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| - | [* black] Wrap the tip of your index finger with a piece of plastic (such as a sandwich bag or Saran wrap). |
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| - | [* black] Dispense a very small amount of thermal paste onto processor core(s). |
| - | [* black] Use your finger to gently smear the thermal paste over the entire processor core(s). |
| - | [* icon_note] If you accidentally apply a small amount of thermal paste on the green surface of the processor, it will not cause any harm. |
| + | [* black] Dispense a very small amount of thermal paste (pea size) onto the center of the processor. |
| [* black] The processor(s) is now ready for heat sink installation. | |
| + | [* icon_note] The pressure from the heat sink or water block will evenly spread the thermal paste over the center of the CPU. Just make sure to screw in opposite sides evenly. |
| [* icon_note] You do not need to apply any thermal paste on the heat sink(s), although [http://www.arcticsilver.com/methods.html|Arctic Silver gives instructions] on "tinting" the heat sink to reduce the break-in time of the thermal compound. |