Building a Ryzen 5 build, accidentaly got a literal spec of thermal paste on one of my pins. What should I do? I tried using a wooden toothpick to take it off but it wont get off.
Used Thermaltake TG-7 Thermal Grease, the spec is halfway down the pin.
Posted Dec 10, 2018, 4:27 AM UTC · edited
Use isopropyl alcohol and douse the bottom of the pins with it. You can use a soft bristle toothbrush to carefully brush away the leftover paste.
How should I douse it? Wet a towel with it? And is 70% fine?
Squirt it from the bottle onto the pins. 70% should be okay, it'll take longer to evaporate.
My bottle does not have the ability to squirt. I found one of those first aid pre-soaked 70% pads. Can I rub that between the pins to take it off? Its really thin
You could just poor it onto it.
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I found one of those first aid pre-soaked 70% pads. Can I rub that between the pins to take it off?
Just be lucky it wasnt liquid metal. If it were, you need to replace the motherboard
What brand / type of thermal paste?
Thermaltake TG-7 Thermal Grease