![Thermalpaste spill onto cpu socket!! Is there anyway I can clean this off? Or take the cpu socket apart? : r/pchelp Thermalpaste spill onto cpu socket!! Is there anyway I can clean this off? Or take the cpu socket apart? : r/pchelp](https://preview.redd.it/h3mw72ex11771.jpg?auto=webp&s=c654846e1c368b6b87815623498d55c5a69abf31)
Thermalpaste spill onto cpu socket!! Is there anyway I can clean this off? Or take the cpu socket apart? : r/pchelp
![Used CPU has old thermal paste along the sides and the the bottom (not on the pins), do I clean it? : r/buildapc Used CPU has old thermal paste along the sides and the the bottom (not on the pins), do I clean it? : r/buildapc](https://preview.redd.it/32a7awt3lpz81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c7a37a0fc16454f9b047d7247ce46251879645a0)
Used CPU has old thermal paste along the sides and the the bottom (not on the pins), do I clean it? : r/buildapc
![Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing](https://preview.redd.it/finally-got-around-to-clean-my-ps4-and-replace-the-thermal-v0-2dpuar4ces1a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=72305c3e4da24c6cf471713e8cbaa870cd79ee09)
Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing
![Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the](https://preview.redd.it/f62z8j9z75n91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9ac567bac6eaf157f66034e75da725063a72f56b)
Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the
![First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it](https://preview.redd.it/gg6cewghdz351.jpg?auto=webp&s=ca4781a98a004d2577f3362163abf2380c264618)
First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it
![Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair](https://preview.redd.it/f8zkniq3xfl61.jpg?auto=webp&s=d87fcbe55dd5a8f360fa33681f503789e334a9fe)
Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair
![After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace](https://external-preview.redd.it/y9WbyDOu7OHN7fkMZtEL2y0gneg-p7bqXM_ZmKKjYts.jpg?auto=webp&s=513d79d93e12a19b7dd11de3638aff7c83aa225f)
After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace
![I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking](https://preview.redd.it/i-applied-this-amount-of-thermal-paste-for-a-certain-reason-v0-mc080m0u99k81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7a94493b0e3622c26f438ce55c0008b06c4faf85)
I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking
![Nvidia used way too much thermal paste. How do I remove it without damaging the capacitors? : r/pcmasterrace Nvidia used way too much thermal paste. How do I remove it without damaging the capacitors? : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/629w4g6x1ts61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ff17d5c92f43eebc0d62e0e71f683cdff7b80f7c)
Nvidia used way too much thermal paste. How do I remove it without damaging the capacitors? : r/pcmasterrace
![How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! : How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/6rvyn0h5aao71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3729c404f32d37f97b6b14aed14757d8bff9696)
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
![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?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=92e3bf49ecb8b4ea0b6fbbc80d4215de036ba99f)
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
![Processor thermal paste. Was this enough (it was about a pea size) or should I have used more? : r/PcBuild Processor thermal paste. Was this enough (it was about a pea size) or should I have used more? : r/PcBuild](https://preview.redd.it/processor-thermal-paste-was-this-enough-it-was-about-a-pea-v0-bl4i654ys1da1.jpg?auto=webp&s=c363df6b0db8be7aa6392330d9bb23ad7ab388b2)