This was done after noticing that the stock cooler for the Alder Lake Core i9 was taller than the Core i5 unit and that it had a blue plastic cowl around the fan, while the Core i5 has an open-air ...

Still, if you don't have $30 USD to spend on an extra cooler, or if you simply don't feel comfortable installing an aftermarket cooling solution on your brand-new CPU, maybe try this easy paper mod.

Cutting corners: Users of Intel's Laminar RM1 stock cooler, do you look on in envy at the sleeker, Laminar RH1 Cooler and wish your stubby little piece of hardware was as quiet and as tall as the ...