LOGISYS Computer MC3002GX 120mm Hydro CPU Cooler

Pros: none

Cons: I have an intel i7 socket 115 and I could not get the clips to fit in the holes on my motherboard which unfortunately led to the clip ends breaking when i would insert them into the holes, Also the clips weren;t long enough to begin with. could only get one side in and no matter what the other side clips were to short to fit. Extremely cheaply made. And took ten days to ship.

Pros: Old cooler started at 42C, and quickly rose to 50C under light load. Didn't even try a heavy load. This cooler starts at 42C and rises to 45C with a 50% load. I'll never break the 62C CPU limit. Fan RPMs show 1600 at this load. Noise from the machine fans is identical to what it was with old cooler. CPU is 125 watt Phenom II.

Cons: It was a cool install. My computer and myself had artic silver all over us before it was done. My ASUS AM3 motherboard mounting brackets were a thousandth or two different from what the clips on this cooler expected. I pulled the clips down just enough to imagine that there was maybe some small permanent deformaton in them that I couldn't really see on second look. Then it snapped right into place!

Other Thoughts: I'd say buy one, but they ran out!

Pros: I bought this because the fan that came with my Intel CPU was impossibly loud. This fit the bill due to excellent sound ratings and a mounting system that looked like it could be installed without removing my motherboard. Both turned out to be correct. I'm happy.

Cons: The directions were pretty bad. It took me a few minutes to figure out the installation. During the installation, the plastic tips bent outward a couple of times. I had to straighten them and start over. Not a huge deal, but worth 1 egg.

Pros: A fan shroud that doesnt look bad.
Low low price
Way better than stock cooling.

Cons: Thermal paste was messed up when i received it.
Was kinda awkward to install with mobo in case. I could see how doing it a second time would be easier.

Other Thoughts: For the price, i cant complain. Im happy with it.

Pros: Believe I got this 6+ months ago because i was concerned by the stock AMD A10 5800k fan when I was monitor the APU's temp during a CS:GO gaming session. Anyway I wanted a cheap solution that wasn't hard to install and this was it!

- it has no back plate so can install on mobo already fastened in(at least I did)

- works with modern AMD and intel chips

- it keeps my AMD APU cool, it runs at a working temperature(in the summer here) about 30c and when I max tested it with software I don't believe it went over 50c where as the stock fan kept climbing...

- fits in an atx mid tower and i'm sure smaller(I have a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153)

To compare its size to the stock fan I had

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Also a side note, coming from someone who's never installed a aftermarket heat-sink before, the mounting bracket for AMD at least I had to screw upwards I believe before setting it to the motherboard which was a tad confusing but anyway it comes with a piece of paper illustrating what to do.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Is nice, get it!

Pros: 1. Has a decent airflow which keeps cpu temps down.
2. Doesn't wobble my flimsy case like stock heatsinks tend to.
3. Has a competitive price per performance compared to higher end name brands.

Cons: 1. Is not quiet in my case in particular. Easily heard over 4 other fans and a box fan that cools an overheated room.
2. Nitpicking here, but that blue color seems out of place in my case...

Other Thoughts: Overall I'm pleased with this purchase. For a hsf of this price, I'm surprised with the performance for as long as I've had it. The pros definitely outweigh the cons. I'll most definitely take cooling over noise any day, but the fact that it is so easily heard over so many other noises might shy some away from this product. But then again I might just have gotten a unit with a simple whining problem and it doesn't bother me because I can just as well go and get another if it fails completely.

My System:

Intel Core i7 920
Corsair sport 4GB @ 1600MT/s
Asus P6t SE mobo
Rosewill CHALLENGER case
MSI GeForce GT 640 4GB GDDR3
LG GH24NS95 DVD Burner
Logisys MC3002GX CPU Cooler

Pros: Large fan .
good looking
very fast heat transfer heat pipes
pretty easy install

Cons: none at all

Other Thoughts: i used this for my FX6100 and it rocks.. idle around 30C and max around 38C.. this thing can take a Core i7 3570k or a fx 8350 overclock no problem ..

Pros: Nicely compliments my blue and black themed build. HUGE fan on the radiator. Copper heat pipes and aluminum fans move heat nicely.

Cons: HUGE footprint. Stands upright in the case (I for some reason thought it was in a different orientation when looking at the pictures) so it requires a lot of head room. Installation, as with any AMD heat sink, is a pain and can be downright terrifying to new builders.

Other Thoughts: I purchased this because of the big blue fan that I thought would look nice with my blue and black themed build. While the fan compliments my look the heat sink is absolutely enormous, For some reason I assumed it would lay flat with the fan over the processor. It actually sits upright so be sure you're case can fit it before you buy. There is pre-applied thermal paste and I don't do any overclocking so it should be fine. As always AMD makes it terrifying to install a heat sink. I'm surprised they haven't invented a better way to put these things on! it hasn't changed in what feels like decades. When installing you WILL have to apply quite a bit of pressure to get the clips to lock in. Lay the flat base on top of the processor, and hold in in place with one hand on top of the heat sink. Push the clip with the big metal thumb tab down and lock it into place (this will require a lot of pressure, but as long as you take your time and be even with the force your processor will be fine). While still keeping your hand on top of the heat sink to keep it steady guide the other clip down and over the other clip. it should lock nicely into place. DO NOT try to tip the heat sink to guide the clips as you will most likely crack the die. The unit should remain upright at all times. The directions included are awful so I figured I would offer these short installation guide especially for new AMD users. Hopefully soon AMD will design a better heat sink securing method as this one is old and pretty awful. Also, remember that unless your CPU is overheating there is no reason to remove the heat sink and apply new thermal paste. Thermal paste hardens into concrete and if you're not super careful removing the heat sink (and this one is quite cumbersome, removing it may require two people) you'll pull your CPU right out of the locked socket and break everything. If you must remove this heat sink let your computer run for a good 15 to 20 minutes and try to get the CPU as hot as possible to soften the thermal paste, turn it off, remove the clips (make sure this behemoth doesn't tip over!) and wiggle it back and forth until you feel the thermal seal "break". Then you can remove the unit, or slide it off carefully if you've got enough room. Again, if it ain't broke don't fix it. I've used AMD for many, many years and they usually fail last, if at all. You'll most likely have your AMD computer for so long that it'll be time for a new build with new technology by the time the processor goes.

Pros: Very good cooing once installed properly. It lowered the temps on my i7-3770 from the mid-70 C range with the stock Intel HSF to the mid-upper 50 C range when I held it in place. And the fans seems to be very quiet, though I did not try to hold it long enough to find out much otherwise. (I run World Community Grid apps which keep the CPU busy at 100 percent load).

Cons: It is hard to install at all. I have installed at least a half-dozen Intel heatsink/fans with the push pins that everyone complains about without major problems. But the push-pins on this HSF are another matter. For one thing they are relatively weak, and the clam-shell tends to splay outward and deform (or break) if the pins are not aligned properly. And guess what? They are hard to align properly. In part, this is because this HSF tries to cover too many bases, and work with LGA 1366/1155/1156/775 CPUs. Therefore, they have to use a slot to allow the push-pins to move to any of the necessary locations. This makes it hard to align them.

I recommend you use this only before the motherboard is installed. But I was replacing a weak Intel HSF, and had the MB already installed. However, I had access to the backside of the MB (due to a convenient opening in my Antec case for this purpose), and it should have been not too hard to align the pins to the holes in the MB, but it was.

Other Thoughts: To make a long story short, the clam-shells on the pins have broken, and I have ordered a Dynatron K985, which works on 1155 boards in spite of not being listed - I have used it before (check the Dynatron website). That has a nice backplate that is both secure, and easy to install before the MB is installed, or after installing the MB if you have access to the backside as I do (I have even slipped it in under already installed motherboards by loosening a couple of mounting screws).

I will never use another HSF without a backplate again. Push-pins are too unreliable, and too much depends on how the manufacturer decides to implement them.

Pros: I bought this because the mmo's I play have been making my stock quad AMD fan sing like crazy (EvE, World of Tanks, Dayz) and it's driving me nuts. I've built comps for over a decade and never used anything but the stock fans (I'm not an overclock freak, if I want a faster cpu I buy a faster one) and I have never had the problems that so many people get when they mess with thier settings and my comps last long enough for me to outgrow them and sell them still working to someone else. This fan is flipping quiet quiet. Was hard to install to a MB that was still in the case but managed to do it. I have 4 ram chips and a large GPU and it fit in there without banging into anything else.

Cons: Minus a star because how loosely packed it is in the box. The cover came off the bottom and the grease was smeared all over the bottom of the box which wasn't a big deal to me because I used a different paste but anyone that would have been depending on it being intact for use would have been ticked off. And there is no tape anywhere on the box or insides so it can be tuff to tell whether you got one that had been opened already which I didn't like.

Other Thoughts: Overall one heck of a good buy imho.