"Patrick" wrote in message
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Since the proposed cease fire and waiting period is now null and void....

The stuff that oozes out can form a HEAT dam and hold IN the heat!

Then clean it off. Did you have problems with diapers or something when you
were a kid?

Use thermal grease very sparingly, only enough to fill the micro voids
in the two surfaces, and not enough to keep the heat sink seperated from
the top of the cpu.

By definition, it's impossible for something as coarse as human fingers or
related tools to fill *only* "micro voids" in the 2 separate surfaces, so
don't bother trying.