Thermal Paste application for 5820k

[atomicus]

Is there a consensus on this? I'm using MX-4, and I know there's a bigger die on these chips so the rice grain method doesn't seem like it would be the best here? Wgat about a line? Two lines? Or an X? Or finely spreading with a razor blade even? Has anyone found one method to be superior than others?

[ImBleu]

Everyone has a different method.

 

Do something a little bigger than grain of rice, about the size of a Pea. 

[HippY]

Is there a consensus on this? I'm using MX-4, and I know there's a bigger die on these chips so the rice grain method doesn't seem like it would be the best here? Wgat about a line? Two lines? Or an X? Or finely spreading with a razor blade even? Has anyone found one method to be superior than others?

as @ThatCoolBlueKidd said, the Pea method is the best, it has the smallest possibility for air bubbles.

[Speedbird]

Is there a consensus on this? I'm using MX-4, and I know there's a bigger die on these chips so the rice grain method doesn't seem like it would be the best here? Wgat about a line? Two lines? Or an X? Or finely spreading with a razor blade even? Has anyone found one method to be superior than others?

Just do something a bit bigger, like @ThatCoolBlueKidd suggested.

[KieranFretwell]

I like this technique 

No but really do what they said ^

[H4X3R]

I put an X

[atomicus]

Pea size blob or X seems to be the most common recommendation from what I've been reading here and elsewhere. I suspect there's not going to be a massive difference in either.

[atomicus]

How big an X are we talking though exactly?

[runit3]

Would be my recommendation. Basically 2 grains of rice line (what I used for my CPU), or the pea. Just be aware that the "pea" needs to be spread a bit prior to mounting or you're going to end up with too much paste in areas. Line method is generally easier on the 2011's and get's better coverage.

[atomicus]

Thanks, useful to see the pics.

[Najuno]

There are many ways to put thermal paste on... I´ve always been a spreader. I use a strip of an old credit card. Of course I tried down the road different techniques to apply thermal compound but the spreader method is the best for my paranoid mind .

[runit3]

Thanks, useful to see the pics.

np. I too was daunted at first. What do I do with all this space?!?!

 

Took a couple line trials and mounts to get the spread right but when I tried pea it was spreading too close to the vent hole, but I use really thick Prolimatech PK-3 so it wasn't that much of a concern. Ended up with line because it gave me a more consistent horizontal spread across the die. There's no harm in doing some repeated trials and cleaning it off each time to get what you want. I don't trust my sausage fingers with spreading manually :lol: