Review on 💨 Montech AIR Cooler 210, High Performance 210W TDP, ARGB CPU Cooler, Powerful Cooling Solution with Six Heat Pipes, Sleek All Black Design by John Benjamin

Surprised at the build quality here. The unit I received was well made, came with thermal paste, and was relatively easy to install. Some notes; A cocking screw is hidden by a Phillips head screw at the top of the turret. The tension springs ensure a decent recoil, so it takes some force to hook the screws into the supplied mainboard bracket. To avoid disappointment, start by threading one screw and a few turns the other before tightening. I found that using the pea-sized dot method I could get a good thermal paste spread pattern, alternately tightening one screw a few turns and the other all the way for the same treatment. They could be less aggressive with the alternative. The thermal properties remind me of what my Scythe Kabuto II did, but it's more durable and better built. (Note here that the newer Scythes are being made more reliable, as are these.) For a processor claiming a TDP of 65W, not to be confused with actual power draw, that would be overkill. The point is that with Overkill you don't have to worry about the limitations of a thermal roof, you can extend the life of your product by keeping it cool, and you can overclock it more. The heat pipe properties hardly change between the coolers. They are efficient and your limit is based on how much heat you can extract from the water vapor inside so it can condense and repeat the process. It uses 4 U-shaped heat pipes to double heat dissipation. These aren't the thickest heatpipes I've seen on the MSI COREFROZRS, but they work well, with a large black painted finish that makes them look better. Since I tested this on a Ryzen 5 3600, I couldn't get it to any noticeable temperature limits. I've never seen more than 62s, and at idle it's only in the range of 34-41s. The fan on this one is inferior to some of the others. (Noctua and Corsair to name just two.) As a direct competitor to the Scythe fans I've seen, it's not the best in terms of durability, but it performs just as well and quietly as the Scythe fans. (Both use fluid dynamic bearings, the Scythe uses a sealed fluid dynamic bearing rated for 120,000 hours which equals 60,000 hours). At least they don't lie about it being a hydrodynamic bearing when others say so and it is in fact a hydraulic bearing. or they just add a slot in the bearing as a bushing and call it "hydrodynamic". Speaking of RGB. First of all, I'm not a fan of RGB, often because of the rainbow puke effect I see a lot. While it may actually be a rainbow, I've found it works as a beautiful blue. It's a bit washed out in all colors, not as bright as on my motherboard, graphics card or even my UPC. It's not as noticeable behind my tinted glass screen though. Overall I think this is a good product and I've just started looking at Montech. I was intimidated when I first heard about them, looking at their fans for my sons. PCs, although they've done well so far and I'm starting to see more people paying attention to them, including online browsers.