Thermal Paste between pins and cpu bit computer still runs fine?

EZTTofficial

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Exactly as the titles say. In fact I'm using the computer now. Since it is running fine should i be worried? I used the thermal paste given with the Cooler Master Blizzard T2 please help! my computer BSOD'd on startup today and I'm not sure of what the problem is. Should i be worried? :peur:
 
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If the thermal paste is non-conductive or non-capacitive you're fine.

If your paste were either, you'd have fried your CPU or gotten POST failures and BIOS beeps by now.

BSOD is usually a software issue, or maybe RAM.

HOWEVER...To be 100% sure / safe, you DO want to clean it off. A very soft toothbrush + some GooGone will usually get rid of the sticky silocone based pastes. Finish cleaning the surface with some 91% alcohol. Be sure not to bend any pins.

EZTTofficial

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well... i put too much and it went underneath. dumb me squeezed the thing too hard and the whole packet of it went on the CPU all while i was in a stupor of some sort @_@

but im using the PC now so it should be fine right?
 
If the thermal paste is non-conductive or non-capacitive you're fine.

If your paste were either, you'd have fried your CPU or gotten POST failures and BIOS beeps by now.

BSOD is usually a software issue, or maybe RAM.

HOWEVER...To be 100% sure / safe, you DO want to clean it off. A very soft toothbrush + some GooGone will usually get rid of the sticky silocone based pastes. Finish cleaning the surface with some 91% alcohol. Be sure not to bend any pins.
 
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