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Today I bought a Skylake Core i5 6600, boxed. The box does not contain thermal paste nor do the installation instructions mention thermal paste. Does that really mean thermal paste is not necessary?
I read in another thread that the thermal paste is already attached to the so-called thermal solution that comes with the CPU. And in fact there is something on the surface of the cpu cooler that looks
like 3 stripes of hardened gum. Is this the mordern form of thermal paste?
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the stripes on your cooler is preapplied thermal paste, i have a corsair gtx h100i with my 6700k, the paste is good quality no need to apply more.
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Yep, that grayish material is pre-applied paste, and you can mount it as is (removing any protective films of course). I wouldn't call it the "modern form", but some coolers just come with it pre-applied.
To answer your other question: Yes, thermal paste is necessary. If you decide to get an aftermarket cooler one day, you're going to want to apply some if it's not there already.
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Many thanks to both of you. Good night from Berlin
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Just FYI - By now I have installed my new CPU and am very happy with it. Thanks again for giving me the trust re. the preapplied thermal paste.
The only thing I had not considered is that I now have to buy me a new Win 10 licence (new motherboard) ;-(
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