Question 1

If I use the stock fan will I need to purchase thermal paste?

Accepted Answer

I always put a blob of thermal paste on every fan installation.  Always.  How can it hurt and it is so cheap.  One tube of paste makes for many installations. $1 - $2 per installation.

Question 2

Should I buy a heatsink for this CPU, or is the stock CPU efficient?

Accepted Answer

I've been using this CPU with the stock heatsink for about 5 months now and it has been sufficient enough for me. I've played Battlfield 4, Planetside 2, and other high-end games on it and it's been very quite and holds its own pretty well. It should mention though, that when pushing these graphic intensive games to High and Ultra settings, it bottlenecks before my GPU does (XFX Double D Black Edition AMD Radeon 7790 1075MHz 1GB GDDR5).

I tried upgrading the CPU to (AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition) in hopes that it would work better for me. It performed better (of course), but it was very very  loud. Perhaps upgrading the heatsink for that one would have helped, but I didn't want to spend anymore than I already did. So I uninstalled the 8350 and decided to stay with this one.

Question 3

Does this processor have a stock fan included?

Accepted Answer

What I received in the box shown did, & that's what I've used for over a year with no issue. But, I don't use this machine for gaming if that could matter.

Question 4

Is there a cooling fan with this cpu?

Accepted Answer

The AMD FX-4300 does come with a standard CPU. However you may want to get a new one as fast as possible, as the basic fan has an uncanny ability to attract dust.

Question 5

does this processor come with the paste already on the cpu and fan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Almost all processors with included heat sinks come with the paste layer in place.

Question 6

does this cpu come with intergraded graphics?

Accepted Answer

No it does not. I used it with a MB that has on board video and it does well. Only the APU's have the graphics built in.

Question 7

I have an AM3 socket. Is there a compatibility issue with AM3 vs. AM3+ ?

Accepted Answer

AM3+ CPUs are not known to be supported on AM3 boards. To find out which CPUs are supported by your motherboard, check the manufacturer's website. They usually provide a comprehensive list of supported CPUs so you know it will work.

Question 8

Is it possible to stream with this?

Accepted Answer

yes, it's a decent cpu.. we use it in one of our gaming builds.. it plays cpu and gpu intensive games like Rift, the secret world and Archeage like a boss, so it should be no problem to stream with. I would definitely recommend this product.

Question 9

includes fan?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this includes a stock CPU fan. Still using it over a year later, with no overclocking though.

Question 10

64 bit?

Accepted Answer

Yes.  It supports a 64bit OS.  The specs should say that.  Windows 7 64bit is running on mine.

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