[SOLVED] Do I need to reapply thermal paste?

[GorillaMonsoon]

I have a R5 2600 with the stock cooler and I accidentally mounted it upside down so the AMD logo is above the A1 RAM slot. Wasn't a big deal till now, I want to mount some extra RAM but the stick won't fit.
Problem is I live in a small town and it's not easy to find thermal paste. Just wondering if there would be consequences just flipping the cooler around without cleaning and reapplying paste.

 

[Deleted member 2720853]

Cooler will be virtually useless if you do not clean and reapply paste.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Rule of thumb here is that any time your remove the heat sink from the CPU, you clean both and re-apply new thermal paste. Not doing so can create air pockets that do not transfer heat and your CPU overheats and throttles down.

-Wolf sends

 

[GorillaMonsoon]

Yeah thats kind of what I thought. Thanks guys