what should be the temp?

[kain]

me and my friend just poot the termal compound on his cpu: its an unoc'ed p3 800(we want to check the cooling before oc'ing) were using asus prob.before the grease it was 25-30c on idle and 50-57c full load and now its 28-33c on idle and 43-48c full load but the thing is that i poot a thik layr of grease on cpu core and all the ppl here told me that i should use a thin paper like layr so the q is should i get some of and use the thiknes advised or is it allright now and i should just leave it be?

[Phil]

you want it as this as you can get it, you are best putting a small bead of the compound at the top of the slug and then using a razor blade to spread it very thinly, then put the heat sink on and move it very slightly trying not to twist it.

[klosters64a]

The thermal paste should cover the top of the CPU, in a uniform layer 1/1000th of an inch thick. Try as I may, I can't quite pull this off. Make it as thin as possible, yet leave no bare spots. And yes, you should wipe what's on there now off, and replace it with a proper application of paste.