Walmart’s $8 CPU Frame vs. $800 i9-12900KS | Cheukchi Frame Review

Sponsor: be quiet!’s Silent Base 802 As a final part of our CPU Contact Frame for Intel 12th Gen coverage, we’re testing and reviewing the Walmart CPU frame by putting it on our $800 test CPU -- hopefully it goes OK. This CPU contact frame follows our previous reviews of Intel “unbending“ CPU frames, starting with the Thermal Grizzly contact frame and leading to the Thermalright contact frame. Now, we’re looking at the Binyou or Cheukchi frame from Walmart and Amazon only. We haven’t heard of these companies, but the product is simple enough, so it’s cheap enough. At $8 to $14 or so, these frames land between Thermalright (which is a known brand) and Thermal Grizzly (which bills itself as a ’premiere’ brand, priced at $35). We’re running low on our 3D Drink Coaster Packs! These custom-designed, PC-themed coasters support our in-depth testing work and get you a high-quality, unique product in return! We have no current plans to re-order the current coaster designs, but these will be part of a collectible series. If you’ve wanted some, get them before they’re gone! Watch the video that started it all - our Thermal Grizzly Contact Frame review: Watch our Thermalright $4 contact frame review: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Cheukchi contact frame that we bought and reviewed on Amazon: Thermalright CPU Contact Frame on Amazon: Thermal Grizzly CPU Contact Frame on Amazon (if it’s ever relisted): TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Walmart CPU Frames 01:42 - What These Are 02:05 - Packaging 03:27 - Key Downsides vs. Thermalright & Thermal Grizzly 04:16 - Look & Naming 05:50 - Mounting Differences 06:00 - Pressure Testing 07:03 - 12700 Pressure Map 07:51 - 12900 Pressure Map 08:38 - 12900KS Pressure Map 09:32 - Thermal Testing Explainer 10:05 - Temperature Results 11:04 - Mike Talks Mechanical Design 14:03 - Criticisms of the Installation 14:48 - Steve on the Tricks & Differences 17:06 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Writing, Test Lead: Steve Burke Writing: Jeremy Clayton Testing, Research: Mike Gaglione Video: Andrew Coleman