Is thermal compound included?
1355263
Only what is on the cooler, so it has already been applied. If you planning on using any other cooler rather than the included one then you should buy the compound separably, I hope that helps
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.
1355265
The processor includes no thermal compound. However, the default cooling solution does come with two small strips of thermal compound on the processor contact point. This is sufficient for the default cooling solution, but if you plan on overclocking or using a 3rd party cooling solution, I'd buy some additional thermal compound.
1355266
There is no additional thermal compound included just the small amount that is on the heatsink. Unless you are going to use a different heatsink or attempt to overclock the CPU there should be sufficient thermal compound on the factory heatsink.
1355267
No compound included. Radio shack or local computer shop should have it for about $5.
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.
137570
Yes it's included. If you want to over clock, I would recommend after market cooler, it may be a bit loud
1530961
The thermal compound that comes with it works just fine. It is however recommended that after 2 years or so you should clean the old paste off and add new thermal. Thermal dries out over time and you lose cooling. It's not something you need to really keep constant tabs on, when you notice that your temps are starting to rise a bit, just redo the thermal then. I recommend Arctic silver over anything else.
1827822
Yes, use this method for all cpu's. This thermal compound is excellent; very smooth and fluid. You don't need much, just a pea size amount and form a thin film on the CPU.
1565336
It did not come with a separate tube but there was thermal compound already applied to the heat sink/fan that comes with the CPU. I did not know that either so I bought thermal compound that I did not end up using.
909719
Yes but if it was used you need to get some thermal paist because the pre applied stuff is only good for one use (unless they never used the stock heat sink)
1093022
Yes it does. It's Noctua's NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound. Good for 2-3 uses. It's listed below the weight and other parts included at the bottom.
733898
nope corsair coolers are pre-filled and sealed. most also come with thermal compound on them as well. just an easy mount up and plug in and your golden:] hope it helps
901313
It appears to be, from other vendor sites. Be sure to use Arctic Silver, and a copper shim(which helps with heat dispersion) on the video chip, if you want this to last a long time.
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).
1136687
No fan or heat sink, unless otherwise stated by the company, Mine came just processor and thermal compound
112691
It is a heat sink compound. It is used for cooling electronics components such as processors, transistors, led emitters, etc..
1323496
Yes its called thermal paste. Arctic Silver is a good one. Not too much though... you don't want it spilling out over sides, just a nice even layer.
1031438
Thermal compound slightly dissipates heat and creates the necessary internal temperature within the bond between the heat sink. You will overheat whatever device within minutes, if not seconds if you do not create a sufficient bond. Look up some tutorials on the application of compound and you will get a second opinion. it will coincide with the answer I just gave you. Hope this helps you , Kev... Be safe, good luck.
2030919
The fan itself, instructions, and most importantly there is thermal paste included (and the instructions recommend you use said paste and not a third party paste, and I agree with that assessment). Oh, and a cool and high-quality Noctua sticker, too, iirc.
2202795
No It doesn't have external thermal paste. There is some included on the stock cooler if you use it.
2001248
Yup, though I didn't use it, preferring a somewhat higher-grade product for premium performance (IC Diamond 7 Carat Diamond Thermal Compound in my case; there are other similar products). Incidentally, I found that running a slender bead of T-compound ALONG each of the heat-pipe bottoms - the copper surfaces, not the aluminum (rather than a single blob in the center of the heatsink surface) produced a superior heat-transfer result. Good luck!