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Is this much thermal paste ok? (Cooler Master Mastergel pro so is electrically conductive)

https://imgur.com/gallery/2LSrc0g#LkpqlIr

 

I applied this and an extra really small drop on the right hand side of the blob of paste.

Will this much be ok, and will my motherboard and cpu be protected from shorts?

My cooling is all good at 26-32 C idle and 68C under heavy load (gaming).
I applied a slightly large pea dot initially, and removed half of it so that's why this looks a bit messy, but the actual blob of the paste is ~0.6cm

Hyper 212 EVO Black RGB edition Cooler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H9JL1P8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

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if its not running off the side of the CPU it will be fine

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2 hours ago, Acid Panda said:

if its not running off the side of the CPU it will be fine

 

There is no way of saying for sure without lifting the heatsink, hence why I asked here as more experienced builders can gauge the amount needed.

 

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Looks fine. Party on Wane.

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From using barely enough to way too much... won't make hardly any difference at all.  What you have looks fine.

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