Melted cpu socket with thermal paste in it

Dec 14, 2019 2:43 PM

Kryotasin

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Grateful42

just scrub it out itl be good

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

weedeewee

That socket doesn't look melted. Just two parts in the center that look burnt, resistor and capacitor, not part of socket.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

scottsinflavortown

Buy a new mobo then

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

marzipanius

Yeah that's not the side of the CPU the thermal paste goes on, ya dummy.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Kryotasin

Yes. I know lol

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Elpepitos

"melted" ? Wut. Seems particularly hard to achieve, what happened ?

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Kryotasin

I think i put the thermal paste between the process and the socket

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

SpaceMusician

somebody fumbled the cpu while installing it.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Kryotasin

Yes. Me.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

SpaceMusician

ya gotta put it in and *then* put the thermal paste on. :)

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0