When it comes to cooling your hot new quad core processor the stock heatsink just won't do now, will it? As seen countless times the stock cooling solutions just do not have the capability of keeping a processor in a temperature range that is what we as enthusiast consider, “safe”, even though millions of these little wonders of the silicon age are running with stock heatsinks, in cramped, less than adequately ventilated cases, stuffed in a cabinet under a desk. Well, they still run and who knows how much horsepower is lost running with the processer throttling while updating a facebook page? To keep that little gem cool you need a heatsink that can keep the temperature down while still meeting the noise requirements of the masses.