dot method dont cover coners of cpu asap help building my rig soon

[danial9]

dot method dont cover corners of cpu and spread method does
does all the cpu chip need to be covered?
dot vs spread whcih is better?
and waht is teh best paste out there , best of best

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Part 1: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html

Part 2: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616.html

Read and learn.

Long story, short - the corners don't need to be covered since the majority of the heat is coming from the center of the chip.

 

[4745454b]

I still prefer the spread method myself. But unless you are used to it you'll probably put to much on. Literally paper thin.

Most aftermarket grease is within 3C of each other. So I wouldn't get the highest end stuff as it probably isn't worth the price.