Question 1

Will this fit a normal 120mm fan or just the one that came with it?

Accepted Answer

I'm wondering why you are interested in changing the fan. It's​ rated at 150W dissipation. I'm using it on a core2 quad Q8300. At the time I tested with all cores 100%. Went from dangerously hot, abort! to loafing along! And quite quiet! I don't know your operating conditions, but I would try it as is before thinking about modifying it.

Question 2

can the unit be removed and placed on a new CPU without causing problems?

Accepted Answer

I agree with Mikes answer. I had to reinstall one of my installations as I put a part in upside down and had to redo the install. I might point out that you can't really install the cooler incorrectly unless you work really hard and install hardware that does not come with the kit to make up for the error. Even with that error, it still worked fine, and all I did was dismantle the installation turn the part over remove the extra parts I had installed and reapplied paste after cleaning the CPU surface and it has been running flawlessly for months. Installing the cooler closely following the instructions is actually quite easy and takes under 15 minutes to do so. I plan to update my CPU in the future, and would have no qualms about doing the installation again. It would actually be easier that the original installation as you only need to loosen 2 screws, remove the cooler, replace with new CPU add pate and reinstall the cooler with the two screws and you are done.

Question 3

Does this fit the new Skylake boards?  LGA-1151?

Accepted Answer

I have it on a ASUS ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING LGA 1151 with a Intel i7 7700k and it works just fine... nice and quite. 140mm on the hight and 150w... the 7700k is a 91 tpu chip... I am not trying to OC it with the cooler.

Question 4

Does this come with brackets or other ways to modify the way it will fit to different board sizes?

Accepted Answer

It may or may not fit your board depending on what you have. I have mine fitting perfectly fine on a mini-itx motherboard. As far as socket type goes, what it says in the specifications is what it will fit. I don't recall having any additional brackets or anything for modification.

Question 5

Does this come with thermal paste?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A small tube of thermal paste is included.

Question 6

What is the Airflow CFM on the included fan? It is not stated in Specs as it should be.

Accepted Answer

55.88 CFM

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