What happens if you get thermal paste on the pins? Will the computer just not boot or will it destroy the CPU and/or motherboard? - Quora
ASUS Republic of Gamers - *Cringe* Putting thermal paste on the CPU socket then cleaning it off with a towel isn't the best idea. What was your biggest fail? pic: u/Naedtrax
Do you need to apply thermal paste to a brand new CPU where the heat sink came with applied thermal paste? - Quora
![Saw that a guy on Tom's Hardware accidentally put the thermal paste on the CPU pins during his first build...oops : r/pcmasterrace Saw that a guy on Tom's Hardware accidentally put the thermal paste on the CPU pins during his first build...oops : r/pcmasterrace](https://external-preview.redd.it/flaaDEDVRVDZQR3B7OZu2Y8y3DZXssBUfGYIQzh3gWA.jpg?auto=webp&s=a34f52c9fe104122aa2d30a45e3ec0731ffa1cef)