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I got a used Noctua NHD-14 and it arrived quite scratched on the contact plate, is is safe to use?

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They look fine. You would be concerned about gouges. If you can't feel it when you run a fingernail across it, no worries. If it really bothers you, lap it. 

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Hey guys I just got this used Noctua NHD-14 online and it has all this scratches and bumps on it, they look like little burn marks and one of them is a bit orange. I'm gonna put it on a 10900K (I'm not planing on doing crazy overclocks but I'll definitely overclock a bit at some point), will thermal paste fill in the gaps or will it set my house on fire when I put stress on the cpu? I'm kinda already over budget with this biuld 😕

Thanks a lot!!

 

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They look fine. You would be concerned about gouges. If you can't feel it when you run a fingernail across it, no worries. If it really bothers you, lap it. 

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Thanks a lot guys! It's the first used part I buy and I guess I freaked out a litte haha.

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