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Depends on the cooler, the direct contact heat pipe coolers have an issue in the fact their base has crevices that you should work around. For a flat based cooler the pea method is best in my experience. If you do have the direct contact heat pipe cooler then first you want to apply a layer of compound to the bottom of the cooler then scrape it off across the surface. This will force the compound into the crevices. Now put a small bead on each of the pipes, I mean small, no need to get crazy.

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I always apply a very thin semi transparent layer. When it comes down to it your patching up micron sized pockets not 0.5mm so less is more. I treat it as more of a polish then a coating. A small grain of rice bead should suffice for most die sizes (though perhaps not PS3 die sizes).

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