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I have an ATX motherboard laying around from before I switched to an ITX case. I'm thinking about trying to sell it but I want to make sure it still works first. I don't really want to waste thermal paste so I was wondering if I can just boot to bios for a minute without any. Obviously I still need a heatsink but I'm not going to be putting any load on the CPU so it shouldn't explode without thermal paste, right?

 

If I'm reading this right, it says they tested a CPU with no thermal paste (second from the bottom in graph).

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-January-2012/1468/5

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I have an ATX motherboard laying around from before I switched to an ITX case. I'm thinking about trying to sell it but I want to make sure it still works first. I don't really want to waste thermal paste so I was wondering if I can just boot to bios for a minute without any. Obviously I still need a heatsink but I'm not going to be putting any load on the CPU so it shouldn't explode without thermal paste, right?

 

If I'm reading this right, it says they tested a CPU with no thermal paste (second from the bottom in graph).

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-January-2012/1468/5

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable with it... but you could try and get a heatsink with some preapplied? 

 

EDIT: sorry I didn't read that you were just going into the bios... ermm, go ahead

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I don't see why not.

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I have an ATX motherboard laying around from before I switched to an ITX case. I'm thinking about trying to sell it but I want to make sure it still works first. I don't really want to waste thermal paste so I was wondering if I can just boot to bios for a minute without any. Obviously I still need a heatsink but I'm not going to be putting any load on the CPU so it shouldn't explode without thermal paste, right?

 

If I'm reading this right, it says they tested a CPU with no thermal paste (second from the bottom in graph).

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-January-2012/1468/5

 

 

its fine to run no thermal paste for a short period of time.

 

I usually just loosely put a heatsink on the chip if i just need to get in to the bios quickly

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What's the TJ max on the cpu? It's not like it will shoot up to it in a few seconds.

Mayo makes a good temporary thermal paste too. Just saying...

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thermal paste is like 4 bucks, just out some one. 

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you can use tooth paste it does work.

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