What happens if you get thermal paste on the pins? Will the computer just not boot or will it destroy the CPU and/or motherboard? - Quora
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The repair technicians are cleaning the cpu's contacts very carefully to avoid any operational errors and to be safe from dirt. 6625324 Stock Photo at Vecteezy
![Thermal paste on cpu pins. Will cpu still work or should I clean the thermal paste off? Please help. : r/pcmasterrace Thermal paste on cpu pins. Will cpu still work or should I clean the thermal paste off? Please help. : r/pcmasterrace](https://i.redd.it/d0s6hp0rah7a1.jpg)
Thermal paste on cpu pins. Will cpu still work or should I clean the thermal paste off? Please help. : r/pcmasterrace
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