Quote Originally Posted by Skillz808 View Post
If you apply it correctly ( as5 that is ) and make sure the top of the cpu is mirrored and you apply the as5 evenly you can get more then a couple or few degrees in difference. i actually dropped about 8-15 degrees when i overclocked some of my chips because i did it properly.
Dropped "8-15 degrees" (BTW, is that F or C?) from what to what?
What was the original thermal goo?
How many times have you repeated this and how stringent were your efforts to eliminate variables ( the most important two would be application of material/heatsink mounting pressure and ambient temp)?

Here is an interesting read on the subject.