I thought I applied it very well. I got some on the underside of the vendetta between the heat pipe gaps and used a credit card to screen away any excess then I applied the right amount to the cpu itself. Here take a look.
Thats what it looked like after I reseated it the 2nd time. I didn't want to take a chance on doing a sloppy job, notice the good coverage and no spillover.
Bummer my Prime run crapped out
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CoolerMaster CM 690 - Asus P5Q-E - Intel E8400 Wolfdale 3.0 GHz @3.85 1.26v - Corsair TX 750Watt - OCZ Vendetta 2 *Lapped - 2x2 GB Corsair Dominator PC2-8500
XFX GTX 260 Black Edition @ 666/1150/1404 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 640 GB - Samsung Lightscribe DVD+RW SH-223Q - 22" Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW