Thermal paste in am4 socket

[Nico2020]

Hello i accidentally Spread thermal paste in the socket  where the most Is located and in CPU pins the pc works fine Is been like this for months without problems i'm afraid i break something if try to clean It off i Need to clean It ? https://imgur.com/a/IkFiUvV

[Needfuldoer]

3 minutes ago, Nico2020 said:

the pc works fine Is been like this for months without problems

It should be fine then. Regular thermal paste doesn't conduct electricity.

 

3 minutes ago, Nico2020 said:

i'm afraid i break something if try to clean It off

Then don't, especially since it works as-is. You could use a squished drinking straw to scrape the paste off, then use alcohol and a very soft toothbrush to clean as much residue off the CPU as possible, but the risk (breaking the CPU) outweighs the reward in this case.

 

Just don't put that CPU in another motherboard without attempting to clean it up first. Otherwise you'll spread the mess.

[Nico2020]

Ok thx i saw the Linus video but It did Intel i asked for this reason for am4 https://imgur.com/a/rhHOKUV this Is the socket btw

[Needfuldoer]

4 minutes ago, Nico2020 said:

Ok thx i saw the Linus video but It did Intel i asked for this reason for am4 https://imgur.com/a/rhHOKUV this Is the socket btw

For that side, you can just scrape it off with a piece of cardboard or an old gift card or something. Try not to push thermal compound into the holes.

[Nico2020]

Ok i Will try

[Nico2020]

another offtopic question So i have a Corsair spec alpha case and i want to fit a radiator on top Is It possible even a 240mm if you asking yourself why i have this old of a case the pc Is from 2016 and since Is not essential to have another case i Stick to that one 

[KidKid]

3 hours ago, Nico2020 said:

Hello i accidentally Spread thermal paste in the socket  where the most Is located and in CPU pins the pc works fine Is been like this for months without problems i'm afraid i break something if try to clean It off i Need to clean It ? https://imgur.com/a/IkFiUvV

No problem. LTT made a video on people's darkest pc dreams, and one of them was putting a glob of thermal paste on the socket under the CPU - and as long as it's non conductive thermal paste, it worked fine.