Help i put too much Thermal Paste!!

[Kiyan]

I put too much Thermal Paste

here is an Image

http://imgur.com/a/kCHXc

Edit : Using Cooler Master Air-master Pro 4 ( and the thermal paste that came with it )

I think no Paste Dropped on the Pins, I am cleaning Very Slowly and Gently with Q Tips, sadly i have no alcohol

 

[theonerm2]

There is no image.

 

[mdd1963]

Carefully remove it with an old disposable cloth, paper towel, qtip, clean coffee filter, etc, avoiding sloppinng it onto the motherboard, and, especially avoiding slopping it down into the cpu socket if using the conductive variety. (Arctic Silver, etc..)

 

[lakimens]

I just hope it isn't conductive, remove it using alcohol and some cloth or q-tip. There's no image though.

 

[Kiyan]

I just hope it isn't conductive, remove it using alcohol and some cloth or q-tip. There's no image though.

Apologies the Image link was Faulty,
It came with the CoolerMaster Airmaster Pro 4

 

[Dunlop0078]

I highly doubt its conductive and even if it is I doubt that would do any damage especially if you never powered it on. Nothing got in the pins if the cpu is properly seated in the socket. Just clean it off the best you can and reapply the paste, you only need about a pea sized dab in the center of the cpu.

And arctic silver 5 is not conductive, I dont know why everybody seems to think it is.

 

[Kiyan]

I highly doubt its conductive and even if it is I doubt that would do any damage especially if you never powered it on. Nothing got in the pins if the cpu is properly seated in the socket. Just clean it off the best you can and reapply the paste, you only need about a pea sized dab in the center of the cpu.

And arctic silver 5 is not conductive, I dont know why everybody seems to think it is.

It was Never Powered ON

Do i need to Clean Everything Off and Reapply a new paste (and if so can it Wait for a day? since the amount they provided was said to be for one use hence the reason i applied too much)
Or
Can i just clean the Excess and Put the Cooler Back on?

 

[Dunlop0078]

I highly doubt its conductive and even if it is I doubt that would do any damage especially if you never powered it on. Nothing got in the pins if the cpu is properly seated in the socket. Just clean it off the best you can and reapply the paste, you only need about a pea sized dab in the center of the cpu.

And arctic silver 5 is not conductive, I dont know why everybody seems to think it is.

It was Never Powered ON

Do i need to Clean Everything Off and Reapply a new paste (and if so can it Wait for a day? since the amount they provided was said to be for one use hence the reason i applied too much)
Or
Can i just clean the Excess and Put the Cooler Back on?

You can clean off the excess and mount the cooler with whats left if you want, I would go into the bios immediately after powering on and verify temps are reasonable. It might still be a good idea to get another tube of paste and a bottle of rubbing alcohol, clean it properly, then reapply the correct amount of paste.

 

[Kiyan]

I highly doubt its conductive and even if it is I doubt that would do any damage especially if you never powered it on. Nothing got in the pins if the cpu is properly seated in the socket. Just clean it off the best you can and reapply the paste, you only need about a pea sized dab in the center of the cpu.

And arctic silver 5 is not conductive, I dont know why everybody seems to think it is.

It was Never Powered ON

Do i need to Clean Everything Off and Reapply a new paste (and if so can it Wait for a day? since the amount they provided was said to be for one use hence the reason i applied too much)
Or
Can i just clean the Excess and Put the Cooler Back on?

You can clean off the excess and mount the cooler with whats left if you want, I would go into the bios immediately after powering on and verify temps are reasonable. It might still be a good idea to get another tube of paste and a bottle of rubbing alcohol, clean it properly, then reapply the correct amount of paste.

Can i just leaving it Lying Around for a Day till I get the paste?

 

[Dunlop0078]

I dont see why not, I would if wanted to get the pc going and didn't have another tube of paste lying around. Like I said though, make sure your temps are okay as soon as you can.

 

[mdd1963]

a single green pea size amount is generally enough, although I use the 5 small BB method, manually spreading out each dot to where you can pretty much thin enough so you see the heat spreader through it. Less is better. Clean all off the sink, and then very lightly coat the heat spreader, leaving the last 1-2 mm of heat spreader's perimeter clear to allow for for spreading...

So thinly spread, my 7700K does Prime95/small FFTS at temp of ~71C, with a few momentary spikes to 72/73, but, it rises no further after 10 minutes, or, about as well as can be expected....

 

[mdd1963]

You are correct in that the makers say AS5 is not conductive; they also say to keep it away from electrical contacts, pins, and traces.

The older versions of Arctic Silver from 10-12 years ago were conductive; they include so much in a tube, it could still be around ...; I'm sure I have a 85% of a tube left from my socket 939 Athlon 64/3500+ build in 2006.

 

[photonboy]

1) don't spread the paste.

2) pea method works great, but you can also do the LINE method

http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/desktop-pc/how-to-apply-thermal-paste-cpu-3636146/

PAGE 5 shows the optimal amount for the LINE METHOD for LGA1151 socket CPU's:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appmeth/int/vl/intel_app_method_vertical_line_v1.1.pdf

The line method is optimal because of the shape of the actual CPU silicon under the heatspreader. It's not square, it's rectangular.

Note how LITTLE you need. Pay attention to the amount, but frankly just get a super thin line vertical in the middle as per QP2 and it should work out.

Many experts do it that way because it works great. Spreading yourself is usually bad because it can create little gaps which create thermal hotspots.

 

[theonerm2]

The amount you applied seems ok. It wouldn't hurt anything at all.

 

[lakimens]

1) don't spread the paste.

2) pea method works great, but you can also do the LINE method

http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/desktop-pc/how-to-apply-thermal-paste-cpu-3636146/

PAGE 5 shows the optimal amount for the LINE METHOD for LGA1151 socket CPU's:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appmeth/int/vl/intel_app_method_vertical_line_v1.1.pdf

The line method is optimal because of the shape of the actual CPU silicon under the heatspreader. It's not square, it's rectangular.

Note how LITTLE you need. Pay attention to the amount, but frankly just get a super thin line vertical in the middle as per QP2 and it should work out.

Many experts do it that way because it works great. Spreading yourself is usually bad because it can create little gaps which create thermal hotspots.

Doesn't matter how you apply it, results are same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MEAnZ3swQ

 

[theonerm2]

Just as long as you don't get it on the motherboard or in the CPU socket and just as long as you don't apply too little you're fine with thermal paste. Heck I've even reused thermal paste because I sadly didn't have anymore left and still got acceptable temperatures. That reminds me. I better order some thermal paste just in case I need some at some point in the future. I'm totally out except for some liquid metal. But I don't like using liquid metal because it's so hard for me to remove.