Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Too Hot For Intel?

MrSeb writes "Intel's next consumer CPUs — the Sandy Bridge-E — will ship without a heatsink and fan. These new chips, which will feature up to 15MB of L3 cache and integrated four-channel DDR3 and 32x PCI 3.0 controllers will run very hot — potentially up to 180W TDP. Is Intel unable to cool these extreme chips, or is there another reason for the shift? Curiously, Intel will still offer 'sold separately' own-brand cooling solutions for the new chips — so is this merely Intel trying to cut costs for enthusiasts who don't need a stock cooler — or is this the beginnings of Intel branching out into the cooling business?"

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Re:Warranty

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If purchase_timestamp_HS purchase_timestamp_CPU then your HS does not support that old of a CPU, sorry no refund.

If purchase_timestamp_HS = purchase_timestamp_CPU then sorry intel can not verify that is a supported combination of CPU and HS, sorry no refund.

It may be a precursor to DRM'd CPU and HS fan technology... Add another line to each fan, +5, gnd, and rotation, now add "drm" line. Oh, your 120 mm $5 case fan doesn't have a DRM line? Sorry, you'll have to buy a "special" $75 50 mm fan or that CPU won't boot. Whats "special" about it? Oh, it costs $70 more, nothing else.