Thanks for the post,
I just purchased the cooler so I don't think its the thermal compound that's drying out this fast.
And I will supply some more info right away so this is
Idle http://prntscr.com/89kw80
And this is on a stress test with aida64
http://prntscr.com/89kxai
I've cranked up the speed with putting it on silent mode instead of default.
Now the fans are running at just below 1000 rpm and are decently quiet.
Temps are dropping a lot also.