https://www.techpowerup.com/261168/intel-recalls-boxed-xeon-e-2274g-processors-due-to-inadequate-stock-cooler-effectiveness
 
Intel issued a product change notification (PCN) dated November 13, calling for a recall of boxed Xeon E-2274G processors from customers and distributors. The boxed SKU of the E-2274G, which includes a stock cooling solution, has been marked as "discontinued" and "end of life." Intel is offering an E-2274G tray processor (chip-only) as replacement for the returned inventory. The cause for the recall is the cooling solution included in the boxed SKU, which has been found to be insufficient to cool the E-2274G, a 4-core/8-thread processor based on the 14 nm++ "Coffee Lake" microarchitecture, with a rated TDP of 88 W.

The E973708-003 fan-heatsink included with boxed Xeon E-2274G processors is supplied by Foxconn, and has been known to be bundled with Intel's entry-level client-segment processors, such as the Pentium Gold series and Core i3 series (chips with TDP typically rated 65 W or less). It features a thin, circular, all-aluminium heatsink, which lacks a copper core that certain other LGA115x-compatible stock coolers by Intel have. The heatsink makes contact with the CPU over pre-applied TIM on an aluminium surface, with spirally-projecting fins dissipating heat under the fan's airflow. It could be been an oversight bundling such an underpowered cooler with an 88 W TDP processor that's designed for the rigors of mission-critical use-cases such as workstations and small-business servers.
 
Intel certainly hasn't had a lot of good news lately

What a mess. Send us back what you purchased, and then we will send the chip back to you without a cooler. What a joke. The people who already bought an aftermarket cooler are probably not going to bother. And the people who needed a better cooler will now have no cooler at all. The only way that this makes sense for any customers is if they get a significant refund as well.

Cool GTX

ty_ger07
What a mess. Send us back what you purchased, and then we will send the chip back to you without a cooler. What a joke. The people who already bought an aftermarket cooler are probably not going to bother. And the people who needed a better cooler will now have no cooler at all. The only way that this makes sense for any customers is if they get a significant refund as well.

+1
 
Something is Not Adding Up ---> why Not Just recall the cooler ?  Conspiracy theories will multiply "secret CPU recall"
 
Hey Intel .... just say send us the Cooler & we will give you a $50 rebate or Credit
 
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"The boxed SKU of the E-2274G, which includes a stock cooling solution, has been marked as "discontinued" and "end of life." Intel is offering an E-2274G tray processor (chip-only) as replacement for the returned inventory."

"NO!.....but we need that CPU too."  

Intel stock cooler?
Inadequate?
 
If only they can do this with all thier boxed coolers....
AMD can do it