Originally Posted by
aidanjt
Woh, straight line?.. that's wayyyyyyy too much.
Application of AS5 101:
* Clean HSF and CPU IHS thoroughly with Isoproxy alcohol or a TIM eater like Akasa TIM Clean.
* Leave to dry out for 30 minutes, and give a good scrub with clean kitchen paper again.
* Seat CPU in socket, lock latch.
* Apply a little over a rice grain (uncooked!) amount of AS5 on the CPU IHS.
* Use a flat peice of plastic like a credit card or maybe a plastic wick to flatten out AS5 and keep it contained to the center portion of the IHS, the outer parts aren't where the heats coming from, ideally you should almost be able to see the IHS (as in a really thin layer), only add a dribble more if you think it's absolutely necessary.
* Add a *dab* (say 1/4 rice grain) to the base of the heat sink, flatten it with plastic object you used for the CPU, then get a peice of kitchen paper and rub it around gently until the base is as reflective before application but still grayish.
* Carefully reseat HSF as evenly as you can, and rescrew in place.
That should fix your temp problems.