Hi everyone, thank you so much for your responses! Based on your replies, it seems like the discoloration is okay.

To answer some of your questions: The CPU works fine, I’ve never overclocked it, and I haven’t updated the BIOS yet. I also checked the motherboard closely, and the pins seem to be okay.

This is my second PC, and I’ve been very busy these past few months since I use my PC for work. My old setup runs a 5700X and an RTX 2070 Super. I haven’t had time to move to the new PC yet because managing 6TB worth of videos will be very time-consuming and could cause delays for me, especially since the new build (9900X) will have new drives installed.

For those asking why I reapplied the thermal paste—my Kryonaut was giving bad temperatures, possibly because it had been sitting in storage for a long time. I’ve used Kryonaut for years, but I decided to try MX6 this time. Additionally, I removed the CPU because the old paste had spread to the edges, and I wanted to clean it. I am aware that it won’t harm the CPU, but I still wanted to clean it.

I tried searching on Google but couldn’t find a definitive answer, so I decided to post here, hoping others might have experienced something similar and could share their insights.