Quote Originally Posted by Nazu View Post
I was thinking about the optimal thermalcompound spreading method for the Xigmatek cooler and this came to my mind: Spreading a line of thermalcompound over every heatpipe on the heatsink itself. IMO that would ensure a perfect distribution of thermalcompound over the heatsink and cpu. What do you guys think?
Not necessarily, i did try that, and on most standard base style heatsinks, it was far too much, the thermal paste just wound up going right over the edge of the IHS, or actually inhibiting the transfer of heat by a degree or 2.