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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Thermal paste does not hold the CPU in place. Thermal paste is simply a heat conductive (but hopefully not electrically conductive) paste that goes between the CPU and the heatsink to fill in the microscopic holes and air-pocket gaps between them so that heat conducts from the chip to the heatsink more efficiently. It has the consistency of toothpaste and can't hold anything. The actual heatsink assembly is held down by screws and bolts.
You're probably thinking of the solder.
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Yeah, it was the solder I was thinking of, my bad.
