Pros: Quiet, efficient, tough but flexible pipes, 4 pin PWM fan, long and short screws for attaching fans. CPU is remaining cool, under load, and there is little to no noise to be heard.

Cons: Included instructions lack detail. They are graphical only. Included fan was wired to rotate backwards. This is the first fan I have ever encountered that did this. The fan literally rotated in the wrong direction (counter to the blade design). All wiring was confirmed and replacement fans all would rotate properly. Included fan was installed correctly, it was just internally wired wrong.

Overall Review: I spent several hours investigating the fan issue. I've never seen a fan (especially a PWM 4 pin fan) that rotated backwards like this. I didn't initially notice the problem till I noticed hours after installation that no heat was leaving the back of the case. That's when I opened up the case and noticed the fan was pulling air through the radiator into the case. I installed the typical installation with the radiator mounted at the back of the case with the fan oriented to blow air through the radiator. The fan was oriented correctly (no spacers required in this orientation). The pump was wired properly to the motherboard and the fan properly to the pump. When replacing the included fan with another one (a Vortex fan), the replacement fan rotates correctly. The included fan was just somehow internally wired to spin backwards. Maybe a fluke, maybe a whole range of these fans were mis-manufactured. Installers should double check proper fan rotation as this can cause excessive heat buildup in your case. Attached video shows backwards fan rotation which is clearly a manufacturing flaw.

Pros: My new build has I7-4790K, carefully prepped both surfaces per Arctic Silver 5 directions, the Intel stock air cooler achieved cpu temp idling of 60 deg C,--adjusted the cooler, redid surfaces, 60 was best I could achieve, others said the stock cooler was just not enough for the 4790K, for this cooler I did same thing, carefully prepped surfaces, used Arctic Silver 5, compared quantity to the little tube of paste supplied by Intel so I would not use too much, CPU temp running 32 deg C after several hours at idle, assembly of the radiator and fan is easy (using Cooler Master HAF EVO case, love it), had to remove MOBO but that is easy with CM EVO case and install bracket on back of MOBO, installation of cooler/pump assembly is tricky but go slow and no problem, it did clear the capacitors on my ASUS Z97 Sabertooth but not by much

Cons: None

Overall Review: I get a lot out of reading the reviews on Newegg so here is my chance to give feedback, good luck

Pros: Don't let some reviews stop you from getting a solid cooler with very good performance. I have 4 of these on my gaming pc's and they do perform well with temps (27c to 31c at idle)(Intel and AMD cpu's) and at gaming loads (42c to 45c). My systems have not gone over 45c while running any of my games at all and flight sims like rise of flight and A10 warthog do push the cpu hard while running. For me this is solid performance from the cooler. With a slight overclock my temps go up by 2c to 3c depending on the system I am running at the time. I do run 2 120mm fans (cooler master jet flows) on the coolers to get best performance. As for the back plate I have not had one issue with any of my coolers at all. The back plates with this cooler have worked fine for me. You can get a kit on e bay made by the manufacture of this cooler to use it on AMD cpu's and I have 2 of them installed this way on AMD cpu's without one issue. You can even use the back plate that comes on the motherboard with these kits with AMD AM3+ cpu's. Installation was easy and I had the cooler installed in around 30 min. If you spend more you may find better performance but if your like me just gaming (world of tanks and rise of flight) and not trying to run super overclocked system this cooler will serve you well.

Cons: I have found no cons with this cooler at all. The only thing even close to con is it would be easier with 2 people to install. It's hard to hold everything and start the screws in the radiator using 2 120mm fans.

Overall Review: I have only found these kits for this cooler on e bay and they do work well for the cooler to use with AMD cpu's. Also this cooler dose not need the extra usb plug in on your motherboard other coolers need. It dose not need extra software that can have issues like some other coolers have and I have had these issues in the past with other coolers. You just install it and it works so if you want to keep things simple that should be that way check this cooler out you will love it.

Pros: Very little price for a liquid cooler this good Small Does the job with flying colors It may be the only cooler/fan you need Silent operation Did I say, it is cheap for such an excellent liquid cooler?

Cons: None whatsoever.

Overall Review: Awesome cooler. I installed the Intel BXTS13X on an LGA 2011-3 motherboard, running on Intel Core i7 Extreme 6850K, with 16 gigs of G. SKILL DDR4 Ripjaws RAM and a GTX 1070 GPU. With just this one cooler running, the temperature stays between 25c and a max 35c. Even when I stress tested the computer, using 3 different overclocking tools; Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU), GIGABYTE's EasyTune App and EVGA K Boost, it reached a maximum of 45c at the height of the test, but dropped down rapidly as soon as the tests complete. So I disabled all the other fans in the computer and have only the Intel BXTS13X fan running. My case came with 5 fans already installed, but it was way an overkill. Again, I disabled all the other fans and have the BXTS13X running the show. By the way, I found it much, much easier to first assemble the pump and bracket together and align them nicely on the processor (after applying the thermal paste of course) and then hold them in-place firmly on the CPU and then secure them with the nobs. I used one hand to keep the pump and bracket in-place and the other hand to tighten the nobs and followed with a screw drive to further secure them to the processor. May sound a little confusing, but once you start the project, things should become clear.

Pros: - Closed Loop means little maintenance. - Dropped my CPU temps by 20 degrees C - Stable overclock of my I74790k to 4.6 GHZ with peak temps of 60 during a burn in. - long hoses - flexible hoses - Fits my HTPC case with minimal modifications(Drilled screw holes next to vent slots for mounting the radiator) - Fits my 1151 socket I7 even though it isn't listed as I directly compatible socket.(Follow instructions for the 1155/56

Cons: Installation instructions leave something to be desired, however setup was still relatively simple.

Overall Review: This reduced my system noise and overall system temperatures by a decent enough amount that I question why I didn't do this sooner.

Pros: Bought in January and it has been going with no problems from day one. Easy install, nice looking with led light. Good product

Cons: None

Overall Review: Keeps my I7 at 42c at idle and about 60c hooked up

Pros: My processor is an Intel 4770k overclocked to 4.1ghz.. Primarily I play Battlfield 4 on maxed out settings including mxaa, and this cooler keeps the average tempetature around 46-50 C. At idle it averages about 25 C. The fan that comes with it is very quiet. I added a fan on the rear of it also to drop the temps 2-3 C. This Intel cooler replaced an Enermax ETS-T40 cooler and temps have dropped about 10 C under full load. t he case this is installed in is a Coolermaster Haf 932.

Cons: Every now and then I will hear the cooler pop, I think it is air inside cooling system but it seems to work ok.

Overall Review: When you mount the cpu bracket just snug the screws because they can easily strip out.

Pros: This thing is so nice. Quick assembly/attachment to the MB. Fits nicely in small mITX cases, like the Thermaltake Core V1 that I am using it in. The lighting on the fan and the actual heat spreader are very cool, the stock pictures here do not do it justice. Just overall great build quality.

Cons: For some reason the book never mentions Socket 1150. Don't worry about it, just follow the instructions for the 1155 and all is fine.