How does the stock cooler for i5-6400 and i5-6500 stack up? Does it deliver "acceptable" cooling? I was just wondering.
I'm thinking that because the TDP has dropped from 95w to 65w maybe you can "get away" with just the stock cooler once again as was the case with Sandy Bridge some years back.
A while ago sold my i5-2500k rig to someone else, and I never added any aftermarket cooler, I found the "stock" cooler was acceptable for casual gaming. As far as I know, that rig is still humming along despite being 3+ years old, I haven't heard any complaints from it's new owner.
I'm thinking that because the TDP has dropped from 95w to 65w maybe you can "get away" with just the stock cooler once again as was the case with Sandy Bridge some years back.
A while ago sold my i5-2500k rig to someone else, and I never added any aftermarket cooler, I found the "stock" cooler was acceptable for casual gaming. As far as I know, that rig is still humming along despite being 3+ years old, I haven't heard any complaints from it's new owner.