Four screws and a hex wrench are included with Pulsar

Opening the box on a CPU contact frame for the first time, the natural question is what's actually inside besides the frame itself. AsiaHorse keeps the answer short: four screws and a hex sized to match them, nothing more. That short list is worth taking at face value, because it tells you exactly what the job does and doesn't require you to already own.

Quick Answer

The AsiaHorse Pulsar frame ships at R299 with four screws and a matching hex wrench, and nothing beyond that. There's no thermal paste in the box, no torque spec printed anywhere on the packaging, and no extras for cleaning up the old compound on the processor - all three of those sit on the buyer's side of the checklist.

📦 What's actually in the box

Four screws secure the frame in place of the stock retention arms once they've been removed, and the hex wrench included is sized specifically to drive those four screws home. That's the complete hardware list for fitting the frame itself. Nothing about the box contents changes depending on which board or cooler the frame is going onto, since the frame only ever interacts with the socket area.

It's a short list by design. This isn't a kit meant to cover an entire cooler refit; it's the hardware for one specific swap, and it doesn't try to be anything broader than that.

✋ What the box deliberately leaves out

Thermal paste is the most obvious absence. Fitting the frame means the cooler has to come off first, which disturbs whatever paste layer was sitting between the cooler base and the processor lid. That old layer isn't meant to go back on as-is, so a fresh application is part of the job even though nothing in the box provides for it. Thermal solutions covers that gap with paste suited to the reassembly.

There's also no stated torque figure for the four screws, so the wrench arrives without a number to work to. That puts the job in familiar territory for anyone who's mounted a cooler before - snug and even rather than forced - but it's worth knowing going in rather than discovering it mid-fit.

🧰 What else is worth having on hand

A standard screwdriver often helps when removing the original retention arms, depending on how the particular board has them fastened, even though the frame's own hardware only needs the supplied hex wrench. Something for cleaning the old paste off both the processor lid and the cooler base rounds out what the job actually calls for beyond what ships in the box.

None of this is exotic. It's the same short shopping list most cooler refits need regardless of whether a contact frame is involved, and checking through CPU coolers at the same time makes sense if the cooler itself is also due for a look while everything is already apart.

🔧 Keeping track of the small parts

Both the hex wrench and the four screws are small enough to misplace easily, and the wrench in particular is worth holding onto beyond this one job, since any future cooler refit on the same board will need it again. Keeping it somewhere it won't get swept into a parts drawer and forgotten saves a search later.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tools does the box provide?

A hex wrench sized for the supplied screws, which is all the fitting itself requires.

How many screws are there?

Four, which secure the frame in place of the stock retention arms around the socket.

What is not included?

Thermal paste, and anything for cleaning the old compound off the processor and cooler base.

Is a torque figure supplied?

No tightening value is specified, so the wrench arrives without a stated figure to work to.

Do I need any other tool?

A screwdriver may help with the stock retention arms depending on the board, and something to clean surfaces with.

Should the wrench be kept?

Yes, since the next cooler refit will need it again, and a small hex wrench is easy to lose.

Does the frame come assembled?

It is a single machined frame, so assembly is a matter of fitting it rather than building it up.