Do note; many coolers do come with it pre-applied. If you do not plan on moving from AMD's/Intel's stock cooler, you do not need to buy this.
There is a bit of thermal paste on it but it's a few years old.And if not pre applied it should come with a small tube of it
Is the part still new? If not you will need to get the new thermal compound.There is a bit of thermal paste on it but it's a few years old.
There is a slight difference in quality, however, if you are not planning on doing any heavy overclocks you will not notice much of a difference.Is there any difference in quality? I just got the chapest one from the store I bough my parts from :confused1:
It's this one, computer hasn't burst into flames in the 6 years I'm using it, I would've gone with anything though.
It's a laptop build in 2011 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Is the part still new? If not you will need to get the new thermal compound.