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Tom's Hardware > Forum > Overclocking > Cooler and Heatsinks > Will this fan work? Quick question about the basics.

Will this fan work? Quick question about the basics.

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Yo, sorry for the nooby question, I know nothing about cpu fans.



I have an Asus K8v SE motherboard
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx? [...] l2=14&l3=0
I lost the stock fan and need a cheap replacement.

Will this work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103007


If not, what will.




And a slightly related question.
All fans these days come with a strip of the thermal caulk stuff applied on them already right?



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Should work fine, and yes the majority of heat sinks come with thermal grease.

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But not all of them come pre-applied. Actually the only one I know of is the Arctic Freezer Pro.

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