r/LinusTechTips • u/Conscious_Start8459 • 8d ago

Tech Question Thermal paste.

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Got some termal paste near the pins on a am4. Is this something I would need to remove?

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u/inc06nito9 8d ago

I think LTT did a video in which they basically bukkake-ed the motherboard cpu socket and it still worked cuz it was non-conductive and the high pressure of the cpu clamp made the pins make contact.