I heard people asking question on several boards and how to apply TIM to their HDT-S1283. It's kind of apparent that there isn't a solid consensus. I applied some MX-2 to mine and put it on a Q9550. The temperatures are beautiful.
Take a look at the last application method on this page. Applying two streaks between the copper pipes works perfectly. I made my streaks slightly longer:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index. [...] mitstart=5
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