Why didn't you test the heatsinks with reference fans installed? SPCR doesn't have reference 70mm fans, last I checked. Oh, I meant the way the Intel stock cooler was tested with the 120mm Nexus fan in LGA775 heatsink roundup: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article976-page3.html It would have been n...

Why didn't you test the heatsinks with reference fans installed?

I did as hophophop suggested and replaced the stock fan of HIS 5770 (the H577FL1GD one already mentioned in another thread) with a Nanoxia FX-1250 120mm fan I had lying around (a leftover from my attempt to silence my previous build). I removed the plastic shroud and the stock fan and strapped the N...

How is the stock cooler of these CPUs (especially the 550)? Is it of any use, e.g. with a fan replacement? I couldn't find a mention of it in the article.