ooh dear, well, isopropyl alcohol + a very soft toothbrush. I think Jayz did a video on it recently – unironically.
MoreMen_Pukes
Lots of alcohol and a toothbrush
PvtMilhouse
does your friend go to another school in canada ?
Simmy_P
Get new friends
Frogtarius
Hire a cleaner from the john wick movie.
BullyBlu
Ipa and a toothbrush
TechOverwrite
Turn the board upside down and leave it for a decade. It’ll mainly dry out and fall off after some time (read: many years). Then gently scrape off the excess.
drklunk
I normally just lick it off
VAVA_Mk2
Get a new friend
NeverEndingWalker64
How in the hell did your friend put a crapton of thermal paste on the goddamn socket without putting the CPU first and then the paste? Or did he put the paste on the CPU first, and did it fall from his hand to the socket, with the heat spreader full of paste?
Now, a small solution.
I’ve read from your comments that it isn’t conductive thermal paste, so don’t worry about it shortening anything. Put some extremely good isopropyl alcohol in there, and scrub a little with a toothbrush, and wait.
Then scrub the residue. I can’t guarantee that the method will work though, as I can see that some has gotten inside the socket.
VirtualTools_
Pressure wash or ultrasonic cleaner and hope for the best?
farky84
I’d try with a toothbrush and some 100% alcohol
These-Lavishness7082
Make them lick it till it’s clean as new
1-2isthisthingon
Put it in a container, pour some(a lot) of isopropyl alcohol, let it sit with a lid on, keep that container away from stuff, it’s highly flammable. After an hour or two, clean gently with a soft toothbrush.
Not even my wife is allowed to touch my rig, what to say of “friends”!
BigE1263
Paint scraper, isopropyl and a toothbrush.
ExtraTNT
A not shit boards has no problem with going in the dishwasher (only water and no other dishes…)
RadialRacer
Kill your friend and bury that motherboard besides them, so they may clean it themselves in the afterlife.
serial_burper
Here’s the neat part, you don’t.
GetTheKness69
why tf did you let your friend do that
jommastafibb
Ok, serious answer. Do you have a spare toothbrush? If so pour some isopropyl alcohol on the socket then lightly scrub with the toothbrush it will slowly come out. Then you will need to let it dry for a few hours or to be safest a full day. Then once dry see if there is still more. If there is just repeat that process again it’s your best chance.
reallyryan-1899
What did he do nut on it?
AtariAtari
The paste seems confined to the motherboard so it should be easy to throw the whole thing out and clean up the mess.
FAILNOUGHT
Following the jay2cents video I cleaned it with a toothbrush and alchool and now it works just fine
tetractys_gnosys
Take your friend out back
Bak-papier
Lmfao. How does this happen?
nerdnyxnyx
alcohol and soft toothbrush
RacerAfterDusk6044
your friend seemed to really like his mother…board
Narrow-Rub3596
Try to clean as much as you can, I’ve had a friend build multiple computers putting thermal paste UNDER the cpu (in the socket) for years. They all worked fine oddly enough. He puts it on the heat spreader now lol
EgonVox
I thought that jay2cents video He did about this was stupid… Like, how do you even get paste **in** the socket?
Well… Touché I guess
AveragePerson_E
A pc builders favourite friend,*isopropyl alcohol*
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Isopropyl will might help
I have seen cases where you can still install the CPU in this thing and have it work.
But if it will work for a long time is unknown.
Force them to.
Watch jays 2 cents video on it. He lays it out very simple for you.
https://youtu.be/rmhJLheNmzw?si=bOPUapF1–p4peps
Brake cleaner
“a friend did” riiiight 😏
ooh dear, well, isopropyl alcohol + a very soft toothbrush. I think Jayz did a video on it recently – unironically.
Lots of alcohol and a toothbrush
does your friend go to another school in canada ?
Get new friends
Hire a cleaner from the john wick movie.
Ipa and a toothbrush
Turn the board upside down and leave it for a decade. It’ll mainly dry out and fall off after some time (read: many years). Then gently scrape off the excess.
I normally just lick it off
Get a new friend
How in the hell did your friend put a crapton of thermal paste on the goddamn socket without putting the CPU first and then the paste? Or did he put the paste on the CPU first, and did it fall from his hand to the socket, with the heat spreader full of paste?
Now, a small solution.
I’ve read from your comments that it isn’t conductive thermal paste, so don’t worry about it shortening anything. Put some extremely good isopropyl alcohol in there, and scrub a little with a toothbrush, and wait.
Then scrub the residue. I can’t guarantee that the method will work though, as I can see that some has gotten inside the socket.
Pressure wash or ultrasonic cleaner and hope for the best?
I’d try with a toothbrush and some 100% alcohol
Make them lick it till it’s clean as new
Put it in a container, pour some(a lot) of isopropyl alcohol, let it sit with a lid on, keep that container away from stuff, it’s highly flammable. After an hour or two, clean gently with a soft toothbrush.
If you can find a can of non-residue electronic parts cleaner like [this](https://www.crcindustries.com/qd-174-electronic-cleaner-11-wt-oz/) and use the pressure straw it will clean it all out. It’s what I use on all my boards.
Not even my wife is allowed to touch my rig, what to say of “friends”!
Paint scraper, isopropyl and a toothbrush.
A not shit boards has no problem with going in the dishwasher (only water and no other dishes…)
Kill your friend and bury that motherboard besides them, so they may clean it themselves in the afterlife.
Here’s the neat part, you don’t.
why tf did you let your friend do that
Ok, serious answer. Do you have a spare toothbrush? If so pour some isopropyl alcohol on the socket then lightly scrub with the toothbrush it will slowly come out. Then you will need to let it dry for a few hours or to be safest a full day. Then once dry see if there is still more. If there is just repeat that process again it’s your best chance.
What did he do nut on it?
The paste seems confined to the motherboard so it should be easy to throw the whole thing out and clean up the mess.
Following the jay2cents video I cleaned it with a toothbrush and alchool and now it works just fine
Take your friend out back
Lmfao. How does this happen?
alcohol and soft toothbrush
your friend seemed to really like his mother…board
Try to clean as much as you can, I’ve had a friend build multiple computers putting thermal paste UNDER the cpu (in the socket) for years. They all worked fine oddly enough. He puts it on the heat spreader now lol
I thought that jay2cents video He did about this was stupid… Like, how do you even get paste **in** the socket?
Well… Touché I guess
A pc builders favourite friend,*isopropyl alcohol*