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I can't tell if this is satire. If not, you say it doesn't hurt to use too much, but I would say that a company would want to save all the money wasted on applying 20x the required amount...
Not satire, this is actually the perfect amount. Of it were actually too much, it would squeeze out the sides. It didn't, so it's actually the right amount.
Love how you ignored my response to your response that provided a scientific rationale demonstrating that you don't have a clear understanding of how thermal paste works, and you just doubled down on flawed opinions. Carry on friend.
Edit: Based on the law of heat conduction, as the paste thickness rises it will reduce heat flow based on the math of the formula. Less is more.
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The best part was being accused of being a troll. There is no sense in playing chess with pigeons, they just knock all the pieces around, shit on the board, then claim they won the game.
Clearly you're a troll. I bet you don't even know it's ok to use a roofing nail gun to attach a circuit board to... other things. And people. And they should all be dipped in varnish after the thermal paste.
Writes a novel
did your article measure aging? assuming you didn't fry your PC with the excess paste, there is no edge seal on voids when you use too much. over time most paste will dry and crack, creating new voids and hot spots. there is a difference between hour old transfer compound and 2 year old compound.
this has got to be a troll post. right? RIGHT?!
as you pointed out, just get rid of the air gaps with the absolute minimal amount of paste.
my back woods method
ensure your heat sink does not have pre-applied paste or a pad. apply a small amount of paste. cut the thickness with the short edge of an old credit card at about a 30° angle, using just enough pressure to bend the card slightly so the smooth surface of the card presses paste into voids and the trailing edge of the card removes excess to level the surface - you will likely still be able to make out some chip package markings through the paste. remove all edge excess and spillage. fit your heat sink. done.The perfect amount would be a very thin layer, evenly distributed with zero waste. This is very much not that. At best you could argue it's a quick way to do it that is worth the trade-off, except for the valid point the other commenter made about too much actually reducing heat conduction.