Why? It works perfectly.
i just feel like supporting microsoft, i’ve never bought any of the windows versions… whatever.
anyone got more tips? i can afford this setup, so eventually i’ll might end up buying it.
also:
i would love an answer to this 
No they don’t normally come with a fan.
They do. At least the i5 that I bought came with one. I was told I should buy a third party fan, though, as they are typically better than the ones that come with the processor.
Last I heard CPU fans were always included with the CPU. Unless it’s an ‘open box’ or something in which case you might wanna inquire about that. The stock fan will do fine unless you plan to OC really high.
My cpu was new and cant remember it coming with a fan, then again it also didn’t come with the Intel inside sticker :meh:.
It doesn’t say anywhere in the product description that it comes with a fan, but the cpu comes in the stock box. also i don’t have any plans for overclocking 
i dunno really. i was recommended it. i have no idea when it comes to picking parts for a computer maybe i will overclock it when the computer gets old.
Yeah if you have no plans to overclock there is no point going for the K version, the normal version is about £20 cheaper.
With CPU fans if it says retail then it will come with a CPU HSF, if it states OEM then it won’t.
If it doesn’t specify either retail or OEM then I would assume it’s retail. That’s the way it works in the UK and I wouldn’t think it would differ in the rest of Europe.
Personally I wouldn’t go for an MSI board either as I have had problems with two of them in the past. Maybe an Asus or Gigabyte one would be better.
RAM you can get cheaper (4GB for about £40 in UK) and make sure it’s rated at 1.5v or lower as 1.65v according to intel is out of spec. People are running it now with no problems however it may cause things to wear prematurely.
What kind of brand new CPU doesn’t come with a stock heatsink? You got fuckin’ conned Orange.
The standard AMD cooler, for reference;
i guess the box would be much smaller too, without the heatsink and fan
i just checked on the website i most likely am gonna buy the parts from, there both costs the same
what about the ASUS P8Q67-M DO, Socket-1155 ? it’s a bit cheaper too.
If they both cost the same, get the unlocked one, you never know, you might not have plans now, but it’ll be useful in the future. Also, I’d recommend ASUS, but I don’t have experience with that board myself. Again, I chose my asus board partly because of overclocking
Actually, concerning Heatsing&Fan w/CPU, the fact is, the boxes are always the same size, only difference is that the space for HS&F is empty.
the product description of the cpu says nothing about fans or heatsink, but it says that it comes with a protecting cap and that it is delivered in the intel box 
If you’re still not sure, send them an email or something.
I’ve never seen a processor in my life that didn’t come with a heatsink and a fan. If somehow it doesn’t then it’s been opened and taken out. A processor is unusable without one. That would be like buying a car without an engine.
O_o Don’t you mean more like a car without a cooling system?
Also Jerry, be wary of the 6950/6970 It’s not a lie when I say this, They are both the same card, the 6950 pretty much has ‘restricters’ set in place, and the newer version Can’t be patched to 6970.
Also, have you considered any Nvidia Cards?
I’d personally fork out for a 1TB drive aswell.
Overclockers were selling this on their front page:
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
“The lowest price in the UK for an ATI HD 6950 and this MSI card is a revision 1 that can be flashed to 6970.”
They just sold out though… :[
My advice;
Stay away from 1155/P67 until all the SATA controller problems is gone.
So either buy a x58 system, or wait for the fixed P67.