i5 - 6600K intel boxed

Gustav1231

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Hi Tom's
If I'm buying a i5-6600K CPU intel boxed, do I then need a seperate CPU cooler or is that included in the package?
 
No. Intel's new K-series processors do not include a stock cooler in the box. There's not much point in buying one if you aren't going to overclock (in that case get the i5-6500 or i5-6600 instead), so you'll need a cooler better than that anyway.
 

Correct. The "K" means that it is unlocked (can be overclocked), but for their most recent gen of CPUs (6th Gen, AKA Skylake) Intel has stopped bundling stock coolers with unlocked CPUs.