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Do I have to clean off and redo the thermal paste on the i7?

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a month or two ago when I installed a noctua nh-d15 fan on my friends i7, the fan was too big we were unable to put in the fan cables to plug in that we had to unscrew the fan out, while I had taken out I accidentally putted the fan on top of my legs where the thermal paste bottoms touched it leaving a permanent thermal paste mark on my shorts. Without bothering to clean off and put in new thermal paste we thoguht that since its new and haven't been use, while it covered the whole entire CPU (which I dont think it matters no matter what line or dot method you use for it), but when I finished buildiung his PC few days ago this paranoia had came to me.

 

His PC on his bios show its at 30C before I installed windows on his computer. is his CPU still safe?

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yeah you're fine

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1 minute ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

yeah you're fine

oh alright ._. thanks

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2 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

yeah you're fine

OP's friend's computer might be fine, but I would definitely clean the heatsink with IPA, but if you don't have IPA and it's working fine then it probably won't cause any problems.

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2 minutes ago, Tundral said:

OP's friend's computer might be fine, but I would definitely clean the heatsink with IPA, but if you don't have IPA and it's working fine then it probably won't cause any problems.

how can I tell what problems his CPU will be having?

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Just now, FoxfireAhri said:

how can I tell what problems his CPU will be having?

 

If the CPU gets abnormally hot or even overheats then the paste might be causing problems.

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Just now, Tundral said:

 

If the CPU gets abnormally hot or even overheats then the paste might be causing problems.

Should I have my friend test it out for a while now and monitor it through games? Or should idleing it be enough to tell?

 

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6 minutes ago, Tundral said:

OP's friend's computer might be fine, but I would definitely clean the heatsink with IPA, but if you don't have IPA and it's working fine then it probably won't cause any problems.

He should clean his CPU with beer?

 

/s I know what IPA is

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Just now, Master Disaster said:

He should clean his CPU with beer?

 

/s I know what IPA is

another reason on why I didn't want to fix it was because of the type of "alcohol" I need to clean it off. That I do not know of

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4 minutes ago, FoxfireAhri said:

another reason on why I didn't want to fix it was because of the type of "alcohol" I need to clean it off. That I do not know of

 

6 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

He should clean his CPU with beer?

 

/s I know what IPA is

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alcotip-Isopropyl-Alcohol-Pre-Injection-Swabs/dp/B008ET7R2S/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_194_lp_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=XQDE86J5H6AD9QCFDXRS 

this is pretty much it and would work

 

or this 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-100pcs-Box-Alcohol-Swabs-Pads-Skin-Cleanser-Sterilization-70-Isopropyl-/152185080636?hash=item236ef00b3c:g:wpkAAOSwH3NXmlZz

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FTR IPA is Isopropyl Alcohol and not Beer :D

 

Something like this is perfect - https://www.amazon.ca/MG-Chemicals-Isopropyl-Alcohol-Cleaner/dp/B005T8PL1Q

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23 minutes ago, FoxfireAhri said:

Should I have my friend test it out for a while now and monitor it through games? Or should idleing it be enough to tell?

 

If you really want to make sure run a stress benchmark or something and look at temps then. but he's probably completely fine

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