i touched the bottom of my cpu. (intel lga 1700)

[Zham]

i was checking for problems bc my pc wasnt turning on so i took out the CPU and touched the bottom how do i clean it??

[Zando_]

Wipe it off with a clean paper towel and ispropyl alcohol, make sure it's fully dry before reinstalling (should dry in a matter of seconds but if you use lower concentration isopropyl alcohol it can take longer) and it'll be fine. Heck, unless you've got a visible fingerprint on it just a quick wipe with a dry paper towel should be good enough. 

[Zham]

Just now, Zando_ said:

Wipe it off with a clean paper towel and ispropyl alcohol, make sure it's fully dry before reinstalling (should dry in a matter of seconds but if you use lower concentration isopropyl alcohol it can take longer) and it'll be fine. Heck, unless you've got a visible fingerprint on it just a quick wipe with a dry paper towel should be good enough. 

thanks 

[Zham]

1 minute ago, Zando_ said:

Wipe it off with a clean paper towel and ispropyl alcohol, make sure it's fully dry before reinstalling (should dry in a matter of seconds but if you use lower concentration isopropyl alcohol it can take longer) and it'll be fine. Heck, unless you've got a visible fingerprint on it just a quick wipe with a dry paper towel should be good enough. 

would 70% work?

[Zando_]

Just now, Zham said:

would 70% work?

Yep, it'll just take slightly longer to dry than 91%. I've used both for years without issue, for cleaning CPUs and GPUs. 

[Zham]

Just now, Zando_ said:

Yep, it'll just take slightly longer to dry than 91%. I've used both for years without issue, for cleaning CPUs and GPUs. 

and do i use toilet paper?

[Tetras]

2 minutes ago, Zham said:

and do i use toilet paper?

Don't use stuff that comes off with those little fibers or you'll leave more mess.

[Zham]

Just now, Tetras said:

Don't use stuff that comes off with those little fibers or you'll leave more mess.

Oh, so what do i use?

[Zando_]

3 minutes ago, Zham said:

and do i use toilet paper?

Paper towel. Toilet paper will fall apart as soon as it gets wet. 

[Zham]

2 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Paper towel. Toilet paper will fall apart as soon as it gets wet. 

Ok, i cant tell if my mobo pins are bent how do i tell?

[Zando_]

3 minutes ago, Zham said:

Ok, i cant tell if my mobo pins are bent how do i tell?

They're all bent one way sorta like little springs, if any point a different direction then they're bent. It will be blatantly obvious if they are. Very slight bends usually don't matter as the CPU presses down on the pins and will force slightly tweaked ones to align, and they have decently large pads to contact with so they don't need to be as precise as you'd think. 

[Zham]

Just now, Zando_ said:

They're all bent one way sorta like little springs, if any point a different direction then they're bent. It will be blatantly obvious if they are. Very slight bends usually don't matter as the CPU presses down on the pins and will force slightly tweaked ones to align, and they have decently large pads to contact with so they don't need to be as precise as you'd think. 

ok they're alright not bent.

[Zham]

1 minute ago, Zando_ said:

They're all bent one way sorta like little springs, if any point a different direction then they're bent. It will be blatantly obvious if they are. Very slight bends usually don't matter as the CPU presses down on the pins and will force slightly tweaked ones to align, and they have decently large pads to contact with so they don't need to be as precise as you'd think. 

how can i check if my psu is working?

[whispous]

2 minutes ago, Zham said:

how can i check if my psu is working?

By plugging everything in and turning it on, unless you have specific reason to beleive it may be faulty?

[Tetras]

7 minutes ago, Zham said:

how can i check if my psu is working?

https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025085372-PSU-How-to-test-a-PSU-Power-Supply-Unit

 

Neither of their methods are particularly reliable though, because a PSU that starts and reports normal voltages is not necessarily fully functional when the PC starts.

[Zham]

4 minutes ago, Tetras said:

https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025085372-PSU-How-to-test-a-PSU-Power-Supply-Unit

 

Neither of their methods are particularly reliable though, because a PSU that starts and reports normal voltages is not necessarily fully functional when the PC starts.

My psu is non-modular do i try it still?

[Zham]

30 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Yep, it'll just take slightly longer to dry than 91%. I've used both for years without issue, for cleaning CPUs and GPUs. 

I did it but i can still see where i wiped it is that ok? and when can i put my CPU back in?

[Needfuldoer]

13 minutes ago, Zham said:

I did it but i can still see where i wiped it is that ok? and when can i put my CPU back in?

It's fine, don't worry about it.

 

You can put it back in as soon as the alcohol dries.

[Tetras]

26 minutes ago, Zham said:

My psu is non-modular do i try it still?

I'd just plug it in to the PC and see what happens, because like I said, those methods are not reliable except for if your PSU is DOA or VERY broken.

[Zham]

5 minutes ago, Tetras said:

I'd just plug it in to the PC and see what happens, because like I said, those methods are not reliable except for if your PSU is DOA or VERY broken.

it won't fry my pc if it's broken?

[Milesqqw2]

6 minutes ago, Zham said:

it won't fry my pc if it's broken?

Unless you have a specific reason to think it is broken, and it is the proper psu then nothing bad should happen. Even if it is broken it needs to be pretty broken to fry really anything.

[Tetras]

11 minutes ago, Zham said:

it won't fry my pc if it's broken?

Pretty much nobody tests their PSU before they plug it in. You'd have to be very unlucky to get a new one that does any damage and even if you tested it first, that wouldn't really protect you if the PSU was that bad.

[Zham]

18 minutes ago, Tetras said:

Pretty much nobody tests their PSU before they plug it in. You'd have to be very unlucky to get a new one that does any damage and even if you tested it first, that wouldn't really protect you if the PSU was that bad.

OK, I'll test it again when my cpu dries. I'll tell you what happens but it might be my gpu i got used idk at this point.

[Zham]

1 hour ago, Needfuldoer said:

It's fine, don't worry about it.

 

You can put it back in as soon as the alcohol dries.

how do i know if its dry?

[Needfuldoer]

2 minutes ago, Zham said:

how do i know if its dry?

You'll know it's dry by the way it doesn't look wet anymore.

 

If in doubt, leave it pad side up on a table for a couple hours.