Thermals are what you choose them to be, pretty much. The whole thing is capped at 80°C. It will throttle after that.
In the bios you can select the CPU wattage from 28 to 58 I think (I won't be at work for the next two weeks so I can't say for sure). So If you select 28 watts you'll never hit the temperature limit, if you select 58, you will for sure.
Considering the power I'm getting out of it, I think the liquid metal was properly applied, but I can't know for sure without taking it appart.
In the bios you can select the CPU wattage from 28 to 58 I think (I won't be at work for the next two weeks so I can't say for sure). So If you select 28 watts you'll never hit the temperature limit, if you select 58, you will for sure.
Considering the power I'm getting out of it, I think the liquid metal was properly applied, but I can't know for sure without taking it appart.