The latest stock coolers from Intel and AMD are more than adequate if you’re not looking to overclock, or you’re trying to build the best cheap gaming PC. Can a CPU cooler be too heavy?

AMD blames poor Intel Arrow Lake gaming performance for AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock issues in a CES 2025 executive interview ...

AMD stealthily dropped the Ryzen 5 9600 on its website today, confirming less powerful SKUs of the original Ryzen 9000-series ...

Update: Now going in and out of stock. Make sure you select Amazon as your vendor.

Meanwhile, the 9600X was cheaper from the get-go, with AMD pricing it at $280. Could we see the Ryzen 5 9600 sold at $220, or maybe even less? It might also be paired with a Wraith cooler ...