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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 37721, member: 636"] Noctua released new mounting bars called NM-IMB8 for their NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler. These bars shift the cooler closer to where Intel chips run hottest. The parts move the cooler about 4 mm north and 2 mm east on the socket. This change helps cool 24-core and 20-core Intel chips like the Core Ultra 9 285K better. Tests show it can lower temperatures up to 3 degrees with HBC coolers or 1 degree with standard models. The bars work because newer Intel chips have hot spots away from the center. Moving pressure directly above these spots improves cooling. Regular NH-D15 G2 coolers still work best overall, even with these new parts. Users can buy the mounting bars from Noctua's website today or from Amazon soon for about $4-5. The company only made these bars for specific cooler models like the NH-D15 G2 and NH-D12L. Other Noctua coolers cannot use these special parts. [/QUOTE]