Thermal Paste + Intel i7 6800?

holmesc

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I've recently bought pc parts and have come dumbstruck.

I have no idea if the Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler i've purchased has thermal paste applied on or not https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019955RNQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've usually used my own thermal paste, but this one didn't come with a stock paste.
I'm wondering if any of you folks have purchased this item and know if paste was already applied on it.

Also, do I need to apply on both the cpu and the cooler? Or is one surface good enough? I know too much is bad so I wanted to know if the was a stock layer already applied on he corsair cooler.

P.S If there is paste on it, is it good enough? Or is the stock paste terrible on the H115i?