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Errrr
Not around! but ON!
And not alot either, it should be applied to the centre of the CPU about half a grain of rice, then spread evenly and thinly i.e. about 2millimeters so thin, if too much the paste will spread onto the other components of the processor and overheat them.
Use a thin edge, many use a razor but I think thats a bit drastic, a plastic knife or an old phone card or something.
Then do make sure you put the heatsink on correctly if using a XP or Sempron, match the ridge on the heatsink base to the platform on the CPU base (i.e. the white plastic platform where you sit your CPU into).
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