COOLER MASTER DK8-8ID2A-0L-GP 80mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

Excellent Product

Reviewed By: on 8/19/2007

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Much quieter than I thought it would be. Does not make abnoxious noises. Cools very well. Cheap. Zero issues and have purchased multiple ones. Long lasting.

Cons: Not a single one.

Other Thoughts: Have put on different X2 processors, and cools them well. Not whisper quiet, but fairly quiet and unlike some others I've tried with supposedly lower dBA ratings, this makes a nice wind blowing noise, not some high pitch whine, and is much quieter.
Buy at least one to keep as back-up if you try any others hoping for a whisper quiet system, you might find this to be better than those more expensive ones.

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Reviewed By: Kang on 2/25/2007

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: WOW! So quiet! You won't even know it's running. Yet, another success for Cooler Master. Cools my AMD Athlon 64 well. Great fan for a very cheap price. Easy to install too. It comes with the gray application on the heatsink as thermal grease and it is easy to install. Just pull the lever!

Cons: None so far. Yet, for the price of the fan, i wonder if it will last me long.

Other Thoughts: Great cooling system by Cooler Master (hence the name. Fit into my Socket 754 like a puzzle and my computer booted up in no time.

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just fine

Reviewed By: mikey on 9/23/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This thing is worth the money it keeps my amd single core really cool, maybe you can use it on an X2 but that is up to you.

Cons: none

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Very good !

Reviewed By: Mike on 8/9/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Wonderful heatsink & fan. I upgraded from Sempron 3400+ to Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer just to keep my aging socket 754 PC alive from the landfill for extra one or two years. So i bought this CoolerMaster thing for amazing price of 5.99 + 5.99 shipping. It installed easily, it came with already pre-applied thermal compound and its cooling my cpu wonderfully, Core temp is 40 C when idle, and 60 C under Full load. Trust me, thermal paste is very good, and saves you the hassle of applying it yourself.

Cons: No cons, for the price you can't ask more. It provided adequate cooling, i wish the fan could be faster though.

Other Thoughts: If you have socket 754 mobo and wan't to upgrade to a faster cpu this a great solution.

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EXCELLENT BANG FOR BUCK

Reviewed By: zcaseman on 7/26/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: CHEAP, efficient

Cons: -

Other Thoughts: I have this on my 939 3800 x2 overclocked to 2.5 ghz, it idles between 37 and 40 'C in a well ventilated case. After half hour playing BF2 it is at 47 'C. There are bigger coolers out there, that cool better. But for FIVE BUCKS??

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