Risk of damaging Intel CPU "Skylake" with third party CPU cooler

The sixth generation Intel Core processor "SkylakeIt is pointed out that there is a danger that the CPU of the series will be damaged if a third-party CPU cooler is installed. The risk of this CPU damage is likely to be problematic on the board whose design was changed in the Skylake series.

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German PC game site "PCGamesHardware.de"Is a CPU cooler's heat sink causes the CPU to cool down when the CPU cooler's heat sink gives a shock when a third-party large CPU cooler is attached to the CPU of the sixth-generation Intel Core processor" Skylake "series, It reports that there is a risk of damage. According to PCGamesHardware.de, the pressure of the large heat sink attached may cause the CPU board to bend.


Furthermore, it seems that pins in the socket on the motherboard side may be bent.


Since the CPU generates heat, it is necessary to install a CPU cooler. In the case of an air-cooled CPU cooler, a mechanism is used in which the heat collected by using a heat sink or heat pipe is dissipated by a fan, and in order to further improve the heat dissipation, the third-party CPU cooler compares to the Intel genuine article A big heat sink has been adopted and its size and weight are getting bigger.


After installing it in the socket of the motherboard, the CPU may not operate unless an appropriate pressure is applied by the CPU cooler. In addition, higher pressures may be applied to further enhance the cooling performance. However, in the Skyalake series, since the CPU board was made thinner than the model of the previous generations, it is said that the size, weight, and pressure of the conventional CPU cooler are physically damaging to the CPU It seems to be caused by.


The LGA 1151 adopted in the Skylake series has the same socket size and hole positions for the CPU cooler as the conventional LGA 1155, 1150, so it is possible to divert the conventional model CPU cooler, and the third party In most cases, CPU cooler says that the conventional model also supports LGA 1151. However, as the thickness of the CPU board in the Skylake series has been reduced, if you mount a large CPU cooler as before, you will be cautioned as the CPU and motherboard may be destroyed when impact is applied.

In response to the indication of the risk of CPU damage by PCGamesHardware.de, major CPU cooler manufacturers respond quickly. Noctua, Thermalright, Thermaltake, etc. are compatible with the LGA 1151 themselves without any problems and it is not a problem in normal use, but for safety it is recommended to remove the CPU cooler when transporting. In contrast to this,ScytheIsMore strict judgment, Skylake series of CPU cooler made by the company "Mugen 4"Mugen Max"It is clear that it is desirable to apply the retention screw for fixing the cooler more weakly, and if the user wishes, it reveals to send a new Skylake-compatible retention screw.


It is a CPU cooler which is customized not only for cooling performance but also as a dress up item, but it seems better to be careful when using a large CPU cooler in the Skylake series.