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Retail CPU v OEM

djcj

djcj

djcj

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Ok, i have a pretty n00by question.

I know retail cpu's come with a heatsink & fan, whereas oem do not. What i want to know is, does the retail heatsink & fan come already attached? Basically, i'm not too confident of applying arctic silver and attaching a heatsink & fan to a delicate little cpu, so if the retail version comes with it already stuck together it would be better for me.
 
So either way, if i buy retail or oem i'm still going to have to apply thermal paste and attach the heatsink & fan?
 
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