Does this come with the reseptical that the heat sink clips into?

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This clips onto the CPU or the standard socket that the CPU is plugged into. New clips are included and it has thermal grease pre-applied. Normally, you would be replacing a similar heat sink and it will fit just fine. If your existing heat sink does not look like this one, I would double check that you are ordering the right one. Just make sure that it is compatible with your CPU, see the specs for a list of processors. You might also get the manufacturer name and part number of the existing heat sink and do a search to make sure you are ordering a compatible replacement. Note also the electrical connection, a small three conductor plug. You should have the same connection on your motherboard, especially if you are replacing a similar heat sink.  It took me about 5 minutes to replace.

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