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Originally Posted by Kurz
Dont apply more than about a peasize amount of thermal paste.
Dont worry about spreading it out, the weight of the heatsink being put into place will spread it out.
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Bad advice. A pea-size is way too much of arctic silver.
The best way to apply arctic silver is to first take a tiny amount and rub it onto the surface of the heatsink with a lint-free cloth (or something, just not your finger), and I mean a tiny amount.
Then, take an equally small amount, place it on the core of the CPU, and spread it with a razor blade.
All thermal compound is supposed to do is fill in the microscopic gaps between the heatsink and the core created by surface irregularities. The directions that come with it are pretty much the same as what I've said here. The key is to use as little as humanly possible.