Newbie..Do i need a HSF for a boxed cpu???

[FFactoryXX]

Im getting a boxed cpu and motherboard and wont be overclocking till later this year. Do i still need a new HSF or can i use the one that comes in the box? Also do i need thermal compound or is it included? Lastly is installing a hsf on a cpu hard..this is my 1st system im building

 

[ejsmith2]

If it's a 486 dx2/33mhz, no you don't need a heat sink, just the power supply fan.
If it's a 486 dx2/66mhz, yes you'll need a heatsink, and possible a case fan too.

 

[ejsmith2]

If it's a 486 dx/33mhz, no you don't need a heat sink, just the power supply fan.
If it's a 486 dx2/66mhz, yes you'll need a heatsink, and possible a case fan too.

(I'm not sure if it's the server or my cable that's slow today....maybe my brain too.)

 

[Pettytheft]

Huh???!! Dude what are you talkin about!

If you take a truth and follow it blindly, it will become a Falsehood and you a Fanatic.