I Followed ChatGPT’s PC Build Guide (2026)
8:36slot. The primary slot is the one closest to the CPU socket. Usually labeled something like M21. Bang on. I'm going to tell it that I can't see it because uh there's a heat sink on17:13base of the heat sink for a clear plastic protective film. If there's one, peel it off. Now, put a single P-sized dot of thermal paste in the center of17:20the CPU's metal heat spreader. That's a lot of thermal paste. I'm going to take some of this off, but that's what it told me to do. Lower it straight down.














