Intel to Bundle Liquid Cooler with Sandy Bridge-E CPUs

[back_by_demand]

For those of us who already have a good watercooling rig I am glad they give the option to buy with or without.

But I can't help thinking that if you were tempted to buy the Intel one you really should go the whole hog and get a proper rig.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Most comments here sound like they were written by 12 year old kiddies. The CPU is fast becoming a secondary consideration for a typical desktop computer. Call me silly, but the way I see it value is of primary concern in this day and age. Just about any modern CPU along with a kickass graphics card does the trick.

Sure, but everyday tasks don't include just gaming. A user might convert a video (that's why I went for i7 - HT is a bonus) or multitask heavily or work in 3DSMax/Photoshop... and some games are more CPU-intensive (WoW, for instance). Also, Extreme Intel CPUs are not for gaming, they're for professional industries for whom every extra second in rendering a movie or an image costs money.

 

[Benihana]

Man Corsair is quite the innovator! That's why I'll be buying one of their's when the time comes, support the innovation.

 

[monsta]

Its about time Intel showed some balls and has at least made an attempt to be cool

 

[rantoc]

So they are running scared of their own 2500k & 2600k. It would seem that the new ones won't add enough value to justify a purchase so they add "coolness" to them instead. Much like the car vendors - Add value the cars so they sell!

 

[geekapproved]

I guess this says a lot about how hot they run. lol

I have a bad feeling with the dissappointing bulldozer benchmark's the end of fast Intel cpu's for $225 is over.

All you AMD haters, get ready for more $500-1000 Intel cpu's and outrageous $350 mobo's. Again.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

I guess this says a lot about how hot they run. lol

I have a bad feeling with the dissappointing bulldozer benchmark's the end of fast Intel cpu's for $225 is over.

All you AMD haters, get ready for more $500-1000 Intel cpu's and outrageous $350 mobo's. Again.

Oh, such BS... I'm not an AMD hater, but the latest Bulldozer benchmarks showed that 2500K kicks that Bulldozer's ass for $20 less. U mad bro? Doesn't mean we're gonna have more $500-1000 CPUs... we will, but they're not for gamers. We got our 2500/2600K and we're happy, now give us more games that will push these CPUs to the limit.

BTW, $350 mobos? Nah man, Intel mobos are cheap. Both in price and quality. You want a real mobo, go ASRock/Gigabyte/Asus/MSI - $120-200.

 

[larkspur]

[citation][nom]rantoc[/nom]So they are running scared of their own 2500k & 2600k. It would seem that the new ones won't add enough value to justify a purchase so they add "coolness" to them instead. Much like the car vendors - Add value the cars so they sell![/citation]

No, they are simply offering an optional Intel-branded liquid cooler. You can still buy the processor without a cooler. You can still use air or a non-intel liquid cooler to cool. It is simply another option in case you like buying Intel branded stuff. You either pay for the liquid-cooler or you don't - your choice. It doesn't speak at all to the performance of the chips.

 

[Netherscourge]

So, wait a second.

If the STOCK-CPU speed requires Liquid Cooling, then what will Overclockers use to stay cool?

lol

 

[Device Unknown]

I'm glad for the included cooler. Smart move by Intel.
They are doing it not because the CPU NEEDS it but because it adds a lot of geek cred. One of the coolest things in custom PC's is water cooling. And adding a maintenance free closed loop one is the easiest way to get a little "bling" in your case, plus it will drastically reduce temps, noise and increased longevity of the CPU.
The success of this addition will only be determined by the price they sell it at. It will have to be under $50 OR be benchmarked and proven better than other companies already producing, very successfully mind you, these units.

 

[larkspur]

[citation][nom]Netherscourge[/nom]So, wait a second.If the STOCK-CPU speed requires Liquid Cooling, then what will Overclockers use to stay cool?lol[/citation]

It doesn't require liquid cooling. It is OPTIONAL.

 

[rubix_1011]

Wow...the general population has NO IDEA the concept for the LCS cooler and how it actually relates to a full water cooling loop in real life. It would be much more beneficial if Tom's would also post a reference to LCS coolers and normal aftermarket air coolers to display the similarities in performance, yet show the overreaction to these 'water cooling' options...that really aren't.

Intel marketing fail.

 

[Stardude82]

[citation][nom]GeekApproved[/nom]All you AMD haters, get ready for more $500-1000 Intel cpu's and outrageous $350 mobo's. Again.[/citation]

What better reason to hate AMD if they can't stay competitive?

 

[mrecio]

at the end of the day these still use air to cool, instead of a copper heat pipes we have water tubes that go to a fan for cooling...

 

[zybch]

[citation][nom]dickcheney[/nom]No?Overclocking headroom...[/citation]
'can' doesn't not mean 'should'.
I have the 2600K and have indeed OC'd it to that speed, but on the stock cooler the temps were way higher than I prefer to run. The liquid cooler (Vantage) dropped those temps down to below what the stock cooler intel provide running at stock speeds.

 

[husker]

[citation][nom]stardude82[/nom]What better reason to hate AMD if they can't stay competitive?[/citation]
If that is true, then Ford, Chevy, Honda, and Toyota aren't competitive because a Ferrari has more horsepower and is clearly a superior product. By the way, what year is your Ferrari?

 

[Usersname]

[citation][nom]brickman[/nom]Like the frosty blue fan. Must make it run cooler[/citation] Yeah. And there's a red fan option that runs hotter.

 

[geekapproved]

Well I guess this tells us it won't be cheap, and we already know the performance is not that good.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

If that is true, then Ford, Chevy, Honda, and Toyota aren't competitive because a Ferrari has more horsepower and is clearly a superior product. By the way, what year is your Ferrari?

The new $240 BD loses to a $220 2500K, so it's your new shiny Ford that lost to a one-year old Ferrari which, suprisingly, cost the same back then.

 

[Usersname]

[citation][nom]GeekApproved[/nom]Well I guess this tells us it won't be cheap, and we already know the performance is not that good.[/citation]Yep. This will get bulldozed.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Yep. This will get bulldozed.

You're late man, your Bulldozer couldn't cross the Sandy Bridge...

 

[phraun]

[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]The new $240 BD loses to a $220 2500K, so it's your new shiny Ford that lost to a one-year old Ferrari which, suprisingly, cost the same back then.[/citation]

Beat me to it. Well done sir.

 

[Twoboxer]

The "boxed cooler" has been eliminated, a cost savings for Intel. A liquid cooler will now be sold, a new profit source for Intel.

Now that Bulldozer has failed to provide competition, look for Intel to spread this practice to other SKUs.

 

[mac_angel]

[citation][nom]c123s123[/nom]Is it me or when Intel admits that they need a liquid cooler for their CPU it would indicate a design problem?[/citation]

actually, I'm tended to wonder that too. There are a lot of things that were expected to be incorporated with this CPU that are "missing" or "turned off". When I read about that before it made up my mind that I'm skipping that gen of CPU. Sticking with my Core i7 950 and wait until next year's Black Friday before I buy. Maybe the stuff that was suppose to be in it to begin with will be working by then.

 

[shin0bi272]

this kind of marks a new era for pc's ... now we'll have your average joe with a water cooled system and it will be natural for people to have them... sort of like in a car. Youve got electricity and water in the same area though in a car it is much lower voltage than a wall socket... but still the concept holds true.