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Intel's Haswell-E Boxed Cooler is a Wee Bit Bigger

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Intel's new boxed cooler will be a little bigger and a little more powerful.

The Haswell-E processors from Intel are expected to arrive sometime in September, with the three chips in question being the Core i7-5820K, the Core i7-5930K, and the most extreme Core i7-5960X. These chips are six-core and eight-core parts and will have TDPs of 140 W. That's a lot of heat to dissipate, and for that reason, Intel is demonstrating a new boxed CPU cooler – the TS13A.

The TS13A replaces the older RTS2011AC and should offer a little more cooling power. Both of the coolers look very much alike but do have some subtle differences. For instance, the fins are now curved sideways, and the internal copper core has been replaced with a heat column, which is essentially a large heat pipe. Of course, the most obvious difference shouldn't be forgotten; the height of the unit is 12 mm taller than its predecessor, making it 75 mm tall.

Now, while the new cooler will be more powerful, we don't expect that many enthusiasts interested in a Haswell-E chip will end up using the boxed cooler. Most DIY builders will probably simply replace them for much more powerful units. Despite that, a new, more powerful cooler like this is still necessary because not every Haswell-E chip will be used by enthusiasts – there are plenty of OEMs that stick to using the boxed Intel cooler. While the old cooler might have been able to cool the chips adequately, a bigger cooler does raise the threshold for thermal throttling, essentially minimizing the performance penalty in OEM builds.

Reportedly, the new cooler will not only be shipping with Haswell-E processors, but also current socket LGA2011 chips, as of August 29.

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    Someone Somewhere , August 6, 2014 9:13 AM
    This is the boxed cooler that is not, in fact, included in the box with any CPUs?
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    dgingeri , August 6, 2014 9:24 AM
    My SB-E didn't come with a cooler, and last I heard the IB-E didn't either. Where is this older cooler coming from?
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    Someone Somewhere , August 6, 2014 9:30 AM
    It's available separately for those who want it. I suspect they don't sell many.
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    snarfies , August 6, 2014 10:02 AM
    A total waste. Anyone buying the Haswell-E is going to buy their own, more effective, heatsink.
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    lp231 , August 6, 2014 10:24 AM
    KitGuru already posted a article on it way earlier, but it didn't comes up on Google Search unless you look under the News section. Tom's should have a submit news section, so anything interesting can be posted on the front page.

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    It's available separately for those who want it. I suspect they don't sell many.

    I kind of disagree with that because us enthusiast who knows to get a better HSF is probably like 1%. The rest are OEM and Intel can sell it to them and that is a lot.
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    WithoutWeakness , August 6, 2014 11:25 AM
    It's likely an optional cooler offered to OEM's, None of the SB-E or IVB-E chips came with boxed coolers.
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    velocityg4 , August 6, 2014 1:00 PM
    Quote:

    I kind of disagree with that because us enthusiast who knows to get a better HSF is probably like 1%. The rest are OEM and Intel can sell it to them and that is a lot.


    This mentions it is for K series and X series chips socket 2011. Large OEM's don't sell many of these usually it is smaller builders like Falcon Northwest, computer shops and IT people. As these are mainly enthusiasts parts the split is likely closer to 50/50. Since the average enthusiast has the knowledge to build their own PC.

    Professionals who need workstations and servers with 6+ core socket 2011 chips are going to be going with Xeon. The socket 2011 Core series is almost exclusively for enthusiasts that want Xeon power but don't need the Workstation features like ECC memory.
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    mapesdhs , August 6, 2014 2:12 PM
    Quote:
    Professionals who need workstations and servers with 6+ core socket 2011 chips are going to be going with Xeon. ...


    Except for the solo professionals who can't afford XEONs; for them, an oc'd K/X
    i7 is an excellent compromise (I've built several for this type of user), a stepping
    stone on the way to something more powerful once they've earned enough to
    jump to a 2-socket XEON. An oc'd K is about the same speed as one 10-core
    XEON, so it needs a 2-socket board to be worth the uprade expense, a build
    which will be about 3K higher than an oc'd i7.

    Ian.

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    dgingeri , August 6, 2014 3:08 PM
    The old one apparently couldn't even handle keeping a 3930k below 80C under a medium load. It was only around $25, too. I doubt this would one do any better.
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    zfreak280 , August 6, 2014 3:18 PM
    At this rate, intel will catch up with aftermarket coolers in ... never.
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    Someone Somewhere , August 6, 2014 7:06 PM
    Many OEMs, especially the larger ones, use their own coolers.

    This is purely a reference design.
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    lp231 , August 6, 2014 8:10 PM
    Just remembered my Intel stock Pentium D cooler looks like the height of that new cooler.
    This was the one I had.
    http://www.amazon.com/Intel-CPU-Heatsink-3-5-D34017-001/dp/B000I4JGHQ
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    TechyInAZ , August 6, 2014 8:23 PM
    Huh?? Ok first off, I have never seen a SB-E/IB-E ever having a boxed cooler, which makes since. And 2nd, why would they make a new boxed cooler instead of saving the money and parts since probably 80% of those coolers are going to be in the garbage.
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    Someone Somewhere , August 6, 2014 8:29 PM
    Quote:
    Huh?? Ok first off, I have never seen a SB-E/IB-E ever having a boxed cooler, which makes since. And 2nd, why would they make a new boxed cooler instead of saving the money and parts since probably 80% of those coolers are going to be in the garbage.


    Again, these are not included in the box. These are going to be reference designs for OEMs that build their own.
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    lp231 , August 6, 2014 8:35 PM
    Quote:
    Huh?? Ok first off, I have never seen a SB-E/IB-E ever having a boxed cooler, which makes since. And 2nd, why would they make a new boxed cooler instead of saving the money and parts since probably 80% of those coolers are going to be in the garbage.


    Why would you try them in the garbage? You can probably sell it off or use it as a backup in case the main one fails and has to be returned for a RMA.
    Their XTS100H Cooler was some what different from the ones they always use, and there was also their water cooling kit.



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    photonboy , August 7, 2014 12:28 AM
    *INTEL let's see three options for ALL of your CPU's regarding coolers:

    1) No cooler included (save $3).

    2) Above cooler as $5 option.

    3) $15+ cooler as option (almost as good as Noctua NH-U12S).

    That's good for the environment as how many coolers are just thrown in the garbage. The savings could then be passed on to consumers as a very minor savings with no cooler, roughly the same price with the normal cooler or a big reduction over what a good after market cooler normally costs.

    *I know when I recommend a $60 cooler to someone it's annoying especially since it's mainly about NOISE not cooling much of the time and a SLIGHTLY better cooler would do the trick.

    Even the best $30 coolers are noisier than they should be and that's mostly about the fan quality and something easily done cheaply in BULK when the profit of the coolers aren't an issue, only the sale of the CPU's themselves.

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    shogunofharlom , August 7, 2014 4:27 AM
    Don't forget to take those stock coolers to your local metal recycler. Bring all of those dated cables too. 99 cents per pound! I usually walk away with no less than $15!