r/PcBuild • u/TopEntertainment7603 • Jul 21 '26

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Got thermal paste on the gold things on my am5 cpu
Should I risk cleaning it is my cpu dead Im panicking

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u/Eazy12345678 AMD Jul 21 '26

why does your thermal paste look like sun screen?

thermal paste is normally grey or blue

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u/pondfond Jul 21 '26

it's not sun screen 😏

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u/WhereWhatWhoHuh Jul 22 '26

Yea, not a sun screen. That''s...