Lol yeah, just plug it in and boot to see if it works… It does, slap the case side back on and forget it. Or suddenly get worried that moving anything will cause it to break so just leave it as is.
I know for me, if a step requires repasting something, it adds like 100kg to the inertia I need to overcome to be willing to start it, despite never actually having a problem with the paste, other than it occasionally oozing out the sides and getting on the mobo, but I only use non-conductive paste specifically so that isn’t a real issue, just cosmetic when you remove the heat sink so you can see the area.
Lol yeah, just plug it in and boot to see if it works… It does, slap the case side back on and forget it. Or suddenly get worried that moving anything will cause it to break so just leave it as is.
I know for me, if a step requires repasting something, it adds like 100kg to the inertia I need to overcome to be willing to start it, despite never actually having a problem with the paste, other than it occasionally oozing out the sides and getting on the mobo, but I only use non-conductive paste specifically so that isn’t a real issue, just cosmetic when you remove the heat sink so you can see the area.