Does your CPU come with a cooler in the box? Do you need to buy a separate one for your new PC build? It’s a complicated and sometimes frustrating question, especially if you’re buying parts online and can’t fondle the box with your meat fingers. And it’s just become more frustrating for some AMD chips, which are now getting cheaper coolers in the box… or no cooler at all.

CPU watchdog Momomo on social media spotted the changes made to several Ryzen CPU specifications online. On some of these pages, the rollover text (which isn’t easy to see on some browsers) says that the SR4 cooler is reaching end-of-life status. That’s the “Wraith Prism” cooler that comes from AMD in the box, which is well-liked for decent cooling capacity and a bit of RGB bling, more than most pack-in CPU coolers.

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