Innovation Cooling's Diamond 7 TIM test results

[123bob]

Maybe that's where the twist came in at Anandtech. If you start on one side it might tend to push the paste in the opposite direction and give an uneven spread. Do you remember which side you started on?

I've got a busy week this week but if I find time I'll see if I can model it with a glass slide and a heat sink tomorrow.

I put the lower left screw in first on my pic. That's the corner that was missed. I put no real pressure on it. That didn't come until I started the screw in the opposite corner. Makes sense. It levered down and squished the paste to the upper right. Next attempt, I'll give it a good squish down before I put in any TRUE screws....Occam's Razor...

EDIT: You can see TRUE screws in Bail's pics below. They are a spring loaded affair that require significant pressure to get the second screw started. The third and fourth screws aren't as bad to put in. Thx Bail!!

Bob