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I recently put a fan on a new Intel CPU and I noticed that my finger ever so slightly touched the pre-laid greese before application. Is it still ok, to put the fan on as is or do I need to completely remove and reapply the greese?

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I think you will be perfectly fine. You didn't have like big globs of buttery popcorn on your finger or anything like did you? If not, you are alright.

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no, in hands were clean. It was actually a knuckle.
the smeared grease was not completely removed either, just not in the pristine shape it is in out of the box.

I hate cleaning and reapply grease so it is good news that I am ok.


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