Question 1

does this cpu come with a cpu cooler?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a cooling fan included with the CPU.  I personally didn't use it, as a number of the reviews I read said that it was loud an inefficient.   But, looking at it, it appears to be a fine sink and fan.

Question 2

Does this CPU include a fan and heatsink?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does but i suggest you get the hyper 212 evo to replace it as that is much better the stock fan that comes with it is okay... but it still run around 75C while playing lower end things hope this helps

Question 3

do i need thermal compound to install or does it come with it..??
thanks...Bill

Accepted Answer

IT has thermal paste already applied to the heatsink. However I would suggest using at the very least artic silver or another good aftermarket compound and if possible an aftermarket cooler since this thing can get a lil on the warm side if you are running it under heavy load often (gaming, rendering).

Question 4

Did this come with a heastink or fan?

Accepted Answer

It does come with both.  Invest in an aftermarket cooling solution.  Stock coolers are usually hit and miss.

Question 5

does this come with a heatsink and fan?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does. It's a little loud but it works. I would get an aftermarket fan.

Question 6

Is there a heatsync and fan included with this?

Accepted Answer

Yes there is! However, it is not the most powerful cooling unit and aftermarket coolers are recommended if you use applications that are heavy on the CPU.

Question 7

This is an unlocked processor right? Cause I want to Overclock it when I get it.

Accepted Answer

get a good heatsink and you can easily hit 4.4GHz without issue. The temperatures are not accurate so if you see 45 C idle dont panic. I would be gaming while overclock and hit 90C, the heatsink was not even hot at all. Just get a good heatsink and everything will be fine. I am using the Xigmatek Dark Knight Heatsink

Question 8

Does this come with its own cooler?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does, but it can run a little on the warm side, so it may  be best to get an aftermarket cooler.

Question 9

will this processor work in a Gigabyte amd 760 Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

The important thing is to make sure the motherboard has the FM2 chipset socket.

I personally got this motherboard:
ASRock FM2A75M-DGS Micro ATX FM2

Question 10

is it overclockable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I've read people have reached 4.2 without increasing the power consumption.

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