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Poor Thing: Intel Reference Cooler

The copper plate at the bottom is a nice idea, but this model was unable to satisfy us, and it wasn't able to satisfy the need of the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 either.

The lack of a frame makes it look strange.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.