![Thermal paste on LGA socket, is this possible to be cleaned without bending any pins? This motherboard is dead and I needed to RMA it. : r/pcmasterrace Thermal paste on LGA socket, is this possible to be cleaned without bending any pins? This motherboard is dead and I needed to RMA it. : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/thermal-paste-on-lga-socket-is-this-possible-to-be-cleaned-v0-g4m2ykq11hf81.png?auto=webp&s=0c78b1c8c36c6ba0b3eeffc2d5974f9b055b5c58)
Thermal paste on LGA socket, is this possible to be cleaned without bending any pins? This motherboard is dead and I needed to RMA it. : r/pcmasterrace
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
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
![ROG Global on X: "*Cringe*Thermal paste on the CPU socket cleaned off with a towel=bent pins. What's your biggest fail? pic:u/Naedtrax https://t.co/76a36BE1bn" / X ROG Global on X: "*Cringe*Thermal paste on the CPU socket cleaned off with a towel=bent pins. What's your biggest fail? pic:u/Naedtrax https://t.co/76a36BE1bn" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbqAU6kVIAAtSVv.jpg:large)
ROG Global on X: "*Cringe*Thermal paste on the CPU socket cleaned off with a towel=bent pins. What's your biggest fail? pic:u/Naedtrax https://t.co/76a36BE1bn" / X
![CJPR30🤡🌎 on X: "@StefanEtienne I added some thermal paste UNDER the CPU. This way the CPU isn't going to short circuit with the Motherboard. Thanks man. https://t.co/bmedMGj1RE" / X CJPR30🤡🌎 on X: "@StefanEtienne I added some thermal paste UNDER the CPU. This way the CPU isn't going to short circuit with the Motherboard. Thanks man. https://t.co/bmedMGj1RE" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DnTI-CUU0AIEvZv.jpg:large)