Is thermal paste or gel included in some form
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As indicated by the other answers it is already applied to the WB. Let me add that you need to be careful with the plastic protective cover over the paste as it seems to pop off pretty easily and the layer of (dry) paste can be scraped off accidentally. I would recommend adding a couple of pieces of electrical tape to help hold the cover in place until you are ready to attach it to the CPU. The stock paste seems to be doing acceptable job keeping my CPU cores cool. I'm not overclocking at present however. Your mileage may vary depending on what sort of system you put together and how you run it. As indicated by the other answers it is already applied to the WB. Let me add that you need to be careful with the plastic protective cover over the paste as it seems to pop off pretty easily and the layer of (dry) paste can be scraped off accidentally. I would recommend adding a couple of pieces of electrical tape to help hold the cover in place until you are ready to attach it to the CPU. The stock paste seems to be doing acceptable job keeping my CPU cores cool. I'm not overclocking at present however. Your mileage may vary depending on what sort of system you put together and how you... » Read More As indicated by the other answers it is already applied to the WB. Let me add that you need to be careful with the plastic protective cover over the paste as it seems to pop off pretty easily and the layer of (dry) paste can be scraped off accidentally. I would recommend adding a couple of pieces of electrical tape to help hold the cover in place until you are ready to attach it to the CPU. The stock paste seems to be doing acceptable job keeping my CPU cores cool. I'm not overclocking at present however. Your mileage may vary depending on what sort of system you put together and how you run it. « Show Less
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The gel! It's made out of something that stays cool. There may be a more technical answer somewhere else.
1827823
Yes. Best thermal compound for all CPU and heatsinks. Heat transfer is super great.
595072
Yes, the fan is pre-attached to the heat-sink and includes pre-applied thermal paste. However, I would recommend an aftermarket cooler for over clocking.
1336029
This should already have some thermal paste pre-applied on the heatsink. All new CPU's that include heatsinks will either have it pre-applied or in a small pouch.
1572653
it has pre-applied thermal paste on the heatsink, but I always recommend getting your own and cleaning theirs off, putting your own on, if you know how. If you are not familiar with this process, leave the OEM thermal paste in place, it will do an ok job.
266049
Yes, it does have thermal paste on the bottom, but I highly advise you to use some of your own. It always works better with more Thermal paste.
1572655
This kit includes a stock cooler which has thermal paste pre-applied so you should not need anything more. Unless you want to apply your own thermal paste or a different cooling system.
1854990
Some come pre applied to the heatsink so its not needed to buy anymore. unless you wish to of course
11292
Yes, it come with thermal paste. You must check the deep and internal space of your case.
1572652
The heatsink has some on it already but it does not come with a separate tube of paste.
1648547
When I bought this item, I remember it didn't came with a thermal compound.
595071
It comes with the heat sink and the thermal paste already applied. You just put the processor in the socket and put the heat sink on top. The thermal paste is pre applied on the heat sink.
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Yes, gel is needed. Any type of ultrasonic gel is fine. I use aloe Vera gel as a substitute.
1355264
It is. It comes with a CPU cooler (heatsink+fan) which has a square of thermal compound pre-applied. I used a third party CPU Cooler though (Hyper 212 Evo) with Arctic Silver 5, though.
1022052
Yes it comes with the stock cooler and generic thermal paste. I however wiped off the thermal paste that came with it and then used a BB sized dot of arctic silver thermal paste. It is able to handle the load I put on it with 2 ATI RADEON HD 5850 cross fired using the stock cooler. Very impressed with it so far.
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The supplier I purchased from Digiconcepts provided Thermal Compound etc. but you have to apply it yourself.