Hi all,
I was wondering can tell me what this discolouration on the rear of my CPU is and is it something to worry about?
I have been building systems for over a decade but I have never seen this before and worried to install it back in my system and damage GPU, RAM Motherboard. I have been having system shutdown issues so I was going to try to reapply thermal paste and reseat the cooler but when I noticed this on the back of the CPU, I got concerned. I can't determine if its a burn mark, due to the system shutdown issues I was having, or is it spillage from the thermal paste removal liquid I used.
I use ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover to clear off thermal paste then use ArctiClean Thermal Purifier. I applied several drops to the centre of the CPU and wiped it off with a microfibre cloth and the same to my Noctua NH-U14S, so I have a suspicion it may have spilt over a little, when I had applied thermal paste and seated the cooler. In hindsight, I wish I had just used ArctiClean by applying it to the cloth directly and cleaning the CPU but this is the situation right now. I don't have another motherboard, RAM, GPU to test the CPU in isolation.
I am really freaking out as this is a 5950X and concerned that its ruined so any clarification on this would be much appreciated!
I was wondering can tell me what this discolouration on the rear of my CPU is and is it something to worry about?
I have been building systems for over a decade but I have never seen this before and worried to install it back in my system and damage GPU, RAM Motherboard. I have been having system shutdown issues so I was going to try to reapply thermal paste and reseat the cooler but when I noticed this on the back of the CPU, I got concerned. I can't determine if its a burn mark, due to the system shutdown issues I was having, or is it spillage from the thermal paste removal liquid I used.
I use ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover to clear off thermal paste then use ArctiClean Thermal Purifier. I applied several drops to the centre of the CPU and wiped it off with a microfibre cloth and the same to my Noctua NH-U14S, so I have a suspicion it may have spilt over a little, when I had applied thermal paste and seated the cooler. In hindsight, I wish I had just used ArctiClean by applying it to the cloth directly and cleaning the CPU but this is the situation right now. I don't have another motherboard, RAM, GPU to test the CPU in isolation.
I am really freaking out as this is a 5950X and concerned that its ruined so any clarification on this would be much appreciated!

