Overview
- The 24‑core Arrow Lake Refresh chip briefly dropped to $279 on Amazon, undercutting its $299 MSRP reported by reviewers.
- Thermal Grizzly is selling a pre‑delidded Core Ultra 7 270K Plus for about $525, targeting direct‑die cooling and higher overclocks.
- Delidding removes the metal heat spreader so the cooler touches the silicon more directly, which improves heat transfer on a chip that can pull up to 250W in turbo.
- The delidding voids Intel’s warranty, and Thermal Grizzly supplies its own coverage after cleaning, light sanding, and testing the modified CPU.
- Reviews praise the 270K Plus for price‑to‑performance, noting gaming wins over Intel’s 285K in some tests and strong all‑around value below $300.