It should be fine. I have seen people touch their thermal paste and their systems are fine.
If you have more paste just apply it again. Thermal paste is so cheap.
It should be fine. I have seen people touch their thermal paste and their systems are fine.
If you have more paste just apply it again. Thermal paste is so cheap.
Well, if you could touch the thermal paste, that means you removed the heatsink, which means you broke the seal. You should be fine, but you'll probably have some temperature issues. Go to Radio Shack or Best Buy or Fry's, get a tube of thermal paste (you can find Arctic Silver 5 for $6-8), and reapply following this guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html