Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs will have a unique hotspot that has shifted towards the north and MSI will have a new offset kit for better cooling.
Intel's Arrow Lake CPU To Have A Hotspot Positioned Upwards Compared To Raptor Lake, Will Require Dedicated Mounts & MSI Will Be Offering Its New Offset Kit
An unmentioned change in Intel's Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200S" desktop CPUs is the overall structure of the die design and how it is said to be different from what the previous-gen Raptor Lake family came with.
In a previous post, we discussed how the upcoming "Core Ultra 200" desktop CPUs will have a different cutout configuration, which ultimately won't allow them to be mounted on an LGA 1700 socket, and instead, Arrow Lake will only be compatible with the exclusive LGA 1851 socket type. The particular change in the architecture's die design lies in the positioning of the CPU tile, which we'll discuss next.
This detail is verified by multiple experts, notably the famous overclocked Der8auer and now the leaker CodeCommando. Both sources have iterated that Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs will have their CPU hotspot positioned slightly north to where it was originally with Raptor Lake.
If you are unaware of what a hotspot means, it is the location on the IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) where the processor dissipates the most heat. It indicates the area of the highest concentration as well. This particular spot is of immense value for cooling manufacturers since that is where solutions target in terms of effective heat removal.
Want to know how to cool your future Arrow Lake CPU? Some things change... pic.twitter.com/taxubFryz0
— CodeCommando (@CodeCommando_) October 9, 2024
Initially, it was presumed that with the change in Intel's Arrow Lake CPU hotspot, cooling manufacturers would ultimately need to rework their designs, but based on information by HKEPC, MSI has presented a unique solution to this change, supposedly offering an "offset mount" for its existing solutions to meet the cooling demand of the upcoming Core Ultra 200 CPUs.
This new MSI offset mount will shift the cooler’s base towards the northeast, reducing temperatures by more than 3°C, which is impressive.
Due to the placement of the CPU tile on the Intel Core Ultra 200 processor being positioned "towards the north," the CPU hotspot tends to shift slightly towards the north. As a result, MSI has optimized for the Core Ultra 200 by offering an offset mount for their liquid cooling… pic.twitter.com/WWdWZak9aw
— HKEPC (@hkepcmedia) October 9, 2024
While other manufacturers haven't unveiled similar solutions yet, it is said that this particular offset mount by MSI will be featured in the MAG CORELIQUID I360 liquid cooler, and will indeed remove the exclusivity factor from Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs, allowing manufacturers to pitch their existing solutions for Intel's next-gen CPUs.
It is said that existing users can request the offset mount from authorized retailers once Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs hit the markets. With that said, Noctua & Arctic have already confirmed that their LGA 1700 coolers will be compatible with the new LGA 1851 socketed CPUs so if there's a need for the new offset kit, then we can expect other manufacturers to offer them too.
