Need to clean thermal paste and reapply if moving fan within same day?

Drvader5000

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Hey everyone, I just finished my first build today and it has an fx 6300 with a cooler master hyper tx3 cpu cooler. Earlier today when I put the cooler on I flipped it around because it was blocking my ram slots. I then moved it again like an hour or so later to make sure the cpu was seated properly. I think a little paste got on the side of a pin but I'm not sure.

I'm asking because in the bios I read the cpu temp as 45 degrees celcius, and the heatsink isn't really that hot. Thanks for any assistance.
 

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