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Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

by Matt Davey on 1 June 2007, 14:45

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), Thermalright, Zaward, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Zalman (090120.KQ), Akasa, Cooler Master, Thermaltake (3540.TWO), OCZ (NASDAQ:OCZ), Scythe, SilverstoneTek, Arctic, Tuniq, Noctua, TITAN Technology

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Intel Stock - Introduction and Packaging

Introduction

Well, what can we say about the Intel stock cooler? Of course, it was originally launched by Intel and is the cooler that all others in this group review are trying to beat in one way or another.

Be it thermally or acoustically, third-party vendors have a pretty good benchmark to beat.

Packaging

Although it is possible to buy the Intel stock cooler separately, this is rarely with an Intel bundle, usually a third-party vendor creating an exact match. The cooler comes as standard when you buy Intel PIB (Processors in a Box) and the demand for third-party coolers is the result of many buyers opting for naked OEM versions of Intel CPUs.

Times have changed though. With the keen price points offered by the Core2Duo range, there are more people buying PIB packages than ever before.

Packaging-wise, the Intel PIB bundle features a cardboard sleeve over a plastic blister-pack that contains the processor and cooler.