Most thermal material is conductive, which will short the pins . . I would use a new, soft toothbrush and some 90+% alcohol to remove as much as you can. Be arefull and do not bend any of the pins
Thermal paste on CPU socket
What happens if a drop of thermal paste manages to fall upon the CPU socket, before the CPU is installed? Being a bed of needles... no possible way to clean it up. Should everything still work?
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Depending on the paste probably not as the paste usually contains metal particles to transfer heat between the cpu and the heat sink. Use 90% alcohol and a soft lint free cloth to blot the area. There are also pastes that do not contain metal so what kind do you have?
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