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When I unscrewed the cooler by approx. 2 turns, it finally booted. Is that normal? I'm worried I might have damaged the CPU permanently or that I squeezed out too much paste. What should I do?

I need a PC for CAD (Autodesk Fusion) and Gaming (mostly War Thunder, Helldivers 2, Anno 1800) on a wide 3440x1440 144hz screen. Here's what I was able to come up with. I filled the local prices in for context, aiming for a budget of 1.5K.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DMRVzP)

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**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hyH99/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-42-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000910wof) | $279.00

As far as I could tell from looking at Task Manager, Autodesk Fusion only uses a single core, so I prioritized clock speed over core count. Only real time rendering uses all co

My gf of 5 years broke up with me recently so my bed felt really empty. To have some company I let my elderly cat sleep in my bed, which I don't do often because she usually wants to get out of my room to get food early in the morning. And when she wants something, she'll let you know by meowing until she's contented. Take my word for it, her meows are loud! I sleep in the 2nd floor and even with closed windows this furry loudspeaker has no problem waking me up by howling below my room.

So at around 5am my feline alarm clock goes off. I tried to ignore her for a while but of course her endurance is far greater than my stubbornness. With barely opened eyes I stumbled to the door and let her