Does changing the stock CPU cooler for an after-market one make a difference?
(Windows Phone Central)

Whether buying a pre-built system or constructing your own, the stock CPU cooler isn`t usually much to shout about. The cooler that came with your PC will does the job. It has to, otherwise, you`re buying a faulty product. But doing the job and doing a good job are different things entirely. The Alienware Aurora R5 I picked up and reviewed recently came with a pretty puny air cooler over its Core i7 6700 CPU. Not particularly impressive for a high-spec pre-built desktop PC. Nevertheless, it did the job fairly well. It wasn`t particularly loud and overly high temperatures didn`t seem to be a thing. But I still decided to take a punt and swap it to see if there was any real improvement. For science. And there`s no liquid involved here, we`re talking air cooler to air cooler. ...