Thermal Grease and P4....where to apply and how much to use?

[Dark Helmutus]

Title says it all. I recently purchased a 1.8a and a BD7 using the stock cooler for the moment. I was wondering how much thermal grease i should use and where on the heat spreader on the P4 should I apply it? Should I only apply it in the center area of the spreader or should I try to cover the whole thing? I know that I shouldn't use an excessive amount of the grease regardless of the type. Thanks for the help!!

[dxiw]

first though before doing any of this clean both the hsf and the cpu with alcohol. you want to put a plastic baggie or glove on your hand then squeeze some as3 on a peice of paper or something and with the glove on take a tiny bit like half a drop from the paper and rub it around the core of the cpu (the whole heatspreader). then take a credit card and smooth down the as3 on the core and make a very nice thin layer then mount your hsf on with as little movement as possible and your done. for the detailed instructions please visit www.articsilver.com.

BTW WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!!!

[Dark Helmutus]

Thanks for the link. Very helpful and very informative. I am hoping to successfully get this 1.8a up to 2.4 once I finally get all of my parts together. Any suggestions on a HSF? Thanks again.