Joined on 09/13/13
After many many difficulties..SUCCESS!
Pros: -Came with 4 fan clips for dual mount fans. Nice. -One solo all black 120mm fan included. Very Nice. -Fan wiring was not split and mended together. Nice! -Packaging and insulation was good, no dents during transit. Nice! -Spare screws. Nice. -Thermal paste included. Very nice!
Cons: -Premounted screws and bracket only for Intel chipset. -AMD socket bracket and screws must be put together peice by peice. I have an older AMD3+ processor. I specifically filtered search results for a cooler fitting an older AMD3+ chipset and was disappointed the mounting screws it came with did not fit. I needed to remove the screws from the Intel bracket, and mount on the AMD bracket. This was very difficult installation, it would have been nice if the pre-mounted screws and springs came pre-assembled on the AMD bracket. After about an hour and a half of disassembly and making all the peices work together, breaking free the pre-installed Intel screws from bracket, re-fitting on the AMD bracket, lining up the risers, reusing the springs, re-using my existing mounting socket underneath mobo, the cooler was securely mounted. This should have only taken about 10 minutes to install.
Overall Review: Overall good for price. Would recommend seller to include pre-manufactured brackets and screws for both AMD and Intel chipsets, as this cooler had only Intel chipset pre-manufactured mounting bracket. Including enough thermal paste for installation was a positive note as well. The extra clips for both front and rear mounting fan capability is also a plus. I am overall mildly pleased about this purchase. With the level of installation steps required as my only negative review for proper fitting. So far the hardware is doing its job and keeping my system running as desired. I'm just happy to have my PC back to life!