Question Help needed ASAP

[Rustyy13]

Recently I bought a new CPU cooler, and as I was installing it I accidentaly put too much thermal paste and it spilled underneath the CPU, and to make things even worse, SOMEHOW one pin from the mobo endend up bending!!
I didn't notice it soon as I instaled it and tryied turning my pc on, obviously it didn't work. My question is: is it possible that my CPU ou motherboard could've fried due to trying to boot while dirty cpu / bent mobo pin??

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

... is it possible that my CPU ou motherboard could've fried due to trying to boot while dirty cpu / bent mobo pin??

Most thermal paste is non-conducive, so it likely did not fry anything. Cleaning it will be the most difficult part. Bending the pin back out should be fairly simple if you are gentle.

 

[Rustyy13]

Most thermal paste is non-conducive, so it likely did not fry anything. Cleaning it will be the most difficult part. Bending the pin back out should be fairly simple if you are gentle.

great, about bending the pin back, does it have to be perfectly placed like before, or just enough to make contact with the cpu and not interrupting other pins contacts?

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

great, about bending the pin back, does it have to be perfectly placed like before, or just enough to make contact with the cpu and not interrupting other pins contacts?

Just enough to make contact.

 

[Rustyy13]

Just enough to make contact.

Thanks! Will try and I’ll let u guys know