Apokalipse
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I'm not sure exactly how flat the surface with the heatpipes is, but on a very flat surface I think that would be too much thermal paste (first pic).
You just need to put a half or full rice grain amount in the centre (depends on surface) and maybe an even smaller amount in each corner and let the heatsink spread it
The thermal paste is basically only there to prevent there from being air gaps. It has less thermal conductivity than the metal of the heatsink or the IHS (but significantly more thermal conductivity than air)
*edit*
okay I didn't see that it was before and after pics.
Anyway, it might be possible it's actually your RAM that's limiting your overclock, not the CPU. Or even the motherboard.
You just need to put a half or full rice grain amount in the centre (depends on surface) and maybe an even smaller amount in each corner and let the heatsink spread it
The thermal paste is basically only there to prevent there from being air gaps. It has less thermal conductivity than the metal of the heatsink or the IHS (but significantly more thermal conductivity than air)
*edit*
okay I didn't see that it was before and after pics.
Anyway, it might be possible it's actually your RAM that's limiting your overclock, not the CPU. Or even the motherboard.