stupid thermal-compound question

[SWEnginerd]

My XPC arrived today! Woohoo! But now I don't know how to put the thermal compound on the CPU.

The photo shows a white blob, but I can't tell how far around the center chip to put the white goo. Does it cover the tiny squares around the main die (are they resistors?) or just the central chip?

Many thanks. I can't wait to get off my five-year-old box!

 

[eriqesque]

I would suggest you get some Arctic Silver 5 and then follow these instructions
but if you choose to use the white stuff that came with it, then you can still follow those above instructions.