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I did get some Arctic Cooling MX-2 as well. After applying the line method, should one also rotate the heatsink about the CPU after contacting the two as per the MX-2 instructions as well?

I've been out of the scene for 4-5 years now, and I've decided to build myself another system. My only question is about how thermal paste is applied nowadays. I just got a Q9300 and a Xigmatek S1283 and was just wondering if paste should be applied to each core as well as the heatsink. Any...