I was recommended to my new computer this cooler from PC dealer I trust, even though I, because of good experience with the Alpenföhn large Klockner, really wanted this block again. Advantage of this cooler is the extremely slim design, so that even with installed coolers can still change the Ram ties, that was not the United Klockner possible.
I have installed this cooler on a Asrock Z97 Extreme 6 and a Xeon E3 1231 V3 (80W TDP). As the thermal compound ARCTIC MX-4 was used. Temperatures range with mainboard fan control and 100% CPU utilization at 60-62 ° C, with fully up fan at about 55 ° C. In standard mode (ie partial load with everyday tasks), the temperature is 38-45 ° C. In Idle then 25-28 ° C. As a comparison, I have only my work PC, the Core i7 2600 is under full load with Boxed fan to 73 ° C, but also has a TDP of 95 W. The cooling power I'd Bauer thus not as a hobby PC not as outstanding, but also bad judge for overclockers this cooler is my opinion, but less suitable, I would rather call it a silent Boxed cooler replacement because Quietly he is actually inaudible, as long as it is not driven by 100%, because then already is a noticeable noise to hear.
What, however, but less important, in my opinion is incredibly fiddly and adventurous mounting on a LGA 1150 board. As a technician to turn me still fingernails when I, "idiotic" mounting Adventure think about this, sorry.
Attempt at an explanation: A backplate is held from behind the motherboard and fixed by 4 screws from the rear through the motherboard, the thread look then get around the CPU socket, the screws are then fixed from above with plastic C-clips, so that they no longer can slip out back. This is to accomplish anything yet Kinderleicht. After 2 headband come each via 2 screws on the heat sink itself is mounted, which is also child's play. Now comes the incomprehensible and from technicians or craftsmen view absolutely senseless: The bracket then via screwed nuts 4 fixed internal thread belonging to the available on the motherboard "studs". The "studs" (from below through put through the Board and were fixed, so still rotate, but are not varied in height) should theoretically all be viere simultaneously and uniformly rotated from the back of the motherboard to the cooler evenly on the to "pull" processor and not to zerwürgen the thread, the comparison with a wheel change as in other reviews is lagging here, because I know no rims in any vehicle, clean cut where an internal thread was then to turn the wheel bolts in the rim, the What's more, makes no man. If you set the cooler on the 4 bolts, not even one has this feedback, whether the bolts sit on the female threads, as it has saved up to reduce the internal thread at least. Check whether the cooler sits really flat on the head spreader, has by this assembly not, it becomes a pure gambling. To accomplish alone was the whole thing just because my case, the Fractal Design Define R4 thankfully has an opening under the CPU socket, so I could install the mainboard only and then install the radiator, for enclosures without opening it must therefore previously accomplished and this is a second person holding the motherboard perpendicular need.
This whole procedure is so way, 1: 1 described in the assembly instructions. I sat honestly 2 hours before motherboard, CPU and cooler and with the thought that this could not but be the manufacturer of Ernst. I tried me some to consider a more efficient installation option, as described in the instructions, but only to turn the nuts on the studs and then grow on the radiator, works for example, not because one does not know, how far you nuts on must turn the pin so that the cooler on the CPU is seated plan. Upside down to put the motherboard on the radiator, and then advance to put the screws through the motherboard without lowered holes in the radiator support? Also daring, once slip and a few capacitors on the mainboard are beheaded.
4 star deserves the cooler when the assembly would simply expired, but so tells me Amazon via mouseover at the star award, 2 stars means "do not like" and that's true here.
