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Help cleaning thermal paste off motherboard
I got my new Asrock 990fx extreme3 motherboard today. As I was applying thermal paste to my CPU I accidentally got some on my motherboard. I cleaned it well with a fine paint brush and 91% isopropyl alcohol. As I was getting ready to apply a new layer of thermal paste and attach my CPU cooler I noticed something on the back of my motherboard. It had some white residue on it, the same color as my thermal paste. I've tried to clean it off the same way as the stuff on the front but it won't come off. When I get the affected areas wet with isopropyl alcohol it seems to go away but shows back up when it dries. I'm using dynex silver thermal compound which is conductive. What should I do?
I will try to post a link to pics but I'm on my phone.