Intel has confirmed that they will be bundling a sealed liquid cooling system with its next-generation Core i7-3000 series (Sandy Bridge-E) CPUs.
Intel has teamed with Asetek to provide an Intel-branded sealed liquid cooler for their CPUs. Intel becomes the first major CPU manufacturer to offer this as a base thermal cooling solution over the standard air cooler. In addition, it shows Intel's commitment to provided users with new, improved options, along with offering options designed with the overclocking community in mind.
The cooler will be sold as a bundle option with their Sandy Bridge-E series CPUs. Users will be able to purchase the Sandy Bridge-E processors with or without the bundled cooler. This allows the end-user to determine what thermal cooling solution they want to utilize with their new CPUs, without having to deal with the "basic Intel heat-sink" utilized through the years. This does mean that the end-user will need to make sure they either go with the bundled option or have a 3rd-Party cooling option chosen for their new processor.
Intel will sell its sealed liquid cooler as a stand alone option, as well. This provides user an option to utilize their new cooler with our platforms, within the Intel family. The coolers will sport the traditional Asetek-made water-block, as well as a large 12 cm fan and will be compatible with LGA2011, LGA1155, LGA1156 and LGA1366 platforms. Pricing of the new coolers is still unknown at this time.
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Water cooling not dead forever? 60c at idle not dead forever?
I loved water cooling before, but I'm tired of using so much heat just to check THG.
As much as I love OCing - Call me wierd, but I will love to see quad-oct core Intel or AMD (MAD) desktop CPUs run at 5w idle and 40w MAX on air at 4+ Ghz.. Yes - The basic heat sucks, but people shouldn't need more.
For now I'll assume the Core i7-3000 can run at full turbo speed on air... lalalalala
Not at all. It's just another option for builders to use. Some people love to have their components cooled with water, some are fine on air. It's nice to have the option to choose now though.
Admits what? the 2600k can be overclocked to 4.8GHz on their stock cooler. Hush.
No?
Overclocking headroom...
Troll much? I'd rather Intel "admit" high TDP and bundle a liquid cooler than pretend that stock crap cooler they have since LGA 775 is enough! If I'm getting an "Extreme" CPU, I definitely don't care whether it's eco-friendly/power-saving/low TDP. All I want is that it smokes all other CPUs in all tasks and doesn't fry
Where do you get 60C on idle?
Oh, and the design is lovely (didn't expect something as nice from Intel, their mobos looks like junk); hopefully the performance of both the CPUs and the coolers will be the same.
In 10 years time they'll come with their own tank of liquid nitrogen!
Anyone serious about having a cool and quiet system is going to throw this thing away and buy something better.
Call me weird, but I prefer my gaming PC not to sound like a vacuum cleaner.
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I'm in!
Anyone serious about having a cool and quiet system is going to throw this thing away and buy something better.
Call me weird, but I prefer my gaming PC not to sound like a vacuum cleaner.
This will be better than the stock Intel cooler for sure. And since the CPU anyway costs $1K, they should include that at no extra charge (though I doubt it). If you prefer your gaming PC to not sound like a vacuum cleaner, drop your GPU... my Twin Frozr II fans sound like one when they're on 75%+, and I frankly don't care, I have good headphones.
Besides, the topic is the liquid cooler... it will be quiet.
idea to lure in more buyers? Hey, if all Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 have the option of water cooling and the price is cheaper then you buying separately, I won't mind having one.
But from Intel's history, most of these items are 99% only available with their "extreme editions"... :\
The new E series barely fits within their TDP specs, and they knew that their stock heat sinks would not do the trick, and that most people are going to get their own cooling solution anyways, so they went with a water cooler as it is cheaper then a bunch of copper for those who don't know how to pick a proper cooling solution.
These are going to be some hot CPUs for monster machines! I hope this is a trend that we see going forward; kick-ass consumer models like the SB procs, and then ridiculous high end systems like the E series. As previously benched these will not add much to gaming rigs (except for the added PCIe lanes), but these will give a huge advantage to the professional markets where rendering is paramount!
Also, that is some heartless marketing by intel. Not even 12hrs of the NDAs being lifted from Bulldozer, and the sad benchmarks being released and intel says "Oh, not only are we better, but we will 'give' you water cooling as well". Give AMD some time to lick their wounds before kicking them! lol
Rock on!