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Installing CPU into motherboard and applying thermal paste. Computer repair. Collage Stock Photo - Alamy
What happens if you get thermal paste on the pins? Will the computer just not boot or will it destroy the CPU and/or motherboard? - Quora
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![Close Up To Technician Squeezing or Application the Thermal Paste Compound on the Top of Main Cpu in the Socket. Concept of Stock Image - Image of microprocessor, macro: 156236729 Close Up To Technician Squeezing or Application the Thermal Paste Compound on the Top of Main Cpu in the Socket. Concept of Stock Image - Image of microprocessor, macro: 156236729](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/close-up-to-technician-squeezing-application-thermal-paste-compound-top-main-cpu-socket-concept-repairing-156236729.jpg)
Close Up To Technician Squeezing or Application the Thermal Paste Compound on the Top of Main Cpu in the Socket. Concept of Stock Image - Image of microprocessor, macro: 156236729
ASUS Republic of Gamers - *Cringe* Putting thermal paste on the CPU socket then cleaning it off with a towel isn't the best idea. What was your biggest fail? pic: u/Naedtrax
![Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/1w1kp0lx76p11.jpg?auto=webp&s=20cd6cee274a7eea107e1ab464792750864060ab)