This method is outdated and WRONG!

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[midnightanimal]

I like to put some underneath the CPU for extra heat dissapation.

[vms]

"Remember switching to a new CPU is faster than cleaning it"
- Art of thermal paste

[RandomNorwegianGuy.]

Veterans: Don't brush your teeth with the last remaining thermal paste

[joshuareed]

Been doing this for 30 years. Great video! Except that's a shit ton of paste. Could use a third of that and get the perfect thin layer with zero waste and seepage.

[Razor_BlaydeXD]

veteran :Dont eat the thermal paste (optional)

[Inmate]

I usually keep a freshly supplied 5-gallon bucket of thermal paste on hand and just dunk the entire motherboard into it for good measure.

[KindredBrujah]

A lot comes down to the pressure the cooler can exert on the socket. If it's very high pressure it will establish a nice, thin layer and all is good. If it doesn't exert much pressure, you're going to end up with a thicker layer which will actually inhibit heat transfer.

[JakeM]

Quote from Intel’s own website:

“Too much (paste) reduces the efficacy of the paste, due to the metal surfaces being too far apart”

[shreyasgham]

Guess Verge was just ahead of its time when they had a "Thermal paste applicator" in their PC build guide.😂

[Zetsuei]

I've been doing a line, and a plastic card for ages.

[alwaysemployed]

My method is VERY simple and very effective.
1) Install CPU as you normally would.
2) Use paint tape to frame in the area where the paste needs to be.
3) Apply enough paste to cover the entire exposed CPU plate. Use a small spatula or a blade to spread the paste like icing on cake. The excess will spread out on top of the painter tape.
4) Install cooler.
5) Just GENTLY pull off the painter tape. Now you have a perfectly coated CPU without the overflow mess.

[qwelum]

The reason they recommend using the squishy dot method is because if your average joe doesn't spread it properly it can form air bubbles which thermal throttle it harder. Sometimes guidelines recommend the simplest method over the most effective

[masterofjustice]

"And now, your cpu will stop throttling"

*Laughs in 13900K*

[jcarney]

keep in mind if you use a silver based thermal paste, it is conductive and will short circuit if you aren't careful.

[general]

veteran: If you don't lick the spoon, you're doing it wrong

[XxrelativityxX]

I've been doing computers for a decade and have always had a tick when it came to thermal paste... until NOW! Thank you <3

[captain_kaoss]

I find thermal paste tubes too small. I like to use a cake piping bag to apply it

[dvlofaustin]

I've been using the "frost the cake" method for over 25 years without issue and they use to not come with a spreader until recently. A+ since 2002 lol.

[sprockkets]

The "traditional" way of doing it is something I only found out about in the past few years - the instructions for thermal paste back when it came out around 20 years ago said to do it with a clean surface you cleaned, and you put your finger oils on it!

[DaemonJax]

I like to put a very thin coat on the cpu heat sink, using a playing card or whatever as a spatula. Then I place a thicker coat on the cpu, with SLIGHTLY more in the center. I'm a fan of liquid metal (same method, but using a brush instead of spatula). Always amazing temps. Gotta make sure you're NOT trapping in air bubbles, tho... So twist it a bit left and right while applying pressure before firmly attaching it. If you don't get the temps you expect, then redo it -- I never had to redo it, but I certainly would if I had to. I also only buy cpus that have the heat spreader soldered (some just use thermal paste, and so you'd have to delid it to get good temps... no thanks).