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| Processor | Intel i5 8400 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM |
| Cooling | Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap |
| Memory | 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400 |
| Video Card(s) | ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING |
| Storage | 1TB 980 Pro |
| Display(s) | Samsung UN55KU6300F |
| Case | Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3 |
| Power Supply | Super Flower Leadex III 750w |
| Software | W11 Pro |
Increasingly curious how these stack up against each other and themselves. Revised designs following the intial surge during 12th gen are more or less confusing, but what do they actually correct or add.
Core Ultra appears to leave the door open to what is probably a high mark up accessory for third party vendors. It almost certainly is for Thermal Grizzly who present themselves as making the premium product for 12th - 14th gen that comes with a premium price. Most interestingly the product was relaunched for 13th and 14th gen (but still valid on 12th gen) in a revised form that most notably removed the officially stated nm torque spec and printed tick marks for visual guesstimation. Some paring along bottom edge and reshaping of interior dimensions was also delivered.
Thermalright and other offerings ranging from AliExpress to ??? are less discoverable, less contactable. In my mind they contain even wider variations and utility during home installation of contact frame and cpu cooler. Amazing to me the enforced to a high standard stock ILS that was given immensely more critical design by immensely more intelligent people than a vtuber (or the singular Roman XD) isn't facing a Wild West of pretenders creating uneven pressures and randomly varied results with conceivably lower standards of QC/QA in many cases.
Has any clear winner been determined when used with a high quality cooler designed expressly for LGA 1700 (awaiting LGA 1851 versions)? Any known good combinations for a specific board?
Call it a post-mortem or learning from the past to avoid repeating it in the future.
Core Ultra appears to leave the door open to what is probably a high mark up accessory for third party vendors. It almost certainly is for Thermal Grizzly who present themselves as making the premium product for 12th - 14th gen that comes with a premium price. Most interestingly the product was relaunched for 13th and 14th gen (but still valid on 12th gen) in a revised form that most notably removed the officially stated nm torque spec and printed tick marks for visual guesstimation. Some paring along bottom edge and reshaping of interior dimensions was also delivered.
Thermalright and other offerings ranging from AliExpress to ??? are less discoverable, less contactable. In my mind they contain even wider variations and utility during home installation of contact frame and cpu cooler. Amazing to me the enforced to a high standard stock ILS that was given immensely more critical design by immensely more intelligent people than a vtuber (or the singular Roman XD) isn't facing a Wild West of pretenders creating uneven pressures and randomly varied results with conceivably lower standards of QC/QA in many cases.
Has any clear winner been determined when used with a high quality cooler designed expressly for LGA 1700 (awaiting LGA 1851 versions)? Any known good combinations for a specific board?
Call it a post-mortem or learning from the past to avoid repeating it in the future.
