I'll hopefully be receiving my replacement CPU today (p4 3.0E Prescott), and new heatsink. When I pulled my old CPU and heatsink apart, the thermal paste I applied last time (AS5, rice grain size and twisted heatsink to spread), only covered about 1/3rd of the CPU. Is that OK or should the compound cover most of the CPU? I've been reading that the Prescott runs pretty hot, so I want to make sure it cools ok. The new heatsink is a Zalman 9500A and the case has 7 fans.
Thanks
odie072
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odie072