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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 Keith Martin

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Beware of parentheses.

Looks like a good cooler but the threads on the mounting bolts were poor resulting in the pressed bolt on the bracket moving and rotating freely. I can't even remove the cooler from the bracket anymore. I can't tell if the cooler is good or not, I've never seen it. very annoying and disappointing. I would really like to try it, but the mount's poor design prevented me from even installing it. For the price, I expected to be able to at least install a cooler. Update: The replacement cooler had the same issues. Knowing what was likely to come my way, I checked the threads ahead of time and they probably did the same thing. To make sure it actually installed I wrapped a tap and die of the same size and type around the bolt and nut, removed any paint that might have caused it to stop and was able to install it. A few weeks later the fan that came with the kit started making a rattling noise as if something had hit the bearing. In general, when it works, it seems to be doing its job well. But the design flaw of the stud being pressed in without welding to better secure it and the fan failure shortly after receipt, I can't bring myself to look better.

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