SilenX EFZ-100HA1 Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler

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Absolutely silent, e6700 idles at 35 C compared to 46 C with stock cooler, Far better then stock and it makes no noise installation took about 20 - 30 minutes but it was worth it Overall excellent heatsink for the value

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Seriously nifty box, says its greater than the rest and appears to prove it. Atleast on the box. The Am3 socket bridging piece came with screws that were as well huge to match into it. If you have intel u will have no prob installing this cooler but for the AM3 you gotta find four thinner screws to get the entire point toghether. Practically had to drive 15 min back to the store! XD When your creating a product, attempt testing to see if it performs first.. Or if it even puts toghether right.. Geez!

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Have observed my share of coolers more than the years. This cooler is of fantastic high quality and one of the quietest heatsinks around. Its does it's job and comes at a wonderful price tag. Very recommend! Installation can be tricky. Just make confident you take out your motherboard.

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Low profile. Silent as it claims - Can not hear it more than case fans. Really very good cooling for its size/application goal. three copper heat pipes into aluminum fins is a excellent style. I utilized this on a new Sandy Bridge i5 construct on a micro ATX board in a Silverstone SG02 case. The stock intel HS was idling at 55 C and this dropped it to the 42 - 45 C range. A good improvement. I reversed the fan on the heatsink to pull instead of push down on the heatsink so that it would force air into the power supply above and out the back of the case. I think this alone helped drastically reduce the temp on the cpu. None truly. You do have to take out the motherboard to install the required backplate, which is type of discomfort, unless you have a case that gives you back access to the socket on the MB. This is a pain for some, but I'm not upset about it. Installation is uncomplicated, just take your time and adhere to the directions for your intended socket. When assembled, the fan/HS is about 65mm tall. This is just what I required for my application. Did not overclock nevertheless..The guy that said this was terrible for his i7-930 should have in no way used this heatsink/fan. I wouldn't use this thing on a 1366 board. This is for Low Profile machines in little circumstances where extra cooling is needed. A 1366 board ought to actually go in a bigger case and a bigger/more strong heatsink really should be employed. Know what you need and why you require it!The stock intel for sandy bridges񳁳 are garbage...

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(relatively) affordable, (very) quiet, good high quality - not extremely powerful (keeps a stock X6 1055T at beneath 55C, perhaps more beneath load - I was expecting better cooling) - confusing directions - unbelievably difficult to mount on a AMD socket (probably less complicated on an Intel) If you want to cool an AMD and don't like to invest more than an hour mounting the cooler, look elsewhere.Also if you care about your blood pressure, ask some a single else to place the last 4 screws on (the ones connecting the radiator to the MB/CPU)Very good create high quality although, I wanted to give 4 eggs but the memory is as well fresh ...