Pros: I have specific requirements for my CPU coolers. They need to have a permanent mounting base on the face of the mobo. I need to be able to easily remove and replace the cooler from the base for cleaning. This cooler accomplishes this in an unique manner, The heat pipes are slanted towards the rear of the case. There is only mounting supplied for a push fan. Most coolers have the heat pipes straight up in case the end user wants to also mount a pull fan. Very few end users bother to mount a second fan. As a result of this design the fin tower and fan together, mount squarely on the designated mobo cooler space. There is no concern of the fan interfering with the first ram slot and mounting screws are all easily accessible. Yay !!! I'm assuming that it can easily keep my budget Intel Haswell processor cool.

Cons: None at this time

Overall Review: Just installed this cooler so I can't comment on it's cooling ability. I wrote this review to highlight it's unique design. Nowhere is this feature ever mentioned. Hope this will serve to better informed PC assemblers.

Pros: 120mm fan. Decent cooking ability. Better than the stock cooler. Back plate for stability.

Cons: This was the worst CPU cooler install I have ever experienced. The directions were decent, but had limited text. The screws that mounted through the back plate are just barely long enough to reach the cooler mounting. The thumb screws that go on the mounting screws have very stiff springs (to provide tension to hold the cooler to the CPU) that prevent the two screws from meeting/lining up except without exerting a lot of force. I was worried several times that I would break the motherboard during the installation. The cooler moved around so much it may have also messed up the thermal paste on the CPU.

Overall Review: While the back plate is a plus, the install is ridiculous. If the mounting screws had been made a little longer or if the springs had been softer/more compressible, this cooler would have been easy to install. For the difficulty to install, I wouldn't buy this cooler again.

Pros: Fit my mini ATX case perfictly. I purchased it because it is not as tall or as large as many other brands. Massive thermal displacement of about 30℃ from stock Intel cooler at full load allowing me to OC more. Relatively quiet, responsive, and compact.

Cons: Poor install instructions. At first install springs are way to tight but got better on a later reinstall. No eggs docked because I am happy with performance.

Pros: Installed in small horizontal space nicely. Rapid response to temperature spikes. Quiet operation. Good build quality.

Cons: Price point has stiff competition.

Overall Review: If there is more room and budget use it

Pros: Provided a temperature drop for my CPU and has good air flow. Fits well in my full tower case.

Cons: The instruction pamphlet for installing it was a bit hard to understand. I had to look up a few videos on YouTube for installing a CPU Heatsink & Fan. Even videos that were not for this specific model helped me understand how to do it.

Pros: Good Cooler and efficient. For the price, if you are on a budget, it is a very good option as it is a quality cooler.

Cons: None really. As for OCing, it is probably not the best solution for that, but does okay. I have managed to get 4.5 Ghz with the i7 4770k I have in here. Anything more than that, it gets unstable and blue screens.

Overall Review: Okay, I have been reading through the posts. I saw one that mentioned the screws were too short and made it difficult to mount the cooler. This One is nearly Identical to the Gelid Tranquillo in the way it mounts, in fact, I would say that it is a rebadged Tranquillo. If the screws were too short, then you have mounted the back Plate upside down. Most of the problems I have read about, seems to be from not mounting the back plate properly. For Intel, you DO NOT want the plate itself against the motherboard, Just the "Feet" at the corners. If those Feet are off the motherboard, the screw has to travel further and will come up short ( also affects the springs ). As for the fan mounting, I have mine on the rear side towards the rear Exhaust fan and the fan turn to pull air through the Heatsink and discharge it towards the rear exhaust fan. works well. In all fairness, the instruction that come with that thing, does leave a little to be desired.

Pros: 138mm tall, just fits in the mini tower it went in. quiet. Brought my temps under control.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: This replaced an AMD Wraith cooler that came with my FX-8350. It is an upgrade from the stock FX-6120. The reason I couldn't use the Wraith is because HP decided not to use the AMD specs. Instead of the standard AMD mounting brackets, they decided to go with an Intel LGA 1155/1156 cooler. Thats right, Intel cooler on an AMD cpu..... model H8-1414. I know, my own fault for buying an off the shelf system. I don't remember why I did, I've been building my own since the 90's. Oh well, problem fixed.

Pros: Does the job and allows me to close my case. Keeps the CPU temp down nicely. The case originally had a 486 board in it, so this case has been around the block too many times. It is an old AT/ATX full tower was beige till painted.

Cons: The fan points to the front or the back of the case only. I had to mod my case a bit to help remove the heat. poor old tower needed updating anyway. I added a 120mm blow hole at the top. I guess it is not really a con for the product, but the old case it is used in.

Overall Review: I have an old AT/ATX full tower conversion case, Biostar TA970 with modded chip set heat sink, AMD 6300FX, and 8 Gb of G-Skill ram.