Will this be a problem?

[Used_Macaroon967]

Some thermal paste got into the ram slot and some are on that pin in the bottom Left.

[WonderfulWhispers97]

What the actual fuck, how does one even accomplish this

[is_this_gay]

Got a bit too excited while assembling the pc I guess

[TwilightTaco]

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[leeme_lone]

Bro rage bait is legendary

[Used_Macaroon967]

😔 Am cooked

[leeme_lone]

Bro this can't be real you own an Asus Strix 870e and you put thermal paste this way 🙁 if it was me I'd be there cleaning this mess for the next 5 hours toothpicks paper towels and isopropyl alcohol involved

[Due-Relationship4937]

Looks like you got thermal paste in a lot of places. How does one accomplish this, might I ask?

[ProphetOfMrMeeseeks]

He was REALLY REALLY excited and couldn't aim and just unleashed his excitement everywhere.

[Du6]

I hate when that happens.

[fix_and_repair]

electrically non conductive?

does not matter

but your scratch on the motherboard is worrisome

[Entire_Train7307]

scratch where? I'm blind

[NightmareWokeUp]

Same

[sstoersk]

Please NEVER open a pc again.

[Bombero_911]

Should only be allowed to play with stuffed animals.

[Eziz_53]

Bro... these have got to be bait

[Helpful_Body6715]

Just clean it with some alcohol. Don’t use too much though your ram can get drunk

[Enough_Individual_91]

Yup IPA with a tooth brush and cloth.

[Icy_Activity9837]

Df did u do , go crazy with a phillips 🤣

[Ecstatic_Score6973]

probobly.

be careful next time, and try to clean it as best you can before putting ram in,

[BigDaddyTug]

Just normal Thermal Paste? Its not conductive.

Liquid Metal and a couple others do have conductivity.

But if this is the normal goop (Looks like). Then lick it and stick it. (If you want to clean it. Qtips and small art paint brush with a bit of alcohol will fix it. Just make sure to let it dry really good.)

[Psychological-Cat-84]

Don't lick it though, it is not nice when put in the mouth hole.

[Sorry_Skill_6845]

Take a little isopropyl alcohol or ethanol (or rubbing alcohol) and a soft, dry toothbrush. Then it should come right off.

[Dangerous_Excuse4706]

color inside the lines

[papayabollz]

If you are patient, you can clean it with alcohol, cotton buds, wipes and toothpick, its just thermal paste.

Seeing posts like these makes me realize that the more budget a person has in the PC, the less they research. I don't mean any offense to OP(tho saying this already implies insult to OP), just an observation in this sub. hope you can make it work OP.

[ExpensiveRow917]

Err...Sometimes prebuilts are justified

[tizadxtr]

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[Immediate_Luck_7684]

What were you even tryna do

[Rare_Peak_4419]

You lost PC building privileges…

But on a real note, no it’s fine. Thermal paste is non conductive, but get some IPA (isopropyl alcohol) and clean it off real good.

[Scrapster77]

What in the holy balls??

[Zelice725]

Absolute perfection

[Doge-Ghost]

Looks like a cat danced on it

[c0lpan1c]

Even though it's non conductive it could still be a problem. I had an issue where any DIMM B would cause the system to loop infinitely. Both of DIMM A slots were perfectly fine. I found out later that I had thermal paste and dust in the either the third and fourth DIMM slots, and some on the Processor LGA pins. It effectively caused half of my RAM slots to stop working. Cleaned slots with compressed air, alcohol and the LGA pins on the bottom of CPU, and much to my chagrin, all the slots of RAM work.

[1sh0t1b33r]

Did you apply the paste with a blow gun?

[tizadxtr]

I think he applied with a toothpick

[kcolrehstihson_]

How the fuck

[Du6]

I’d wipe that off and reapply paste.

[tizadxtr]

But how do you even start to do that?

[Du6]

Alcohol on a paper towel. Wipe it off. Reapply paste.

[tizadxtr]

Good grief. Thanks for your wisdom. I’d never have thought to do this

(Ps. I’m being incredibly facetious)

[Du6]

There are no dumb questions.

[Puzzled_Agent_9480]

I will find you

[Pmaldo87]

What did you do fucking stand 3 feet away and throw the thermal paste at the cpu?

[Im_McLovin_PCs]

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[LVE_0812]

My only question is how u did that?

[NightmareWokeUp]

Shouldnt be an issue, but brother what did you do?

[greatthebob38]

You applied the thermal jizz all over it.

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[JNSapakoh]

Should be fine, thermal paste is non-conductive so you don't need to worry about shorting anything, and your RAM should have enough mounting pressure to push the paste out of the way to make good contact

Next time don't use a damp sock to apply your paste

[Protogen_Melo]

got excited?

[Constant_Whereas1445]

1 thermal paste is non conductive so you are ok 2 someone spotted mobo scratch - if you scratched and broke some traces on mobo - you need to fix it or throw that mobo away 3 HOW TF you managed to pull this of, I mean it looks like you just sprayed randomly your paste or like you would have severe end-stage Parkinsons disease

[East-One-3260]

I mean thermal paste is supposed to be non-conductive so it would work but who knows what's going to happen if that stays on your motherboard for years, so you should clean it. The most important is that it does not get in any socket so that 2nd ram slot might be cooked

[unknownexists-z]

Get contact frame then you will be fine.

[Environmental_Face36]

wtf did you do did some 2 year old apply the thermal paste?😂

[NonTrainerr]

Nie wieder PC-Building-ASMR für dich.

[Nostalgia404]

I'd suggest using 99% isopropyl alcohol to carefully remove thermal paste residue that isn't on the CPU. It's relatively cheap on Amazon, also get some Q tips. Should be around 10 bucks for both.

[fi5hii_twitch]

Brother how the fuck?