MASSCOOL 8W2002F1M4 90mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler for INTEL Socket LGA 1155/1156 Cooper base

Pros: This is a solid, cheap replacement if your stock fan breaks or you just plain don't like it. Not super quiet but not any louder than my previous fan. Not much more to say.

Cons: This type of mount requires you to remove your motherboard and screw the fan to it. If you prefer the push pins don't buy this.

Pros: Was nice and quiet while it worked...

Cons: Started grinding after just over a month any time the CPU fell to idle. For a while it would be ok if the CPU was under load, and then the fan just started grinding non-stop.

Manufacturer took forever to get back to me on an RMA, left messages on their tech support voice mail four times and then caledl Newegg directly and complain and even then it still took over a week before I heard anything.

Still waiting for said replacement to show up, too...

Pros: Works as expected. Relatively easy to install. Much better in looks and performance when compared to Intel's OEM cooler.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: This is a perfect replacement to Intel's stock CPU Cooler. It's not for extreme users, though. Recommended for average users.

Pros: Price. Efficient.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: If your on a tight budget, this is a solid stock cooler replacement. Not an enthusiast cooler. I would suggest setting the BIOS for CPU fan monitoring as it is a little loud at full RPM. It is the perfect size and will not interfere with dimm slots. A tad cooler than the stock Intel fan but nothing to rave about.

Pros: I installed this CPU cooler on an ASRock H77M-ITX (mini-ITX) motherboard, within a Foxconn RM-224 mini-ITX case.

The cooler and fan allowed room to install a Power Color HD-7750 low profile video card in the PCIe slot. Despite the tight quarters, there is sufficient clearance for all hardware items to function properly. This CPU cooler doesn't interfere with the RAM modules or with anything else. Very nice and perfect!

Did I mention that it cools very well?

Cons: There are no cons in my situation.

Other Thoughts: Nothing comes to mind.

Pros: i've been using these since my old core2quad, back in the day. they run quietly and cool very well. i've since bought a couple for socket 1155 application

Cons: quite loud at full power, so beware of boards that throw the fan into full power when overclocking.

Pros: got this just to replace the stock fan on a 3770 that went bad shortly after purchase of a cow-flavored pc. Fits perfectly, quiet at load, 4pin. Heatsink included is a bit taller than the stock I had, but I didn't use it (couldn't access back of mobo), I just needed the fan. Worked fine for that, if you need a small round cpu fan replace this is a pretty cheap way to do it, and it's quiet enough (and I'm very, very picky about noise).

Cons: not quiet as quiet as my earlier fan was at idle, but inside the case I really can't hear it so it's done the job, esp at load nice and quiet.
Cooler design may be a bit bigger than stock but the straight fins may or may not cool as well as the spiral design on the stock cooler I have; I didn't test that as I really just wanted the fan.

Other Thoughts: I hadn't tried the cooler, just the fan (as noted above). Decent cheap fan replacement option if this size and shape is what you need...You could easily spend more and get less just for a fan. If your fan looks like an older 775 design (round, not the square ones more common on aftermarket coolers) this may very well fit (measure!).

Pros: Low price, great cooling for the price. Keeps my i5-2400 at 35C idle, and 72-74C running intel burn test with AVX. Fan moves a lot of air. Widely spaced fins mean it won't get dusty too quickly.

Cons: Low surface area in the heatsink. It could be a better cooler with bifurcated fins and a little thinner material.

Other Thoughts: I almost RMA'd this. I am glad I didn't.