Quote Originally Posted by wongnog View Post
So after taking off the Vendetta, I noticed that my 2 "grain of rice" blobs didn't spread well at all and in no way would have covered the two dies of the Q6600
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Looks like the direct touch heatpipes are barely making any contact with the chips surface?

Looking at that picture It would seem best to apply some TIM direct to the base of the heatsink along the three heatpipes and apply a good amount of downward pressure when fitting, the surplus should splurge into the gaps. . .

Can't quite work it out but there is something stopping the two surfaces mating properly?