Does this CPU come with a good enough fan/heat sink or does it need a better (third party) one?
274088
The stock heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu works fine for me and I have it installed in one of those very compact htpc cases (Antec ISK-100) over a year now. This processor is NOT the overclocked version which is usually called the (K) model so I don't see why it would be necessary to have a third party state of the art heatsink and fan. I guess if you purchased the overclocked cpu version of this processor and planned on pushing it to the limits then I would recommend finding a much better heatsink and fan unit over the stock model. I have a really nice and expensive Cool Master heatsink and fan unit on a desktop computer and I don't see any difference in performance or heating issues over the stock heatsink and fan with the exception of more noise that the Cool Master makes because of it's larger and faster fan. I'm sorry to say, I was once bitten by the performance bug when building that ole desktop and should have just saved the money and go stock instead.
1259302
It did not come with a fan directly over the CPU on the side. The back fan does a good job. My case has a 580gtx in it and the original case fans do a fine job.
1874746
Yes, it comes with a heatsink that should work for normal usage. If you live in a hot area or plan to overclock the CPU you should consider getting a better heatsink though.
595074
It comes with a heatsink/fan with thermal paste already on it. Just place the fan assembly on top of the microprocessor and hook the 4 hold owns to your motherboard.
1278048
I bought mine 5 years ago. It had a stock fan and paste applied. The cpu is still going strong but I have oberclocked it to 3.0 going watercooled. I wouldn't use stock fan unless cpu is only used for office type application.
585528
Yes, there is a fan (heat sync) that is included in the package included in the package and it's a great CPU for the price!
1411644
Yes. It does have a really cheap heatsink.I recommend u should buy a better heatsink . Otherwise this is very good performance processor low heat and fast than core I3
1261684
No, all new CPU's should come with the CPU, a fan/heatsink, and install instructions
1325174
Yes, it does. This processor comes with heatsink and pre-applied thermal paste
1572658
Yes it is, you don't need to buy another one, and i3-2120 is a low heat CPU, you don't need to buy CPU fan too (it already has one)
1367164
Mine came with the CPU itself and a CPU heat sink/fan assembly that snaps into the motherboard. However I couldn't use the heat sink/fan assembly because I couldn't remove my existing back plate from the motherboard, it was glued on! I had to clean the old thermal paste off my old heat sink, pick up some new thermal paste, apply it to the new CPU I installed and re-use the old heat sink/fan assembly. Not ideal as it's a six year old fan but my temps are fine... for now. I couldn't find a reasonably priced heat sink/fan assembly that would screw into my existing back plate and still make this a cost effective solution! You might want to check yours first. Mine came with the CPU itself and a CPU heat sink/fan assembly that snaps into the motherboard. However I couldn't use the heat sink/fan assembly because I couldn't remove my existing back plate from the motherboard, it was glued on! I had to clean the old thermal paste off my old heat sink, pick up some new thermal paste, apply it to the new CPU I installed and re-use the old heat sink/fan assembly. Not ideal as it's a six year old fan but my temps are fine... for now. I couldn't find a reasonably priced heat sink/fan assembly that would screw into my existing back plate and still make... » Read More Mine came with the CPU itself and a CPU heat sink/fan assembly that snaps into the motherboard. However I couldn't use the heat sink/fan assembly because I couldn't remove my existing back plate from the motherboard, it was glued on! I had to clean the old thermal paste off my old heat sink, pick up some new thermal paste, apply it to the new CPU I installed and re-use the old heat sink/fan assembly. Not ideal as it's a six year old fan but my temps are fine... for now. I couldn't find a reasonably priced heat sink/fan assembly that would screw into my existing back plate and still make this a cost effective solution! You might want to check yours first. « Show Less
846722
Yes, it comes with a stock heat sink just as crappy as any other processor's stock heat sink.
1136688
No fan or heat sink, unless otherwise stated by the company,Mine came just processor and thermal compound
461178
yes it comes with a stock heat sink and fan that is very adequate for everyday computing if you intend to do heavy gaming then the best thing to do is buy a heatsink and fan such as the coolermaster hyper 212 which is cheap and very good
1950862
It does come with a fan. The processor installs into a motherboard, and above it the cooling unit will install above it. I have this processor and can confirm the attached fan is sufficient for keeping the processor cool.
1411646
I ordered this a few months back and mine came with the fan and heatsink. HTH
1141876
Mine came with a processor and a fan. That's it. It may come with some kind of documentation, but mine did not.