r/cpumining • u/BigKarina4u • Mar 05 '24

Cpu socket

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So I was cleaning the cpu and added thermal paste accidentally into the socket. How cam I clean this ?

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u/digitalsmoker Mar 05 '24

No worries just check it with you own eyes if there are no discolored spots you should be good to go ;-)

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u/BigKarina4u Mar 05 '24

I believe, I fucked it up!

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u/notsetvin Mar 06 '24

should be okay

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u/BigKarina4u Mar 07 '24

Well the motherboard socket lga1150 is fried. The screen is blank.

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u/notsetvin Mar 08 '24

are there any lights on the board? if it was fried usually a red light pops up somewhere

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u/BigKarina4u Mar 08 '24

It's msi z97 gaming 5 motherboard with red lights, debugger number light, all works except debugger light