COOLER MASTER RR-T812-24PK-R1 120mm Sleeve TPC 812 CPU Cooler Compatible with Intel 2011/1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3

Pros: Very nice looking CPU cooler and keeps my i7 fairly cool. Has the option of changing the fan to one of your choosing and has the option to add a second fan for push/pull config.

Cons: Cools pretty as well as my old cooler, the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler with the same fans. Also using the same fans from previous cooler, the clearance on the memory was worse than my old cooler. Just barely clips the fan on over my Gskill Ripjaws Lastly the U-shaped holes for the screws to go through on the backplate were not big enough for some of the screws, so I had to bend it a little bit to get the screws to fit.

Overall Review: I was hoping the vapor chambers would add a somewhat noticeable improvement in cooling but I was wrong. i7-2600k @ 4.5 GHz Idle: 85-90 °F Load: 155-162 °F

Pros: COOLS A 65W LLANO WITHOUT THE FAN, I USE IT FOR A FANLESS PC. VERY WELL DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED. I'LL BUY A SECOND ONE WHEN THE FM2 PRODUCTS BECOME AVAILABLE.

Cons: NONE

Overall Review: SET UP AN i7-920 ON A LIANLI TEST STAND AND CLOCKED IT TO 4.4G(210x21) AT 1.375V AND HAD TO USE TWO FANS IN PUSH PULL CONFIGURATION TO KEEP IT COOL. THAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT THE LIMIT FOR THIS COOLER. I DID NOT BUY IT FOR THAT PURPOSE, BOUGHT IT TO COOL THE LLANO WITH NO MOVING PARTS AND IT DOES THAT VERY WELL IN A LANCOOL PC-K59 CASE WITH NO CASE FANS RUNNING. FANLESS PSU, FANLESS VIDEO CARD AND A SSD. NO NOISE AND VERY LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION. PLAYS NEWEGG TV IN 1080P AS WELL AS MY FX-8150 AND i5-2500K.

Pros: The cooler comes with everything you would need to install in a current gen system. Keeps the CPU cool and is no louder on average then the stock CPU heatsink and fan for a FX-8120.

Cons: Install guide is borderline useless, gives very vague instructions.

Overall Review: Newegg leaves off that this will work with AM3+ items as well, even though that aspect is listed right on the box. Asus Crosshair V Formula will only let you set the fan either facing top to bottom, not front to back. With the board it will also cover 2 of the ram slots. This isn't a problem if you are using low profile sticks that you don't need quick physical access to.

Pros: Sound was a big issue for me shopping for a cpu cooler. I have family has hypersensitivity which can be an issue when it comes to computers. All in all the sound is never an issue since it's covered up by the humm of my loudest fan, which is a stock 230mm side fan in my HAF 932. My keyboard, which is one of the quietest models, is much louder than my system. Unfortunately while it's unanimous that the isolated liquid cooling CPU coolers cool better, they're also notably loud. This seemed by best solution and it more than meets my needs, browsing, coding, and gaming. (see other for data)

Cons: Tricky to install without help. Can collide with RAM depending on board and types.

Overall Review: I fit this to a ASUS P8Z77-V board onto a i5-3570K cpu. My old CM HAF 932 Adv is big enough to to hold its massive size with about a cm clearance to spare, it does hover over two of my ram slots (mostly the attached fan that covers it), but it clears G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series memory just fine. If I'd gotten ram with tall heat-spreaders the sticks would have collided with the fan. Ive added a couple extra fans to my HAF, and along with the size it gives the CPU cooler less work, also my 2nd SLI GPU sometimes offloads the stress on the CPU in practical situations. The most work I put on the CPU day to day is in modern physics intensive games. I only have 1 stock fan on this CPU cooler and I've used auto OC methods to push the CPU to 4.2. Idling/light use in comfortable room temperature it runs at 20% speed and holds my CPU temp at 30 degrees. Slight hum if I put my head against my case. Under heavy gaming stress my CPU temps average around 37 degrees with this cooler still running at 20% speed. I manually bump it up to 30% and it brings it down a couple degrees while still operating at a negligible hum. So for OC'ing I still have room to push this Cooler and my clock, as it rarely even kicks out of idle cooling speeds. For current high end gaming use I currently don't really need any more power so I'm more than happy with this cooler and it's range with Ivy especially at half the price of isolated liquid coolers.

Pros: Keeps my 2500k at 4.9ghz 1.32v always under 60c Almost 30 dollars cheaper than the coolers its performance competes with. Highly compatible mounting system.

Cons: Somewhat difficult to mount since the screws fit tightly. Moves a bit when rotated in place. Compared to my last cooler which was very quiet, this can get a bit loud at full speed, likely not louder than your graphics card though. My soundcard in the top slot would be touching the heatsink, so i moved it to a lower slot.

Pros: Great cooling for an over clocked eight core CPU

Cons: Can be a challange to mount correctly

Overall Review: Get Better Quality Controll on your outgoing products my cooler had bent fins and the top plate does not sit flush. I was able to bend the fins back to normal but i was not able to get the top plate to sit flush on the top. As long as it keeps working I am fine but in general if someone orders a new product it should not be bent or disformed. BAD COOLER MASTER BAD!

Pros: Cools much better than stock AMD heatsink. Almost silent even at full CPU load. Large fin spacing to resist clogging. Multiple brackets for universal mounting and brackets for second fan if needed. I had problems maintaining safe temps with stock heatsink and 125W CPU under full load and this solved the problem! This heatsink is HUGE! Installation seemed simple to me.

Cons: The days of using my computer as a foot warmer have come to an end. I can see where the instructions could have been better, but the hardware is packaged separately for AMD or Intel mounting. A complete review of the instructions before attempting to install may help some people.

Overall Review: I can see where some may have interference with memory or other items in some situations. I had to test fit the heatsink to make sure it cleared everything before using thermal paste. It just clears the memory chips (with tall heat spreaders) by 1/32 inch. It also just clears the case cover by 1/4 inch. It took me longer to write this review than it took to install the product.

Pros: VERY easy to install (was my first time ever too). Excellent mounting system. Keeps my i73770 at 29C idle and almost never goes past 37-39C when gaming. FYI this was my first build and I got it mounted on the CPU in less then 5 minutes.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Those reviewers that said it was too big or cannot use tall ram...that is not a con. Know the product you are purchasing. Plus tall ram spreaders are such a waste and really are only for looks, get Low Profile ram people. Those that said it moves when mounting...duh! The TIM is still wet and it needs to move so you can position the cooler correctly. All you have to do is start screwing it down (in the X pattern) and once it is almost tight get it into its final position and finish tightening the screws and it will not move after that. Some people just don't do the proper research for a product.