Stupid mistake, quick answer please

[SanchoP]

I just made the stupid mistake of pulling off my chipset heatsink. It suprisingly came off quite easily - it had two lever type things holding it there and I couldn't resist...

It has some sticky paste stuff on it. Should I just jam it back on or should I rather put some CPU thermal paste on it?

 

[The_Techie]

Replacing the thermal paste is the safest option

You might be able to get away with just jamming it back on, but I'd advise replacing the thermal paste.

 

[killadoob]

should be fine as long as you did not damage the little plastic thingies

if you did you will need to replace it

 

[SanchoP]

Okay well I didn't break anything. I've just pushed it back on - was a bit hard to get it aligned properly. I'll monitor the temps and if it get's worrying I'll stick on some thermal paste.