Hey guys, quick question about this heart attack causing situation. Last night I was doing some work on the PC and I had to take the Heatsink/CPU out to accomplish what I wanted to do. As I was handling the CPU, my fingers slipped and I managed to get a little bit of thermal paste on the top section of the pins near the middle of the chip. I managed to clean it the best I could but of course its near impossible to get every single drop of thermal paste off the pins.
I am using Artic Silver 5 and I did know that it’s formulated to be as little electrically conductive as possible.
“Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)”
So I put everything back together, AT this point I’m tripping out because if my ole’ 939 x2 4400 goes, I wont have the cash to replace it with the exact model, even more so considering how rare the 939 stuff is these days. I booted her up and everything posted and worked fine.
My question relates to how the thermal paste may affect the longevity of the chip? If it works now, would it be possible to fry out in the future by any chance? Or should it be fine for the rest of the chips life if it works fine right now.
Thanks a million guys.
I am using Artic Silver 5 and I did know that it’s formulated to be as little electrically conductive as possible.
“Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)”
So I put everything back together, AT this point I’m tripping out because if my ole’ 939 x2 4400 goes, I wont have the cash to replace it with the exact model, even more so considering how rare the 939 stuff is these days. I booted her up and everything posted and worked fine.
My question relates to how the thermal paste may affect the longevity of the chip? If it works now, would it be possible to fry out in the future by any chance? Or should it be fine for the rest of the chips life if it works fine right now.
Thanks a million guys.