I use Arctic silver compounds (I like Arctic Silver V.. but that may be overkill.. Arctic silver III is just as good) and I use a pea sized (garden pea .. not marrowfat) and "smear" it out between Headsink head and CPU dye. neither are hugely expensive.. you're only talking a couple of pounds here. I think 3.5g of Arctic silver 5 is about a fiver these days.
beware.. not all thermal pastes are equal. I was reading an article recently (and if I could find the link again i'd post it here) about a guy who did a test on 5 top silver thermal pastes.. only the arctic silver ones actually contained any silver (and in very high percentages too.. 99.9%)
I also saw a site as well where the builder SANDED and POLISHED the cpu dye and heatsink heads to a very fine mirrored finish to maximise metal to metal contact !! Not something I would like to try.
All things in moderation.. use good quality thermal grease.. but don't over do it !
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