Okey, im ''building'' or rather messing up my PC at the moment. I tried to install the Noctua NH D-15S and it required a lot more force than I anticipated, so I struggled to get it tighten for about 15minutes. I moved the cooler quite a bit around so the thermal paste moved also. I looked with flashlight and I see that there is some spillage to the sides, not a lot just like 1-2mm or so. Will this spill more when the PC is heated up ?
Would this be an issue, or should I wipe it clean completely and try again ?
Secondly I have no idea how some thermal paste got on to the CPU Fan headers/socket basically also underneath it, and Fan header/socket. I think I didn't spill at all. So my question is the motherboard or the sockets now ruined, or can I try to clear them with toothpaste or alcohol or what ?
The paste I used was NT-H1, also how tight should the cooler be, feels like it required a lot of twist to get it tighten. Can it be too tighten I have no idea how to tell ?
View: https://imgur.com/A4ma6xA
View: https://imgur.com/a/YqiO4hW
View: https://imgur.com/a/mZu95ek
Would this be an issue, or should I wipe it clean completely and try again ?
Secondly I have no idea how some thermal paste got on to the CPU Fan headers/socket basically also underneath it, and Fan header/socket. I think I didn't spill at all. So my question is the motherboard or the sockets now ruined, or can I try to clear them with toothpaste or alcohol or what ?
The paste I used was NT-H1, also how tight should the cooler be, feels like it required a lot of twist to get it tighten. Can it be too tighten I have no idea how to tell ?
View: https://imgur.com/A4ma6xA
View: https://imgur.com/a/YqiO4hW
View: https://imgur.com/a/mZu95ek