No, do not do this.I'm building a pc and need to check my bios version. Can I boot it up for a minute without applying thermal paste? I'll have a coller of course.
How can I check it without booting? The shop I bought it from didn't mention it.I agree that it was doable with old CPUs but not anymore. Current CPUs heat up so much and so aggressively that trying it without paste is like asking for damage. Besides, for most manufacturers you do not need to boot the board to check what BIOS version it has (assuming it is new board from shop of course).
Depends on manufacturer. It has been a while since I checked but for example ASUS (if I'm remembering correctly) boards would have it coded somewhere on one of the stickers on the board. You'll need to Google it for the board you have to find out what method the manufacturer used (if any, because not all of them do so).How can I check it without booting? The shop I bought it from didn't mention it.
For a short duration you can use alternatives to thermal paste.I'm building a pc and need to check my bios version.
Can I boot it up for a minute without applying thermal paste? I'll have a coller of course.
Ever check your processor heat during bios bootup? Even graphics aren’t involved. C’mon guys!Imo telling the op to boot without paste is bad advice. But op do what you want. Personally as I said above paste is relatively cheap as opposed to the price of a new cpu or board, so safe bet is use paste.
Yes, exactly. My Z690 Asrock Steel Legend can boot to BIOS w/o a cpu or ram installed.No don't be lazy. If it's a high end board though like a Z690 then you might find you can boot without the CPU and RAM in anyway.
Because we don't want to be responsible for any issues that may arise however unlikely. This particular case is minor but I've seen some pretty shady advise given in regards to PSU's etc, and then to have the individual argue their point with only the desire to be right, and without considering any risks to the OP. I've seen advice given that will very likely be the cause of a house fire (not on Tom's) and was argued into the ground by some rando who saw a thing on Tik Tok ffs. So generally I'll offer some advice and then back off unless I see a safety issue. Is there a risk in this case? Unlikely, but still a greater than zero chance of damage. Would I do it? No, probably not. But if I did do it, and something happened at least It's ONLY my fault and I knew the risks however minimal, going in. Patience is a virtue and in this case that is my advice to the OP. Wait, get the correct supplies and do the job correctly the first time.Just do it, check it, and shut it down. C’mon guys!
Absolutely right. And if he cared that much, wouldn’t be asking the question to begin with. Just sayin 👍🏻Because we don't want to be responsible for any issues that may arise however unlikely. This particular case is minor but I've seen some pretty shady advise given in regards to PSU's etc, and then to have the individual argue their point with only the desire to be right, and without considering any risks to the OP. I've seen advice given that will very likely be the cause of a house fire (not on Tom's) and was argued into the ground by some rando who saw a thing on Tik Tok ffs. So generally I'll offer some advice and then back off unless I see a safety issue. Is there a risk in this case? Unlikely, but still a greater than zero chance of damage. Would I do it? No, probably not. But if I did do it, and something happened at least It's ONLY my fault and I knew the risks however minimal, going in. Patience is a virtue and in this case that is my advice to the OP. Wait, get the correct supplies and do the job correctly the first time.