So what happened is that it leaked a little bit in the package and it was fairly difficult to apply it anywhere

Worked great, and even though the tube is small, a little bit goes a LONG way, so I doubt I'll need to buy more anytime soon

I hardly notice a difference... it does feel a bit cooler than before, but not as significant as I would have expected

A bit hard to clean but probably the best you can get!

and there was still a bit of play with the cooler once I secured it

I replaced my parsonal gaming machine's paste with this stuff because I saw horror stories related to IC Diamond and sure enough it had worn the top of my cpu die a bit and that is unacceptable.