Thermal Paste application method - interesting question

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http://www.arcticsilver.com/intel_application_method.html#

This site tells me to use the line method for my E7500 using Arctic Silver 5. Can I use the Pea method anyway?


Can too much thermal paste cause over heating?
 
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What a weird list. It doesnt depend on the CPU how to apply it, it depends on the grease and on the cooler base plate surface.
Some coolers have a slightly rippled surface. If thats the case you just need to put a tiny bit of grease in the middle of the CPU heatspreader and then apply pressure with the cooler and move it left and right a few times (on the vertical axis) before tightening it down.
On smooth surfaces its best to simply do it with a spatula, like a credit card or even with your fingers (with gloves of course).
Then of course greases can have completely different consistencies. Some are very hard to apply, like the IC diamond for example. There you can only work with a spatula and lots of patience. Others are very soft and...
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There are so many different ways to put on thermal paste. Too much will cause overheating. Too little will cause overheating. Just enough will be perfect. You can use the pea method or the line method. I recommend going for the line method as that is what it says to do on the website. Make sure you don't put too much. Basically enough so that it spreads out to be a thin layer between the heat sink and the CPU.
 
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What a weird list. It doesnt depend on the CPU how to apply it, it depends on the grease and on the cooler base plate surface.
Some coolers have a slightly rippled surface. If thats the case you just need to put a tiny bit of grease in the middle of the CPU heatspreader and then apply pressure with the cooler and move it left and right a few times (on the vertical axis) before tightening it down.
On smooth surfaces its best to simply do it with a spatula, like a credit card or even with your fingers (with gloves of course).
Then of course greases can have completely different consistencies. Some are very hard to apply, like the IC diamond for example. There you can only work with a spatula and lots of patience. Others are very soft and are extremely easy to apply.

The best amount to use is that the finished layer is just barely thick enough to cover the etchings in the heatspreader so you cant read them anymore.
 
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I had original thermal paste giving me temperatures in the 30s idle and 80-100 under extreme load.

I used the line method with probably too much paste and it gave me temperatures in the 40s idle and 100 under 60% load so I am guessing higher under extreme load. When I took it off it was a sort of oval but it wasn't covering the whole cpu thermal surface and it was thick in the narrowish oval that was created. Is it important to cover the whole surface?

I just used the pea method with a half pea size thing and the idle temps are in the mid 50s.
 
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Did you clean off the CPU and Heatsink before putting more thermal paste? It shouldn't rise like that.
 
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