fine. I can't do anything about it, so worrying wont help. I will just rub its top with alcohol after I place it into the motherboard and I will use an app which test whether or not your cpu is ok.

 

[swaggycreeper11]

Is dust in cpu case a problem?

 

[COLGeek]

Do you mean the dust in the plastic CPU cover (from earlier)? No, it will do no harm under normal circumstances.