Its a bit of a PITA to mount nb with screws but it does help lower nb temps. After I attatched my nb with screws I booted pc without fan on nb and felt the nb and it felt much hotter than before indicating better heat transfer. I would not epoxy sb, use the one from sidewinder. The TIM asus uses on nb is crap. It hardens and breaks loose if you bump nb during board installation. Mine was not making good contact at all.