possibly the worst advice i've ever heard! always, always use the clips, unless you are using an adhesive thermal pad, which is probably what the sender thinks he's seen. you want the thinnest possible layer of grease, and the clip pressure does help slowly reduce it over time, and holds things together long after the grease would have dried and a bump of the outside of the case would knock it off. the pressure does in fact also help improve the heat transfer. i've never, never seen anyone do anything as stupid as suggested below, and i've worked on some pretty junky consumer gear in my time!!
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