Intel Skylake-S ‘K-Series’ Processors Won’t Ship with Stock HSF – Third Party Coolers Recommended

[Tedster]

If they're dumb enough to not know that a cpu needs a heatsink, they probably wouldn't even get far enough to post.

 

"It was too confusing and I got my dick stuck in a sata port"

I'm saying that they'd assume it didn't need a cooler because it won't come with one.

[Delusional Phil]

Literally what I was thinking. Doesn't it cost intel like 30 cents to make one of those coolers...?

Maybe they could use that money to funnel into some development instead of giving us 10% increase/generation ...

[Delusional Phil]

What about it? It's fixed now.

It is not fixed at all ...

[Mattrixx]

What about it? It's fixed now.

No. No sirrah, it is not.

[SansVarnic]

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Cant read in dark theme....

[Octagoncow]

Does anyone even buy 'K' series chips to use the Intel included Heatsink? Seems good to do this like they do with the X99 stuff and some Xeons.

It's definitely a minority, but I did for a few months until I could afford a better heatsink.

 

 

I was actually hoping to get an Intel heatsink with the 6700k to put on my 2500k and retire it to my parents. 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Might be a problem for people who wouldn't have their own thermal solution on the day of the build

[RazeG3SG1]

I think this is a pretty bad move since we will have to install a custom heat sink for out of case testing. Imagine you waste so much time to install a super hard cooler like Dark Rock Pro 3 only to find that your CPU is DOA and you have to strip the whole thing apart again.

[flibberdipper]

It is not fixed at all ...

 

No. No sirrah, it is not.

It broke. Again.

[Swndlr]

Does anyone even buy 'K' series chips to use the Intel included Heatsink? Seems good to do this like they do with the X99 stuff and some Xeons.

Lol I used the stock heatsink on my 4690k for like 3 months

[handymanshandle]

I think that it's pretty cool that they won't give you something that won't do your new CPU much justice.

 

Not sure if Spoilers are fixed yet but whatever...

[spoiler=]Test

[Curufinwe_wins]

Well this is stupid. Out-of-case tests are slightly harder now, and if you can't quite afford a cooler you don't have a stock one to work with.

Not to be ultra supremacy here, but if you can't afford a cpu cooler you shouldn't be buying a k card anyways.

[Bensemus]

Everyone who's built an intel pc will have a stock cooler and it seems like they will still be compatible. This is only a problem for people coming into pc building. If you are serious just pick up a $20 cooler. My local computer store sells a cooler that is a beefier stock cooler.

[evilarceus]

If anyone would be buying a high-end CPU, it's a 95% chance the consumer is also buying a third-party cooler.

[patrickjp93]

Maybe they could use that money to funnel into some development instead of giving us 10% increase/generation ...

Intel has given you far more than 10% per generation. It's up to software to evolve with hardware. Even as compilers get better at optimization you can see differences adding up all the time.

[Deli]

If anyone would be buying a high-end CPU, it's a 95% chance the consumer is also buying a third-party cooler.

You will be surprised how many 4690K builds still use stock intel coolers.

[deVIZtation]

Does anyone even buy 'K' series chips to use the Intel included Heatsink? Seems good to do this like they do with the X99 stuff and some Xeons.

Not me personally, but a couple of builds I did, have the stock heatsink. The people I built for don't overclock so whatevs.

[That Norwegian Guy]

coolers as effective and inexpensive as the Hyper 212 EVO.

 

Raijintek Themis*

 

There really is no reason** to remember the CM 212 series anymore when Raijintek supplanted it in every possible way: performance, looks, noise and price.

 

**unless you're in USA, in which case, NCIX have a monopoly on it and are bleeding every buck they can out of it. (it's supposed to be $24)

[PerfectTemplar]

I think this is fine as long as Intel are actually providing their own first party coolers that come separately. It allows you to decide whether or not you want to pay for an intel cooler and it also comes down to the fact their stock coolers at the moment are pretty pathetic. If they can bring out a high performance inexpensive air cooler separately I am all for this. I am looking forward to seeing those coolers performing.

[Delusional Phil]

Intel has given you far more than 10% per generation. It's up to software to evolve with hardware. Even as compilers get better at optimization you can see differences adding up all the time.

I still have that feeling that Intel is holding back ... Not sure though ... Maybe it's just me ...

[mvitkun]

Well this is stupid. Out-of-case tests are slightly harder now, and if you can't quite afford a cooler you don't have a stock one to work with.

That's exactly what I thought.

I just imagined the person who bought the 6700K for their first water cooled system, and they have to put the loop together outside of the case to test it somehow.....either that or buy a heatsink that they'll never actually use.

This'll have very little if any impact on the price in all likelihood, I mean you can buy the tray/oem 4790K (no heatsink and only a 30 day warranty directly from superbiiz) for $10 less than the boxed one (heatsink and 3YR intel warranty).

Even with the warranty taken out of the equation along with the heatsink it still only costs $10 less; Intel might surprise us, and I hope they do, but I doubt we'll see a decrease in the cost for the end user.

[Paralectic]

I hope this makes stock cooling die as they perform now.

[mr moose]

I don't understand why people think stock coolers are shit, if you're not overclocking they are fine, in fact they are more than adequate and aren't noisy. I haven't overclocked a cpu since I had my athlon, thus have been using stock cooling since 2004/6 (sometime around then).  

[PerfectTemplar]

That's exactly what I thought.

I just imagined the person who bought the 6700K for their first water cooled system, and they have to put the loop together outside of the case to test it somehow.....either that or buy a heatsink that they'll never actually use.

This'll have very little if any impact on the price in all likelihood, I mean you can buy the tray/oem 4790K (no heatsink and only a 30 day warranty directly from superbiiz) for $10 less than the boxed one (heatsink and 3YR intel warranty).

Even with the warranty taken out of the equation along with the heatsink it still only costs $10 less; Intel might surprise us, and I hope they do, but I doubt we'll see a decrease in the cost for the end user.

The thing is that the cost of the CPU will not include the cost of a shit stock cooler. So you wont end up losing anyway. Just buy their first party performance air cooler for thr 30 bucks or less it is likely to be.

[FireFox]

Removing the HSF from all enthusiast class SKUs would allow Intel to cut costs without compromising on product quality

 

I don't believe that for a minute, it would be nice but I can't see them racing to apply a good thermal paste (hardly expensive anyway for some Arctic Cooling or whatever). They are still going to use the same bullshit has Haswell which is only marginally better than Ivy Bridge.

 

It will equal more $$$ in their pocket and we'll end up with the same penny pinching shite. Thank you Intel.