Some thermal paste gooped into this CPU pocket leave as is, or what?

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Delicieuxz

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While cleaning up my old PC before I give it to a friend, some of the old thermal paste I was wiping away seeped into the CPU socket. The pins don't appear to be covered, though.

I don't want to mess around and potentially bend any pins. It looks to me like I could install the CPU and it might be fine as it. What do you recommend doing?


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id clean out the big gob in that hole but leave it on the pins, as long as its not conductive it should be fine.
 
You could probably wash it out with something like isopropanol and a wash bottle.

You could also try putting the CPU and memory back in and seeing if it works. If so, just leave it.
 
I sprayed in some Deoxit D5, and it didn't seem to do anything right away, but when I looked at it again later, the gob of paste in the hole was gone. Deoxit D5 seems to leave a bit of residue / film behind, even after a day of letting it dry. I wonder if I should wash it off with isopropyl alcohol before putting the CPU in.

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