new q6600 need help!?

Question

I just recived my q6600 processor and it came with a fan. on the Bottom of the heat sink there is 3 strips of what looks like thermal paste or something. should i wipe it off and use my own or should i just use theres im not OC'ing

Answer 1

The stuff they give you should work fine if you don't plan to overclock, although it is definately not the best type of thermal paste available, but it will do for running at stock speeds.