rip chipset?

[Versti]

so i built my new pc yesterday, and when i installed the cpu cooler (wraith spire) on the ryzen 1700 i got a bit of thermal paste on the very end of the cpu's right side, but decided to continue building it,

but now i get these scary thoughts about it damaging the chipsets when the thermal paste heats up and spreads cuz of heating,

so will it damage my chipset/motherboard, and what should i do,

or am i completley fine (ive ran my computer for around 6 hours total for now),

if you are asking.. the thermal paste was on the side of the grey lid thing, and not the green part of the cpu (if it matters),

please reply, as i dont wanna damage my stuff..

i also wanna overclock which would heat up the cpu and maybe spread the thermal paste, so i need a fast reply.

thank you in advance.

 

[Versti]

2 hours ago, Strike105X said:

What thermal paste did you use ?

the included thermal paste

on the cooler itself

[Versti]

2 hours ago, Strike105X said:

That ain't conductive so you shouldn't worry.

sorry this is a silly question.. but im not a "thermal paster" (bad joke ik) but what does conductive mean?

[mariushm]

Thermal pastes in general are not conductive, so you'll have no problems with the processor.

 

The chipset is a totally different thing, it's a chip located somewhere to the right of your pci-e x16 slots under a heatsink.

 

I would say don't worry about it, you're unlikely to have problems.

 

If you're really paranoid, just get some cotton tips or some handkerchief and wet it with isopropyl alcohol or sanitary alcohol and carefully clean off the paste (don't put pressure, just gently wipe the surface), then wait for the processor to be dry before installing the heatsink again.

 

conductive means it behaves like a wire, letting electricity flow from one place to another. Non conductive means won't let electricity flow ... for example paper, cardboard, plastic are non conductive material.

[Versti]

2 hours ago, mariushm said:

Thermal pastes in general are not conductive, so you'll have no problems with the processor.

 

The chipset is a totally different thing, it's a chip located somewhere to the right of your pci-e x16 slots under a heatsink.

 

I would say don't worry about it, you're unlikely to have problems.

 

If you're really paranoid, just get some cotton tips or some handkerchief and wet it with isopropyl alcohol or sanitary alcohol and carefully clean off the paste (don't put pressure, just gently wipe the surface), then wait for the processor to be dry before installing the heatsink again.

 

conductive means it behaves like a wire, letting electricity flow from one place to another. Non conductive means won't let electricity flow ... for example paper, cardboard, plastic are non conductive material.

if you were in my place what would you do?

[Versti]

2 hours ago, Strike105X said:

Actually conductive is more of a "physics" term :p. Though i did forget to attach "electric" I meant that electricity wont transfer through it, it works as an insulator not as a conduit. It is however Thermal Conductive which means it eases the flow/transfer of heat. 

so if it arrives to the green thing or the black thing(where the proccesor sits) or the motherboard, will it damage anything?

[Versti]

Thank You, @Strike105X @mariushm

[Versti]

2 hours ago, Strike105X said:

NP, just for future reference though, if you want to take the path of overclocker to the extreme unlike thermal paste low quality Thermal Pads can melt and be absorbed by the PCB, even leading to some damages, so if your ever in the market for Thermal Pads be careful what you choose :p.

im not the guy who wanna milk his cpu's performance :P, just tryna get it to like 3.5 ghz or 3.4 ghz on like 1.2V so wont be concerned about that.. but thanks for the info,