nForce4 chipset woes (prz help srsly)

[Chojin]

Sorry if I wasn't clear about it, but I did remove all tape from the area on the heatsink that contacts the chipset's core (this is what I meant by cutting a little hole for the chip). The only part with tape is the part that contacts the circuit board, so as to hold the heatsink in place.

Also, I didn't ask the internet about it because typing 'spring screw heatsink' into google wouldn't have yielding anything but furry porn. Plus my computer was turned off while doing this and while we do have other computers in the house, they all suck.

But if I understand your suggestion correctly, I should peel off the heatsink, apply thermal paste to the exposed heatsink square and the core, and then stick it back on. Am I right guys? Will that really make that big a dif? I really hate those plastic things and am hesitant to put those in, lest I have to remove it again later.