COOLER MASTER RR-DCH-S9U1-GP 92mm CPU Cooler

Pros: Quite, compact, provides efficient not only for a CPU but also RAM and surrounding components. Has a speed control fan function through the mother board. Works excellent with mother boards that have passive cooling for north or/and south bridge (A$U$, Ab!t).

Cons: Will not work with taller than normal memory (C0rsa!r with THX heat spreaders), because the fan slightly over laps first RAM slot on Ab!t KN9 mother board but it will work with any other memory if you put memory in before the cooler.

Overall Review: Mounting bracket seams flimsy. Remove the thermal pad that it came with and invest into AS#5. When installing cooler into the case practice couple times with out thermal compound to see how it lines up.

Pros: Very quiet, looks pretty sleek. It replaced my noisy stock AMD heatsink and it's a HUGE difference.

Cons: I say "HUGE" because this thing is about as tall as my PSU is wide. Because of the way my MB is set up the fan draws in it's air from over my RAM. Cooling is average, I used artic silver CMQ and only saw a 2-3 degree decrease in temperature from my stock heatsink w/o the aftermarket grease.

Overall Review: I originally bought this just to reduce the noise in my build but ended up overclocking my AMD 3500+ to 2.475Ghz (a 12% increase) since it basically put me back up to stock temps.

Pros: Very silent fan, even at maximum RPM. Although you can't feel much airflow through the heatsink itself, stopping the fan under load definitely shows how effective this thing really is. It keeps my overclocked X2 at 2.95 idling at about 30C and peaks at about 52C under full load. Normally clocked, it keeps my CPU temps under 26C idle, 43C load. Fits well, gets the job done.

Cons: It is pretty big, but it's not in the way of anything. The airflow director on the side of the cooler overlaps the first few RAM slots on my computer, but that means that I can only install it one way - which just so happens to be constricting my case airflow. The tightening mechanism is a bit tight laterally; I needed to center the pad on the CPU after I had tightened the cooler down partway which I find mildly annoying.

Overall Review: At first I used the included thermal pad, but after a while I applied Arctic Silver 5. Stopping the fan for a few moments at load to let the core temps reach 60C, it took about 20 seconds for the temps to drop to their usual highs. A great alternative to the more expensive coolers out there; worth every penny. It IS the four pin fan connector for the newer motherboards.

Pros: Cools effectively! Dropped my AMD 4800+ X2 overall temps 3-4*C from my previous high end cooler. OCd temps dropped by 2*C. Easy installation and runs very quiet.

Cons: Heatsink finish is rough compared to other brands but 10 to 15 minutes of lapping took care of that.

Overall Review: This HSF comes with a four pin connector. This shouldn't be an issue but a component is located so close to the CPU fan header I couldn't use. It took all of three minutes to change the plug to a three pin and secure the extra wire.

Pros: This cooler brought down my temps 8 degrees when compared to the stock cooler. I run a 3200+ oc'ed to 2.7 ghz. With this cooler I was able to squeeze out another 100 mhz.

Cons: None that I can think of. Im still waiting for my MX5 thermal paste to "cure" to see if I get further temperature drops.

Overall Review: There may be other coolers that cool slightly better, but when you take into consideration how quiet this thing runs, I think its a perfect buy. Dont be afraid to get it, its essentially silent.

Pros: I've only just installed it on a AMD 4600+. I've had the processor a week. The CPU cooler has dropped my CPU temps by 8 degrees celsius. Also, it's VERY quiet. CPU Fan RPM went from 1700 rpm on the AMD unit to 950-1150.

Cons: Doesn't come with a tube of thermal grease. Has something applied to the base that's sort of thin - I'm currently using this until I can get something better.

Overall Review: Removing the stock CPU fan ended up being a scary chore. Although it was only installed a week ago, it was stuck really hard to the CPU. I'm now anti heat tape stuff - will stick with thermal grease from here on out. Be careful when removing it. I'm ordering a second one for my kid's computer.

Pros: One of the better air coolers out there. The price is fair, compared to the competition. Cools well at silent fan speeds but has the ability to spin much faster if needed. It's not a Zalman, but it's more than enough for the modest overclock I wanted.

Cons: none yet.

Pros: Performs a bit better than the stock heatsink/fan on my AMD 5600+. Lightweight for less stress on the mobo.

Cons: AM2/940 mount could use a bit more tension to hold this firmly. While the unit isn't heavy, I'd prefer a firmer attachment system like the three prong types on the 939 mobo's.

Overall Review: Good performance for price.