Hey, I was wondering if someone could give me some advice
I incorrectly seated my cpu cooler and realised when I got really high temperatures when doing fairly un-strenuous tasks on the new desktop. When I took it off, I removed the cpu too so that it would be easier to clean the thermal compound off it and reapply the new one. Anyway, I bent one pin on the socket 1155. I got in a stress and quickly searched for a way of fixing it. The first thing that came up was some guide that recommended using a mechanical penicil, I failed to read the actual full article, which recommended taking the lead out and using the nib as a hollow with which to bend back the pin and instead used the graphite nib to nudge the pin back into position (or as near as I dare get it, it looks like it will align with the conductive part of the cpu assigned for that pin). Now, after doing this I realised I had made a mistake as graphite is an obvious conductor and likely to powder off. I don't think this happened to any massive extent, but there's a possibility I have rubbed two pins with the graphite. Now my idea is to try and clean the socket with rubbing alcohol (I only have mineralised methylated spirit in my house atm and the pharmacy is shut for the night). I'm a bit worried that the 1155 is way to delicate for a toothbrush though.
Any ideas?