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ARTIC SILVER 5 is fantasic. I scrap off all thermal pads on new LGA775 heatsinks and completely clean them with alcohol. Then apply a half grain of rice worth of AS5 to the CPU die, lower the HS down on top of the CPU and twist it halfway in one direction and then back halfway in the other direction. Then facen the HS to the MOBO. This has always worked great for me. SOME people suggest using a hard plastic object like a creditcard to evenly spread the thermal paste of the CPU die. I don't like the method. Mine works just fine.