Thermal Paste and Heatsink and Thermal Tape?

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NotAbhay

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I'm building my first desktop PC, here are the specs:
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC
- samsung 850 evo 500gb 2.5-inch sata iii internal ssd
- western digital 1tb sata 6gb/s 7200 rpm 64mb cache 3.5 inch
- corsair hydro series h115i extreme performance liquid cpu cooler
- nzxt s340 mid tower computer case
- intel 7th gen intel core desktop processor i7-7700k
- corsair vengeance lpx 16gb (2x8gb) ddr4 dram 3200MHz c16
- asus rog maximus ix hero lga1151 ddr4 dp hdmi m.2 usb 3.1 atx motherboard
- EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3, 80 Plus Gold 650W
- Noctua NF-F12 PWM Cooling Fan (quantity: 5)

(WARNING: im n00b)
Do I need thermal paste or heatsink or thermal tape?
Also any advice for my current build (overpay, too much power, etc)?
 
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1. The cooler comes with its own paste. You don't need any more.
2. The case comes with 2 fans. The cooler comes with 2 fans. Do you really need 5 more? Is there even space for 5 more?
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There is space for 5 fans, but I don't know if I should replace the stock fans which is why I'm buying 5 instead of 1. What do you think?
 
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Leave the ones the case and cooler come with.
No use in assuming they will be bad. Wait until it is installed and running.
Live with it for a while.
Then, if you really want...you'll have a much better idea of what to change to if really needed.
 
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Thanks
 
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