- Jun 22, 2014
- 85
- 0
- 10,660
Okay. So today I got an aftermarket cooler for my AMD FX 8320 CPU and when I was cleaning the old thermal paste, I took it out of its socket for it to be easier to clean. But when I took it out, some thermal paste dribbled out onto the socket. Not in the holes but on the lines surrounding the holes (Look at a picture of an AM3+ Socket you will know what I'm talking about. I tried to clean it with rubbing alcohol but the color is still there but no actual compound. So it is still kinda grey but no thermal paste. I boot up my system and for some reason I got the American Megatrends screen saying "New CPU installed!" even though I didn't install a new CPU. And rest of PC works just fine. Will it hurt me in the long run? Is it alright?
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram