How We Tested
Not long after our talk, a box showed up with five Core i7-5960X CPUs in sealed retail packaging. I reached out to the folks at NZXT for a reasonably-priced closed-loop liquid cooler and, a few days later, was greeted by a Kraken X41 at the office.
Test System Components
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