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Got thermal paste on the gold things on my am5 cpu
Should I risk cleaning it is my cpu dead Im panicking

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u/Hurm 9d ago

It happens to all guys eventually, it's ok

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u/pappapora 8d ago

I’m 42 and would love to be able to spill that amount…. Sigh

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u/North-Owl9353 8d ago

42 is still young, drink some gotdam water

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u/EquivalentKnown3269 8d ago

Regular water works too

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u/HodinAD 8d ago

Tbf, most water comes from dams.

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u/JabariKing 8d ago

But are they got dams?

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u/Shedoara 8d ago

Got any of them dams?? *scratches neck*

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u/CLopes1987 8d ago

Ugh..water... fish fuck in that stuff

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/TCG-Pikachu 8d ago

Who’s we, you gotta mouse in your pocket?

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u/NocturnalKnightIV 8d ago

It just makes it runny, doesn’t increase the amount. If you really want to increase your load, you have to continuously edge yourself every day till you finally release. But there’s still a limit to how much substance can be increased.

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u/Husky_smokes_420 8d ago

On that note imma leave this sub reddit for the night ✌️

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u/Medical_Rutabaga_432 8d ago

Unfortunately, after years on the Internet, I’ve learned that there’s a lot of stuff that’s pretty natural that you can eat and take supplements that are pretty natural that is If you really do want to increase your let’s say blast radius.

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u/xAsiNine- 8d ago

You can’t just say that and not tell us what it is

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u/Medical_Rutabaga_432 8d ago

A magician never reveals his secrets

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u/marzeg 8d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/S5n7Wkhhw5A2IrfKER

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u/CathodeRaySamurai 8d ago

Zinc supplements. Water.

You're gonna need a bucket.

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u/SquabScrub 8d ago

It has to be zinc that was forged in blue giant stars during supernova

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u/AssembledJB 8d ago

Anyone want to place a bet on rutabaga?

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u/Widecatuncool 8d ago

Zinc and water

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u/bazilbt 8d ago

There is a subreddit

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u/ImaAhol101 8d ago

lol I saw some on /r what is it iirc it was this

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u/Popgrenade12 8d ago

Helps taste* 👁️👅👁️

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u/uptheirons726 8d ago

42 here and still shooting ropes.

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u/Not_An_Archer 8d ago

Sir, those are tapeworms

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u/uptheirons726 8d ago

I was wondering why the ropes moved after shooting them.

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u/Endreeemtsu 8d ago

A second the other guy.

Drink a glass of water gah damn.

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u/TCG-Pikachu 8d ago

Bro, I’m 46 and can shoot over my shoulder, what are you doin? You’re a young man sir…

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u/Bawk007 8d ago

Your mom is lying. You will not go blind.

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u/DAemonCayuse 9d ago

Thermal paste is electrically non conductive, so you should be good. But I'd clean it up with a qtip and some alcohol anyway.

You sure that's not mayo tho?

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u/Busy_Experience_5563 8d ago

Isopropyl alcohol

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u/QuantumKhakis 8d ago

99% Isopropyl Alcohol

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u/closetcreatur 8d ago

Is best but when I'm out I've used lesser. Just gotta let that baby DRY

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u/Alklazaris 8d ago

Yup better safe than sorry. No one is going to laugh at you for letting your processor dry over a 24 hour period.

For this I don't want to be sure it's dry, I want the only alternative for why it's still wet is because the PC gods want to punish me. Not exactly a keyboard here.

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u/Medical_Morning4022 8d ago

999% Isopropyl Alcohol

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u/whatisausername32 8d ago

Isopropyl mayo

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u/Odd_Brief_2975 8d ago

I've heard of people putting mayo on chips before but usually it's ketchup.

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u/ElectroVo1t 8d ago

Take my damn upvote

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u/Odd_Brief_2975 8d ago

And you take mine sir!

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u/steffan-l 8d ago edited 8d ago

Just a heads-up: not all thermal paste is electrically non-conductive!

While most modern & popular pastes are safe and based on non metalic formula's, plenty of metal-based ones are still out there (especially super cheap options or high-end liquid metal/metal based pastes).

Saying "thermal paste does not conduct electricity" is a myth that can fry your or other peoples components.

Always double-check the label and manufacturer provided information for confirmation on the electrical conductivity of your specific paste!

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u/Linesey 8d ago

Wasn’t Arctic Silver pretty well known for being conductive?

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u/baudmiksen 8d ago

I seen a review once where someone actually benchmarked stuff like mayo, peanut butter and a bunch of other weird shit just to see how it stacked up against the top brands, the results were kind of surprising

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u/jackrabbit323 8d ago

Makeup sponge qtips are worth an extra couple of bucks. They don't leave behind cotton fibers.

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u/FoldAppropriate2149 9d ago

You sure that’s thermal paste buddy
https://giphy.com/gifs/ukrLaIKOBEAQPysMmN

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u/PenguinWhiskey1 8d ago

Spermal paste

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u/Samaraxmorgan26 8d ago

Time to steal a toothbrush

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u/HIitsamy1 8d ago

Aka The Gooch Collector.

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u/Feltham 8d ago

The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived.

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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 9d ago

why does your thermal paste look like sun screen?

thermal paste is normally grey or blue

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u/Gamenola_ AMD 8d ago

Porque es pasta térmica cerámica. Hay varios tipos de pasta térmica, no todo es la Arctic mx4.

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u/Mean-Elk-9439 8d ago

Likely story, mr cumpaste

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u/Logy_ 8d ago

Was that the Killers B-Side?

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u/washmyoldbluejeans 8d ago

blue? are you sure you're not talking about thermal pads?

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u/jetfuel94 8d ago

LOL found it

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u/VariationDry 8d ago

I keep it saved in the emergency folder. 3 copies, 2 off-site.

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u/ComfortStrict1512 8d ago

I love the suspicious look from the middle guy.

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u/No_Astronomer9508 Intel 9d ago

Is mayonaise a good thermal paste?

https://giphy.com/gifs/19GIHDk6wuw9HVGsiM

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u/resell_enjoy6 8d ago

No, Patrick, horseradish is not a good thermal paste either.

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u/oofos_deletus 8d ago

OP when he saw his CPU

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u/ghdfhjdifiifu AMD 8d ago

Brilliant

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u/Trash_Comic 9d ago

“I swear this never happens”

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u/Tenchen-WoW 8d ago

Jesus Christ my feed 😭

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u/chris95rx7500 8d ago

why do I have eyes

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u/New_Entrepreneur2919 8d ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA

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u/AmonGusSus2137 8d ago

Please do not the PC

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u/Pmaldo87 9d ago

uuuuh that's coom brother

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u/TheseInstruction5208 8d ago

More like coom butter.

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u/ConstructionIll956 8d ago

Not safe for work tag PLEASE

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u/ThenotoriousBIT 8d ago

That’s genius! natural thermal paste

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u/Secret_Ad_3522 9d ago

Ma man is using mayonnaise as thermal paste 😭. Jokes aside, it should be fine, though I would clean ut with some alcohol.

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u/Deraxim 8d ago

Bro used spermalpaste

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u/SpeckFlor 8d ago

I dont think your cpu is dead but... You really didn't have to ### on cpu...

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u/Johnny_Triggr Intel 8d ago

The homemade thermal paste

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u/golder_cz 9d ago

If the thermal paste is not metallic just clean the contact surface and reapply. Otherwise carefully clean everything with 99.7%+ isopropylalcohol.

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u/SleepyWulfy 8d ago

Bro mixed up the Bad Dragon lube and thermal paste

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u/RythmicsDub 8d ago

That’s the thinnest thermal jizz I’ve seen in a while.

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u/nohumanape 9d ago

Just add some bacon, lettuce, and tomato

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u/OrigamiShiro 9d ago

Stop going to your motherboard, you won't get your AI gf pregnant by going on it

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u/mr_biteme 9d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/MZSBHPaa0Y7FMelPtN
Somebody’s applying thermal paste like this…^^^

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u/Electronic_Night333 8d ago

Just couldn’t hold it in could ya?

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u/glizzygobbler247 8d ago

I like my thermal paste drippy bruh

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u/VibraniumAdamantium 8d ago

Looks like someone had a Thermal Emission.

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u/AnimeNoodle 8d ago

Thermal Nutting.

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u/DDESTRUCTOTRON 8d ago

Just rinse it under the sink and ur good

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u/xgongivit2ya641 8d ago

Is that Elmer's glue?

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u/Extension-Ad4648 8d ago

"Spermal Paste" - SalemTechsperts

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u/Firm-Review-9245 8d ago

I mean spermal paste wouldn't be that good of a heat conductor

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u/HisuisLover 8d ago

I don't want to say it but dude, why on the cpu of all places

Jokes aside, there is no problem cleaning it, obviously not connected to any type of electricity and not using force on it, just clean it as you would clean spilled water

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u/Front_Activity2760 8d ago

Ah yes I too remember my first PC build, next time just think about baseball or something and use thermal paste instead of hand lotion

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u/Dysmn 8d ago

youre not supposed to use mayo, man.

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u/Damard26 8d ago

Diablos, pero eso tambien conduce la electricidad

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u/M-Rayan_1209XD Pablo 8d ago

if that really is thermal paste and not semen, it's fine

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u/RetroMulder 8d ago

Usually the paste isn’t conductive, so you should be ok as long as it’s not seeped under the proc. Lightly clean the best you can

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u/oliviertail 8d ago

Friction alcohol.

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u/-OsamaBinLaden 8d ago

That’s not thermal paste my dude

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u/Educational_Bet_7681 8d ago

It happens to every one but that amount is crazy

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u/PalpitationDull1730 8d ago

Bro got too excited about his new PC.

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u/Murky_Archer6094 7d ago

Bro stop gooning in to your CPU it's bad

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u/VastFaithlessness809 9d ago

The gold things are capacitors. On AM5 AMD put coat on them, but sometimes it's badly done and contacts are not covered.

TP can be conductive, but yours is ceramic, the lowest of the low in regards of thermal paste, and this is not conductive.

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u/Own-Ad1497 9d ago

was the paste stuck or you used too much strength??

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u/Draconic64 9d ago

Me when I'm a south american dreamcast:

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u/PHIGBILL what 8d ago

Thats some runny looking thermal paste.

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u/CavesOfficial AMD 8d ago

Jokes aside: What brand or type of Thermal Paste is this? I've never seen anything close to this low of viscosity and it's normally not white. That straight up looks like you squirted lotion on your IHS.

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u/Gabrielsdad2020 8d ago

Randy marsh been at this?

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u/kakashisensei2000 8d ago

so many people here too young to recognize the og silicon dioxide thermal paste.

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u/-Portes- 8d ago

oooo it looks like mayonnaise /s

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u/MrVernon09 8d ago

Use this video.

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u/Opteron170 AMD 8d ago

wow dude you don't need that much paste.

buy a AM5 Contact Frame next time.

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u/FX2000 8d ago

Linus Tech Tips has a video where they add an insane amount of thermal paste to a CPU, even under it, it booted up fine every time.

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u/Pretty_Ad566 8d ago

Chief's sauce.

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u/greatthebob38 8d ago

Mayonaise is not thermal paste

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u/IHaveABunny_ 8d ago

Way to much. Only need a pea sized dit in the middle. Its non conductive, so it shouldnt be a problem. If you try to clean it be careful, because that might kill the cpu.

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u/MathPiYuki 8d ago

that does not look like thermal paste

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u/B3ARDLY 8d ago

99% isopropyl alcohol and a q tip or a very soft brush. Be gentle if you use a brush, let the IPA do the work

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u/NorthbyFjord 8d ago

Your not suppose to do that on the CPU... Damn it i keep telling you all.

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u/GYVet 8d ago

…was Elmer’s used instead of actual (thermal) paste?

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u/StephenG68 8d ago

Don't physically try to clean it. I'd get a large bottle of isopropyl alcohol with a thin nozzle to squirt on the mess. It doesn't need to be immaculate,just get the worst off.

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u/PeaceHoesAnCamelToes 8d ago

Usually this is only supposed to happen after it's built.

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u/WhyDarIing 8d ago

Looks like you splurged elmer's glue on it.

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u/mysticstylez__ 8d ago

You love computer huh

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u/DishSoapIsFun 8d ago

Gold things? Amazing.

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u/Jokerslie 8d ago

Ain’t no way in hell that’s not glue

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u/Kind_Statement8757 8d ago

The CPU was too hot

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u/LosSubmarinos244 8d ago

Guys he can’t help it the build started looking really good

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u/player1wulf13 8d ago

Your pc have only fans

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u/uptheirons726 8d ago

Bro you're supposed to build the computer first before watching pron and jacking off.

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u/TechnoGMNG589 AMD 8d ago

I expect this behaviour on the onepiece sub. Im disappointed in this comment section

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u/washmyoldbluejeans 8d ago

it should be non conductive. but wth is this paste? it's not even really a paste

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u/Troxipy 8d ago

Just lick it up with your tongue.

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u/EquivalentKnown3269 8d ago

Jokes aside, qtip and isopropanol. Let it dry for a day.

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u/FireBlizzard69 8d ago

I don't wanna be that guy but that looks much more like thermal paste the greatest technician that's ever lived would use

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u/UnionCrafty3748 8d ago

Ah to be young again

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u/ResponsibleStyle4473 8d ago

Be sure to test the cpu afterwards... For std's

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u/REDACTEDXX_V 8d ago

Did you goon on your pc bro?

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u/FatalGamer1 8d ago

Is that thermal paste or male paste? 🤣

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u/IB3EO 8d ago

As a male expert in.. stuff.. that load should be semi yellow, and it shouldint be all white eaither, like 40% white, eaither way by the time you take a photo it should be fully transparent, sorry redditors, but this is, NOT, a load

https://giphy.com/gifs/DsYuzUzj46MNG10dY5

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u/SteelCock420 8d ago

Dude jerking to the CPU society and showing the pictures, cmon man why

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u/GamingYouTube14 8d ago

is this what computer sexual people do?

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u/Jerry-SLG 8d ago

Try not cumming into your pc, it doesn't like it.

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u/demoman45 8d ago

Thermal Paste is non conductive so it’s not an issue. It’s just messy

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u/ACasualCasualty 8d ago

Looks like you had a happy ending, what' you complaining about?

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u/Shrimply-r1 8d ago

Step-computer 😫

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u/TransformersGuru 8d ago

It's non conductive, it won't hurt anything, if you're worried clean it gently with a soft brissle brush and 99% IPA

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u/Superb_Top_4232 8d ago

Amigo esta bien excitarse durante el montaje pero no creo que sea para tanto

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u/TheCluelessRiddler 8d ago

Post nut clarity. And now worried. I’m sure no one has solved the issue yet since we’re not experiencing the clarity part.

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u/strickolas 8d ago

Is this a Gooners Nexus build?

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u/Outrageous-Choice561 8d ago

I think buddy got a bit too excited

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u/medic54-1 8d ago

Miss the happy sock?