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It's up to you. All those methods work. The main thing is don't over do it, and don't put too little.
This is another reason I recommend the larger tube. Gives you more thermal compound to mess around with.
You'll be fine. Really ^^
The trick is to never build computers in a hurry. Leave yourself some time, do ity when you're relaxed.
Yeah, until you do "more" research.
The video I posted shows you how it spreads. Use that as a guide. We ALL were new at thermal compound once.
We all survived. It's not permanent. If the CPU is too hot, try again.
If you get decent temps, you're good to go.
Keep the CPU under 80C at load and you'll be fine.