Intel retail boxed processors always come packed with a heatsink and fan. While these heatsinks are normally adequate for normal use they are normally no use if you want to overclcock your system or run it as silent as possible.

Those serious about keeping their hot chips cool will opt for aftermarket solutions. For the upcoming six-core Nehalem-based Gulftown CPU, Intel will be packing it with a tower-style heatsink.

PCWorld.fr snapped pictures of a prototype of the cooler that will be paired with Gulftown. Besides just a bigger heatsink with more fins, the proposed cooler also features four copper heatpipes.