Review on Enermax ETS-T50 Axe Addressable RGB CPU Air Cooler 230W+ TDP For AMD AM4/Intel LGA 1700/1200/1151 Univeral Socket 5 Direct Contact Heat Pipes 120Mm PWM Fan Black by Bob Souza

This is my first attempt at using air cooling in a setup to fully cool my PC. Everything about this cooler was downright magical. It comes with only one RGB LED fan, which is simple in its lighting scheme, so I replaced it with two DarkFlare RGB fans. It includes two sets of easy-to-install plastic fan brackets, which absolutely dwarfs my partner's "comparable" Cooler Master wire brackets. Installing the heatsink was quick and easy, and the heatsink is much lighter than I thought, which allayed my initial doubts about the air cooler due to its weight on my board. For performance, I've had this cooler installed for about a month and I'm monitoring my temperature with OpenHardwareMonitor with great satisfaction! As a relative example, I've been using my PC for the last five hours for medium tasks and am currently hovering around 38C for CPU case temps with a Ryzen 5 3600X. I use Kryonaut Thermal Grizzly for maximum effect. I'm also a fan of cooling, so I've scattered those same DarkFlare fans in every vent they can plug into, but Enermax is definitely a centerpiece of the work. I also like that it sits so close to my B-450's RAM bars and keeps the heat away from them as well. Personally, I try to stick with certain quality brands for aesthetics and performance. MSI was my first choice for most components. Corsair was another staple. Now Enermax has become my new favorite for CPU cooling - too bad there are so few reviews! Replacing liquid cooling has never been easier.