NZXT - Don't be scared...just needs a little bit of thermal paste and we're good. 👌 #Fridaythe13th | Facebook
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
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
![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](http://i.imgur.com/sSnyqcL.jpg)