Do i need to buy thermal paste for this?
1854988
The pre applied thermal paste is low quality. Your fan will scream at very high rpm because of using it. Clean it off, get some high quality thermal paste, your temps will be much lower. See my review on this product.
1854989
The factory fan comes with a heat sink "square", and it will eliminate the need for thermal paste. That being said, it can't hurt to apply more, especially if you plan to overclock or tax the processor. So, you won't NEED to buy thermal paste, but for the minimal cost of the paste, and the significant dollar outlay for the processor, it sure couldn't hurt.
1854990
Some come pre applied to the heatsink so its not needed to buy anymore. unless you wish to of course
1854991
If you are using the stock fan, then no. It has a thin film preapplied to the fan.
1827823
Yes. Best thermal compound for all CPU and heatsinks. Heat transfer is super great.
1355268
Thermal interface material is pre-applied to the heat sink. Thermal grease should not be necessary unless you are removing and reattaching the heat sink to the processor. Here is a link that explains what you get: http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm.
1644057
Even though the stock heatsink comes with thermal paste already on,I remove it using a heatsink prep kit.It comes with special cleaning & surface prep fluids that work very well,far better then just rubbing alcohaul.After I prep it, I always use Artic Silver #5. In my opinion, it's the best on the market. I've seen the difference in cooling using it. Building for 25 years now :)
1616361
Yes, the thermal paste is a patch approximately 1 inch square and works very well to help keep the CPU cool.
1530963
That's up to you; it does come with thermal compound already on the cooler. I don't know how good it is, since I didn't use it; I really like Noctua's NT-H1 compound, so I just used that (I have a ton of it on hand, though).
493874
The thermal paste is on the heatsink. You do not have to apply any to the CPU. You just gently put the heatsink on top of the CPU (after the CPU is on the motherboard). Why this CPU? I own it and love it but it is an older AMD CPU/APU. There are several new iterations of AMD APU's that have been released since this the A8-3850 that are better and at the same or similar price. This CPU/APU is no longer being actively produced by AMD and you will need to get an older compatible motherboard too.
493873
The thermal paste is on the heatsink. You do not have to apply any to the CPU. You just gently put the heatsink on top of the CPU (after the CPU is on the motherboard). Why this CPU? I own it and love it but it is an older AMD CPU/APU. There are several new iterations of AMD APU's that have been released since this the A8-3850 that are better and at the same or similar price.This CPU/APU is no longer being actively produced by AMD and you will need to get an older compatible motherboard too.
2202796
When you purchase this item it comes with its own heatsink, this heatsink has thermal paste already applied to it. If you want to use a different, higher grade heatsink, you will need to purchase your own thermal paste.
1572654
Yes... but I'd recommend replacing it. The thermal paste is on the stock cooler. It comes in three thick bands with gaps in between them. I'd recommend at least spreading these out to cover the entire CPU before installing. I removed the stock paste completely and went with my own application to ensure even coverage.
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.
496319
Yes, there's thermal paste already applied to the surface. There's a clear plastic piece that protects the paste that you have to remove. Very nice heat sink - don't know if it's all that much better at cooling but MUCH quieter than the Intel fan I had that had a high pitch to it.
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
925907
From the box shot and price I would guess No I would say you need to add a heatsink and fan
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.
434482
Yes it does come with pre-applied thermal paste on the sink with fan included. you can always clean it off and use your own thermal paste but why? the cooling is sufficient. under heavy load when i play games, it never goes over 60C. just make sure your case has good cooling and/or airflow. it may get hotter if u do things such as 3d editing and etc in which others have noted so watch out for that. just use HWMonitor to monitor your temps. it's a free software.
1029105
If you are using the stock heatsink then thermal compound is already applied in the packaging. If you are using an aftermarket heatsink, then you definitely want to make sure to use some if it doesn't already have it on it.