360°

Intel’s latest stock CPU cooler tested: is this the end for additional CPU coolers?

PC Gamer: When Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs arrived in the PC Gamer labs a few months ago, one of the things that really surprised me was the size of the retail heatsink supplied with the top end Core i7 2600K. I could be wrong, but I don’t remember seeing one as small as this since the days of the Pentium 3.

I’m a sucker for hotrod-style copper heatpipes snaking their way up a gleaming tower of aluminium fins, but I do hope that the potential of this latest generation of processors should make heatsink manufacturers start to think a little more creatively.

Beefstew4u4730d ago

I would flip out if my CPU ever hit 60+ degrees. Jesus Christ. 85 Is freaking insane. I'll stick with my after-market cooler that keeps my i5 760 under 40 degrees under full load.

toaster4730d ago

Keep in mind this is an ultra tiny STOCK heat sink, which cooled a stable 2600K at 4.0GHz. I'd say that is pretty impressive for a stock heat sink which are notorious for being good paperweights and nothing else.

Beefstew4u4730d ago

This is true. It's pretty insane that a 2600k can even run at 4ghz with a stock cooler.

Gondee4730d ago

I will stick with my custom water cooling setup. I like my 30-35 C max

60°

Intel CEO thinks chip shortage could extend into 2024

Last Friday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told CNBC he thinks the chip shortage will last into 2024.

Read Full Story >>
techspot.com
60°

The Radeon RX 6500M outperforms the Intel Arc A370M in AMD benchmarks

The Radeon RX 6500M outperforms the Intel Arc A370M in AMD benchmarks. This week, Intel unveiled its Arc laptop GPUs, which featured the A370M from the Arc 3

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com
80°

AMD has a larger market cap than Intel for the first time in history

AMD has a larger market cap than Intel for the first time in history. Since its initial Zen architecture in 2017, AMD's fortunes have improved dramatically.

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com