Intel DBX-B CPU Cooler Review

Conclusions

The new Intel DBX-B CPU cooler didn’t disapoint us. It took nicely an overclocked Core i7-980X, where we increased its original 3.33 GHz clock to 4.2 GHz. Actually, it kept the temperature at the same level of Prolimatech Megahalems, which is the CPU cooler that achieved the best performance among the products we tested to date, which is really impressive.

Its noise level with the switch at the "P" position was equivalent to other high-performance coolers, i. e. a little high when at full load, but you have the choice to keep the switch at the "Q" position and have the cooler always with a lower noise level.

In short words, Intel managed to bundle its most high-end CPU with a top-notch cooler. So if you buy a Core i7-980X CPU you won’t need to buy a retail high-performance cooler because you will already have one. But thinking it over, if you bought this CPU money probably isn’t an issue for you…