Review on Corsair A500 CPU Cooler with High Performance Dual Fans by Gregory Flynt

I've had 2 of these coolers - each had problems: one had a known problem due to a very non-flat base and the other had a weird AMD mounting bracket bolt issue . were loaded incorrectly. Just too big and the cooler screw wouldn't snap into place (Intel mount was fine). I had to get creative to deal with the AMD mount. I got used to the one with the bad base, but it took so long that the middle two heatpipes seem to show internal sintering (? not sure if they should have that feature). The fans are great and spin up to 2400RPM so when pushed they are louder than many other coolers. But I agree that it keeps the 3900XT below 60C under heavy load and actually just lets one fan run normally. At these discounted prices, this is a pretty good cooler, but expect a few issues to make it perform better.