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Ok, need a bit of advice.
Had to RMA my ITX motherboard after it developed an unfixable fault, I have a feeling I’ll just end up getting a replacement ITX board from ASUS/Overclockers....but, honestly, I’d rather get a crosshair impact instead (but don’t have any options to get one shipped to me as the replacement), since it has troubleshooting features my old ITX board just did not have (even some features the manual said it DID have, like bios flashback)
So we’ve dismantled the system and removed all the components, but, i couldn’t find the small plastic tray the cpu was in inside it’s box when it was delivered months ago, so right now, it’s just stuck to the cold plate on the cooler (being held on by the paste), see attached:
But since it could be several weeks before my replacement board arrives (unless i buy a new one, and chances of that are slim), is it a good idea to leave the chip’s pins exposed to the air for that long?
Had to RMA my ITX motherboard after it developed an unfixable fault, I have a feeling I’ll just end up getting a replacement ITX board from ASUS/Overclockers....but, honestly, I’d rather get a crosshair impact instead (but don’t have any options to get one shipped to me as the replacement), since it has troubleshooting features my old ITX board just did not have (even some features the manual said it DID have, like bios flashback)
So we’ve dismantled the system and removed all the components, but, i couldn’t find the small plastic tray the cpu was in inside it’s box when it was delivered months ago, so right now, it’s just stuck to the cold plate on the cooler (being held on by the paste), see attached:
But since it could be several weeks before my replacement board arrives (unless i buy a new one, and chances of that are slim), is it a good idea to leave the chip’s pins exposed to the air for that long?