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Applying Thermal Paste

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dmw16

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It's been awhile since I built a PC, but I am putting together my Hackintosh and I had what is probably a dumb question.

Is the best way to apply thermal paste still to use a razor blade to spread a thin coat on the entire CPU? That is the way I used to do it on my Athlon CPU's (that I unlocked using a pin and conducting gel, just to show my age, haha). Not sure if anything has changed.
 
I personally put a very small drop of paste on to the CPU and spread it evenly with my finger covered by a plastic bag. I apply a very small amount on to the heatsink as well, just to make it a bit "dirty". By doing this I've noticed that the contact between the chip and cooler is better.
 
As long as you don't end up with too much thermal paste on/around the CPU I haven't seen anything that suggests the method is terribly important. Some people swear by the plastic bag method. I personally went with AS5's "line" approach. I don't see it being a big deal.
 
A dot in the middle of the IHS and then let the heatsink base spread it out. That's what I've always done because quite frankly, I'm lazy.
 
Sorry to thread jack, but it applies to applying thermal paste as well.

The best method to apply thermal paste on HDT heatsinks I believe it is to put the thermal paste in between the heatpipes that make contact with the CPU?
 
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