Does this product include a stock fan, or am I required to purchase one? [screwed up my last question, I apologize]
1476219
Why would you purchase a $329 premium CPU and then rely on a stock cheap [terrible] fan? Do yourself the favor and take 15% of your investment on this CPU and buy at least a $45 cooler. Liquid cooling without reservoirs have really come down in price too ~$40-$70 depending on what level of OC you want to do.
1476220
No, it comes with a stock fan, but if you're going to overclock it is recommended to buy an after market cooler.
1476221
The Boxed Processor as shown has the stock fan & heatsink. It is fine as long as you don't plan to Overc lock. If you do, then you would need a third party cooler.
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.
943324
If you buy a Retail Boxed version then yes it comes with an Intel fan. If you buy an OEM version it will only be the cpu.
1058956
yes is does come with one you can use it for standard use but if u gonna overclock you need to upgrade the fan and heat sink.
585530
It comes with a heatsink, not case fan... I don't like stock heatsinks though so I got a corsair liquid cooling system instead.
1854991
If you are using the stock fan, then no. It has a thin film preapplied to the fan.
1058957
Yes, it comes with the stock Intel heatsink/fan CPU cooler. It is an effective and fairly quiet cpu cooler.
789999
It comes with 3 fans already, I bought 1 extra just in case. But as long as you aren't overclocking the computer then the stock fans should be plenty :)
2023375
Comes with nothing but the cooling fan as shown. Or, I don't think there is any way to buy sticks of ram and get a cooling fan as a package. Hope this is clear and helps.
1750239
Yes, the stock fan is adequate for home use. I have built a couple and they run quite cool. The CPU clocks down when you are not compressing video's or other really intensive applications. It is barely warm to the touch while surfing the web, getting email etc., However, if you plan on overclocking it for high definition game use I would advise you to upgrade to a better cooling solution. It is a great CPU.
1022053
Yes it comes with the stock fan and the thermal paste is already on the cooler so you don't need any thermal paste.
1114651
Same answer as everyone else, the power supple isn't included. Buy a good one and make sure the fan faces downward!
1644056
It comes with a fan that already has thermal paste on it, but get another fan and another thermal paste, I had a bad experience with the stock fan and thermal paste. also don't get this, I regretted getting this, just spend another 50 on 6300 or 100 on 8320 or 8350
105334
It is hard to describe how annoying loud the stock fan is. Part of the problem is that it runs hot, so the fan kicks in as soon as you do something. Spend the $30 and get a fan.
181342
Fractal Design makes some pretty good stock fans. I'm using the ones included in my rig, if that helps. I also have a Fractal Design Arc XL that I use Fractal's fans with.
2257815
No, you dont. At least not in my setup, dunnow how is yours. Check where your fan is, and how it is installed. This fan has 4 screws just like the original
45362
It comes with a stock fan, it gets pretty loud at times, I will recommend an aftermarket cooler/fan for overclocking