Pros: +Price
+Efficiency
+Easy to Install (Just make sure the pins are turned so they lock, before you push down)

Cons: -It will not make a smoothie, or air condition your house

Other Thoughts: I am going to use these (unless the price changes) on every Intel MB I build.

Why?

It brought my CPU temps ( along with Artic Thermal Paste ) down much farther than the OEM fan.

It only makes sense, that if you want it to last, a little TLC can make it go alot farther.

Pros: Fit right onto my CPU. Same shape/size/design as the stock cooler that came with the CPU. MUCH quieter than the stock had gotten. Cooled well, even under load (though I didn't do any heavy gaming). Good solid buy!

Cons: n/a

Pros: Cheap, variable fan speed, fan duct

Cons: Aluminium contact to CPU; the mounting pins hang very loosely to the heatsink, but once I got them lined up to the motherboard the pins engaged fine.

Other Thoughts: Good luck trying to install this on to a motherboard still in a case (which I never do and did not do on this install). I imagine with the loose mounting pins that it would be a very tedious operation.

Pros: Bought this for a 4690 (non K) that was not going to be overclocked. Stock fan was reading idle temps of 40-42 degrees. I reseated it and tried 3 different thermal pastes, nothing changed. After installing this idle temps dropped 10 degrees.

Cons: Not sure how it would handle over clocking

Other Thoughts: Would definitely buy again.

Pros: None if it's a dud.

Cons: Piece of black retainer fell apart before installation. Metal brackets are unevenly oriented. Second retainer fell out during installation.

Other Thoughts: Waited too long before unboxing this junk. Not worth the cost and aggravation of a warranty

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for purchasing this unit.
We strive to provide the most reliable and highest quality products to our customers.

We are sorry to hear that, please contact our support team to assist you with troubleshoot and/or warranty options.

Phone: 1- 800-575-9885
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Email: rma@rosewill.com
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We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: Although the details state "Socket LGA 775 ( TDP under 86W )", I use this on 120 Watt Xeon socket 771 processors (on socket 775 motherboards using the mod sticker) and this puppy performs just fine. It's good even with 20% overclocks, but obviously not much higher than that.

It keeps processors about 5-7 degrees warmer than good HSFs, but good enough for grandma or little nephew/niece's use.

Cons: Although the clips on the motherboard are better than the stock Intel one (which are garbage), after 30+ times of use (I have to test multiple processors), it starts to bend a little. This won't be a problem for most people as you simply put it on and forget it. I use it for testing.

Other Thoughts: It blows air inside the case. If you want hot air to move outside the case, buy the ones that are directional towards the back of the case.

Pros: -Great value.
-Solidly made.
-Included fan adjusts speed to temperature.
-Fan is very quiet.

Cons: -Likely not suitable for heavy overclocks.

Other Thoughts: For such a cheap CPU cooler, this one is surprisingly well made. It feels solid and not cheap, mounts snugly to the board and the included fan is large, speed adjustable to temperature and remarkably quiet. If you're looking to overclock this probably isn't sufficient but you're also crazy buying a $10 fan for an overclocked machine anyway.

For general use, this is top shelf quality for the price.

Pros: - Works better than stock Core 2 Duo hsf, and almost same size
- Comes with thermal compound applied to the heatsink
- The plastic fasteners seem to install with less effort than Intel's

Cons: - Can get loud at times (see Other thoughts)

Other Thoughts: I've purchased this hsf to replace the stock Intel on a C2D CPU. The case I've used this on was limited on space, so I needed something that would be close in size to Intel's, and this one was only slightly taller. Initially it was loud, spinning at over 3000rpm, but I ended up changing the fan settings in BIOS (can also be done with third party apps in Windows) so it would spin at 2400rpm, which is very quiet. It lowered idle temp to around 50c (stock was 60c with indoor temp at ~25c), and doesn't go over 63c under load (this system isn't used for gaming) when the stock hsf was hovering in top 70's to low 80's.

Pros: I put this on my Core 2 Quad Q8300 Overclocked at 3.3ghz and I've never gone over 60c at full load.

Cons: Loud at full speed, but it has never gone that high without me causing it to manually.

Other Thoughts: Combined with artic silver 5, you can't lose.

Pros: I'm repurposing an old DB43LD mobo w/Pentium E5300 Dual-Core 2.6GHz CPU and even with a brand new stock Intel cooler the core temps hovered at nearly 50 degrees C just streaming HD video. This cooler dropped the temps to about 37 to 40 degrees C while streaming so I'm a happy camper.

The Intel cooler fan would typically run about 1500 RPM whereas this Rosewill cooler fan runs a bit under 1000 RPM and still drops the core temps about 10 degrees C so the heat sink is apparently quite efficient.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: The retention pins on this cooler are quite a bit easier to insert than are the stock Intel cooler pins - so if you're having trouble "snapping" these pins into place you're doing something wrong! Stop and make certain that all four "locks" are turned fully counterclockwise before trying to push the pins into place.