Hello,
I am building a new pc, for which I recently purchased an Intel Core i5 CPU. On opening the box I found a part missing.
The thermal compound on the heat sink was shipped WITHOUT the protective plastic covering it.
From watching Intel cpu unboxing videos I understand that there SHOULD BE A protective plastic covering the thermal compound on the heat sink.
The thermal compound was pretty much exposed to the air in side the box all this while... until the day opened it.
Is this going to be a problem?
Can the thermal paste dry out due to exposurer or be contaminated by dust? (thereby reducing the efficiency of heat transfer)
To be safe I decided not to install the cpu for now as this might cause heating issues. The cpu along with the heatsink are safely stored away inside the box (minus the plastic covering)
I am building a new pc, for which I recently purchased an Intel Core i5 CPU. On opening the box I found a part missing.
The thermal compound on the heat sink was shipped WITHOUT the protective plastic covering it.
From watching Intel cpu unboxing videos I understand that there SHOULD BE A protective plastic covering the thermal compound on the heat sink.
The thermal compound was pretty much exposed to the air in side the box all this while... until the day opened it.
Is this going to be a problem?
Can the thermal paste dry out due to exposurer or be contaminated by dust? (thereby reducing the efficiency of heat transfer)
To be safe I decided not to install the cpu for now as this might cause heating issues. The cpu along with the heatsink are safely stored away inside the box (minus the plastic covering)