..... I realize that since I bought a one of these coolmaster fans I don't need to instal the fan that comes with the Processor,
so I start to take the fan off, and when I do, I notice theres thermal paste all over the Processor, (there wasn't when I put it in)
The processor is brand new from a company on ebay (in the uk not a foreign county, e.g. china / Japan.) its a I5
Now, my understanding is, the processor with a normal fan doesn't need thermal paste and shouldn't have it on,
So I phoned a friend who owns a computer shop, and he says it shouldn't have it on it and he thinks the same as I do, that its second hand.
So I emailed the company and said, looks theres paste all over it, I've checked and there shouldn't be, to which I get the response
Intel send all their fans out with process's with Paste already on it, the company bought them straight from Intel and they were factory security sealed (To be fair it was sealed when it arrived) he also claimed he checked the CCTV and no one had interfered with the stock, and it was shipped seal.
So what do you guys think? bull shit? or does intel send out their Processes fans with the paste on them?