any videos on putting thermal paste on laptop?

I've done it on desktops, but whenever i watch a video for laptops, they put a ton of it?

 

Puget Systems Traverse Pro M550i Component Replacement - YouTube >>>>>> 6:13

 

I just watched the video, did he really put half the tube of paste on the core???

 

The TP applications changes based on brands.
What TP are you using?
If you use ICD, put a small dot on the center of the gpu core, like a rice grain, then screw the heatsink firmly making sure its even.
Same applies to CPU. This method is known as pressure spreading, which should eliminate any air bubbles.

With AS5, it better to put a little dot on the one of the gpu core angles, then with a flat surface tool, like a credit card, spread it until you get a thin layer covering all the core. On cpus instead you need to apply it following a straight line in the middle of the cores for desktop cpus.
On mobile CPUS tho since theres no heat spreader i advice to make a thin layer on them as well. You can also use pressure spreading type. Beware tho AS5 is highly conductive, if even a small dot falls on other components it can short them.

AC-MX types can use both applications as theyre not conductive.

Also, be sure to clean both heatsinks and cores using either a special solvent or rubbing alcohol at least 95%. Dont use nail polish or other products as they cause more harm than anything else.
Use a lynth cloth or similar to clean and remove TP remnants.
Hope it helps

 

Are there benchmarks showing temperatures based on how much was used and whether it was spread or not? I feel like every one says "do this" and other times "do that." In the end no one really backs up their advice with real data that proves the right way to do it. Kind of like how every one agreed that the Earth was flat until some one decided to question more and look for more data.

 

As Kingpin said, the application depends on the brand of thermal paste being used. It is widely thought that ICD is the better of aftermarket pastes, supported through independent user reviews and comparisons. Since ICD appears to be the best paste overall, I don't see why anyone would use something different, given the choice. Here are some tests with different application methods done with ICD to show what is best, supporting the "rice grain" application that Kingpin also mentioned earlier.

 

Thanks, that link helped a lot.