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Originally Posted by Nebacanezer 
The way I did it, and have seen countless other heat sinks put on, is the line method. Don't over do it as too much thermal paste is as bad as not enough thermal paste.
When I put my 212 on I did the line method across the cpu, put the heat sink on and progressed with the installation. There is a difference of opinion on how to apply it but the general rule of thumb is not too much and not too little.
Hope that helps.

The way I did it, and have seen countless other heat sinks put on, is the line method. Don't over do it as too much thermal paste is as bad as not enough thermal paste.
When I put my 212 on I did the line method across the cpu, put the heat sink on and progressed with the installation. There is a difference of opinion on how to apply it but the general rule of thumb is not too much and not too little.
Hope that helps.
Yeah, the line works pretty well. I was thinking, if you were to find which way the line of the die went on the newer Ivy bridge chips (as in, if the little '1" that you see when taking off the IHS is vertical or horizontal) and then put a line that way, would it enhance the cooling?
probably not, but just a thought.






