Cleaning thermal paste off CPU

[lerodemmy]

When installing the CPU on a new motherboard, how important is it to clean every spec of thermal paste off all the edges of the CPU?

 

Below you can see that I had some trouble getting all of the compound off the edges of the CPU.  Is this a problem?

[Analog]

5 minutes ago, lerodemmy said:

When installing the CPU on a new motherboard, how important is it to clean every spec of thermal paste off all the edges of the CPU?

 

Below you can see that I had some trouble getting all of the compound off the edges of the CPU.  Is this a problem?

 

As long as the top part of the IHS is clean, meaning the part that actually makes contact with the cooler, then there is no issues whatsoever.

 

Side note: Is that an actual 11900K. Where all the 10900K processors sold out?  

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, lerodemmy said:

When installing the CPU on a new motherboard, how important is it to clean every spec of thermal paste off all the edges of the CPU?

 

Below you can see that I had some trouble getting all of the compound off the edges of the CPU.  Is this a problem?

 

 

Not that important.

[lerodemmy]

17 minutes ago, Analog said:

 

As long as the top part of the IHS is clean, meaning the part that actually makes contact with the cooler, then there is no issues whatsoever.

 

Side note: Is that an actual 11900K. Where all the 10900K processors sold out?  

I don’t know if they were sold out.  I wanted an 11900K.  I was quite happy with it on the motherboard I just uninstalled.