Pros & Cons
Pros
The black edition has a sleek, black(could you tell from the name? Cost result is outstanding. Despite this, still ace. Amazing cooler with consistent cooling. Looks great. Works great in a whole-black setup.
Even though it's a chunky piece of kit, it doesn't seem to cause problems in my case. Extremely secure mounting thanks to tension sprung screws on the cooler bracket. Easy to install, it seems like it will be wobbly, but it pulls tight as you screw th... Read More
Package includes brackets and screws for a second fan to be mounted. Comes with mounting brackets for intel and amd motherboards. Also includes small tube of thermal paste which makes it easier to apply.
Cons
The cooling kit comes with several fins bent and dented. It's not a perfect fit for any socket type.
Highlights
Quality
I was getting way too high temps with the amd stock cooler and decided to upgrade to this.
Has a nice quality feel to it.
With the stock cooler, it was running way too hot while gaming, and would get very loud.
0 with vengeance pro ram, the fan has to be installed on the back of the cooler in a pull configuration, instead of on the fron... Read More
Price
Still, for the price that’s pretty impressive.
All in all very happy and at a good price point too.
Packaging/appearance
Stock cooler on the ryzen 5600x was idling at around 70 degress, start a few programs and it would reach 84 :-owith this, idle ... Read More
Competitiveness
Bit dubious originally but this quietened a ryzen 3600 by replacing the oem wraith.
I bought this to cool a ryzen 5 5600x, and i'll start by saying it does a great job - i hit temperatures around the mid sixties... Read More
It was a little bit fiddly to set the mounting system on a asus b450f mother board with ryzen processor.
Mounting the cooler was very annoying other than that i’ve had it over 2years pc never overheated.
Overview
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My cpu is only 45 degc when playing video games
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Before that it can reach 90 degc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But the installation of the cooling fan is not that easy when you have limited space in your pc case
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only issue was a part of the mount was bent and i had to perform some diy on it in order for it to screw down correctly
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The installation was a little finicky but didnt take longer than 10 minutes even for someone like me who isnt very well versed in computer building
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Doesnt mention that it doesnt come with 12400 adapter
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This is very tall so make sure you measure your case first
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I have antec dp501 and its about 15mm short of the glass panel