Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Too Hot For Intel? 244
MrSeb writes "Intel's next consumer CPUs — the Sandy Bridge-E — will ship without a heatsink and fan. These new chips, which will feature up to 15MB of L3 cache and integrated four-channel DDR3 and 32x PCI 3.0 controllers will run very hot — potentially up to 180W TDP. Is Intel unable to cool these extreme chips, or is there another reason for the shift? Curiously, Intel will still offer 'sold separately' own-brand cooling solutions for the new chips — so is this merely Intel trying to cut costs for enthusiasts who don't need a stock cooler — or is this the beginnings of Intel branching out into the cooling business?"
P4 again? (Score:2, Funny)
Prescott 2: Electric Boogaloo.
no (Score:5, Funny)
this is the beginnings of Intel branching out into the HEATING business
Re:no (Score:3, Funny)
1993's Pentium 60 says otherwise.
Re:Warranty (Score:5, Funny)
How many stock fans and heatsinks will be saved from gathering dust because of this?
None. The HSFs installed in a PC gather more dust than those still in their boxes :p