[SOLVED] What happens if i do not put an X pattern when I screw down the CPU cooler

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When I was screwing down my CPU cooler, I forgot to put the CPU cooler and tighten it in an X pattern. Is the thermal paste spread evenly since I did use the pea method for the thermal paste. I am using the Ryzen 7 1700 and corsair tm30 thermal paste.
 
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If you are really worried about it, you could back off the screws by 1-2 turns to relieve some pressure and then re-tighten evenly by taking turns applying a little more torque to each screw until they are all tight.

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pread out far enough to co
What are your idle temps and 15 min load temps?

Truthfully, only you can know the answer to your question. Examine it as best you can. If you are really concerned, take off the cooler, clean all the TIM off and start over again.
knowing the temps of the Ryzen CPU is unreliable as there is only one temperature sensor for the CPU cores and it is not like the intel processors.