C cresil Honorable Dec 26, 2012 45 0 10,530 Nov 1, 2014 #1 some thermal paste went on the motherboard is the motherboard damaged. the thermal paste is arctic silver 5, and my heatsink fell off my processor, the computer still works. is my processor damaged. And can i still overclock my processor.
some thermal paste went on the motherboard is the motherboard damaged. the thermal paste is arctic silver 5, and my heatsink fell off my processor, the computer still works. is my processor damaged. And can i still overclock my processor.
Solution ThatVietGuy Nov 1, 2014 Well, if the computer still works then it's obviously not damaged. As long as you cleaned off the thermal paste then there shouldn't be a problem. If you want to overclock, feel free - just make sure to buy a heatsink that won't fall off.
Well, if the computer still works then it's obviously not damaged. As long as you cleaned off the thermal paste then there shouldn't be a problem. If you want to overclock, feel free - just make sure to buy a heatsink that won't fall off.
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,719 315 70,240 Nov 1, 2014 Solution #2 Well, if the computer still works then it's obviously not damaged. As long as you cleaned off the thermal paste then there shouldn't be a problem. If you want to overclock, feel free - just make sure to buy a heatsink that won't fall off. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Well, if the computer still works then it's obviously not damaged. As long as you cleaned off the thermal paste then there shouldn't be a problem. If you want to overclock, feel free - just make sure to buy a heatsink that won't fall off.