Core i5-13500 Review: Intel's New $250 Mid-Range Weapon

[Adhmuz]

It's a disgrace for intel that they still don't provide a decent cooler with their offerings. It's diappointing to see an entry level chip seeing thermal throttling with the boxed cooler.

Boxed coolers belong in one place and only one place in my opinion, in the box never to be used. Provide one or not, I'll be buying my own cooler no matter what, regardless of the CPUs heat output, as I want a cooler that performs well and makes as little noise as possible.

 

[meric]

Boxed coolers belong in one place and only one place in my opinion, in the box never to be used. Provide one or not, I'll be buying my own cooler no matter what, regardless of the CPUs heat output, as I want a cooler that performs well and makes as little noise as possible.

Good for you I guess? These are entry level budget chips, if they come with a cooler, it adds more value and is expected to offer at least acceptable cooling. If intel added a cooler in the box, you'd expect it won't thermal throttle within a minute.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

The 'platform costs' so recently beloved of the tech press (since AM5 motherboards came out) seems to deliberately ignore the costs of cooling a system, which can sometimes be around $150-$200 for the hotter things there....

you dont need a $150-200 cooler for....much of anything, LMAO. Outside of the likes of the 13900k.

A $20-25 basic air cooler will handle the i5/r5 series without issue, especially with dual fans. The likes of a hyper 212 evo will handle a stock core i5. Bigger air coolers will give it more breathing room are are typically $50.

 

[Neutronman]

Hey Steve,
great article.