C2D 6400 install question

[JE78]

I just got my C2D stuff today and was instilling the CPU and heatsink/fan. The CPU installed fine but the heatsink/fan gave me a bit of an issue. Nothing major but I ended up taking the heatsink off of the CPU after it had already been on it once. It had just touched it, spearing the grease a little. I then put it back on and clamped it down. My question is will it be ok or should I have wiped off the grease first? I didn't have any other thermal grease to use. Thanks.

 

[Roguestar]

Well if you don't have a choice then you don't have a choice . To be honest I don't think it'll make that much of a difference provided nothing else touched the HSF and CPU heat spreader until their were put back together.

 

[JE78]

Nope, I made sure nothing touched either of the two. I've had it running for about 30 minutes now formating the new drive and installing windows, nothing too strenuous but I can touch the heatsink and its no even the slight bit warm yet.

 

[moddedcompsdotcom]

you should be fine, same thing happened to me on my first 775 build, those stock heat sinks are a bitch to get in the first time

 

[JE78]

Yeah tell me about it. I snapped them all in the first time or so I thought. I realized one was loose then saw 2 were actually loose, I guess I didn't press down hard enough, was babying it too much. So I thought best to start over.

Anyway, so far so good with it, nothing seem out of the ordinary with temps or anything so I think I should be good to go.