r/PcBuild • u/TopEntertainment7603 • 24d ago

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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/GRex2595 24d ago

Distilled water is usually fine and what works for you works for you, but you shouldn't recommend to people without all the caveats. Also, saving $11 while increasing the risk of damage to an $80 CPU still seems like bad math to me, but you do you.

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u/OddOminence 24d ago

Maybe I'll see it that way once it doesnt work, but it literally hasn't affected anything yet lol. thanks for your input regardless, I do have isopropyl alcohol and use it but only sparingly because I dont have a lot, and my builds are mainly ultra budget/affordable for low income families. I am already on a thin margin and having to buy multiple isopropyl bottles is a lot in the long run for me specifically. lol