erm..it might be not right to u guys,but since minor vibration will disturb the heat transfer,so izzit now where the thermal paste do the job?

ya..but wat i mean is when bad contact occur,at least thermal paste help out abit

minor vibration wouldnt coz bad contact like 1mm differential

u r mentioning losely mounting + vibration but me is proper mounting + minor vibration
but still..wat u say is true in this case where the thermal paste is useless

I'm being fair by saying he didn't imply it.

He's right, vibration can kill contact which in turn results in higher temps, not by alot, but still, it exists, and it does disturb the channels and filling created by thermal paste. About the X38, he is also correct, as you get more surface area, force is distributed more evenly and thus there's less disturbance across a higher area. Newton's law at work (what i believe he's trying to imply). That's why even though newton's law dictates that for every force there is an equal and opposite force, a man can fire a .50 BMG without getting his arm ripped off, because the acting surfact area for recoil transfer is that much higher, although the kenetic force is still the same. Note that this applies to 2 solid bodies assuming linear oscillation.

Point is that I win.

Anyone who wants to lawan can take it up with Pak Cik Fourier