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Review on πŸ’‘ Cooler Master RGB Low-Profile CPU Air Cooler for Intel LGA1151, Anodized Black Aluminum Fins, Copper Insert Base, MF120 RGB Lighting Fan by Fritz Wiest

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It is in order. DO NOT BUY FOR AMD RYZEN SERIES

I recently upgraded cases because mine were starting to fall apart after years of heavy use. I chose the Coolmaster Masterbox B600L, it has a completely transparent side panel. So I decided to upgrade my AMD Ryzen 3 3200G CPU cooler. Typically this will be between 85 and 92 degrees Fahrenheit idling (doing nothing, just sitting). In games like Heavy Games (GTA V) the temperature is around 128 degrees Fahrenheit and rises sharply to 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Not bad, and it overclocks from 3.6MHz to 3.8MHz with the stock cooler. Not too big OC. I've never had a Cooler Master product, and there are good cases out there, but no CPU coolers (at least not this one). The copper bottom is good for heat transfer, but the copper bottom is too small for CPU cooling. My temp jumped to 95-110 degrees at idle. While playing (GTA V) the temperature is 168 degrees Fahrenheit and rises to 183 degrees Fahrenheit. My computer was with exactly the same settings, with the same OC, the same program that records tempos, even with the same settings in the game. Not sure how it is on Intel systems, but look elsewhere for the AMD Ryzen series. So I'm going to return this one and put in a water cooling system from Uphear. In my case these are different fans and they do a pretty good job of removing hot air.

Pros
  • CPU Fan
Cons
  • This Makes Me Angry