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Review on Silverstone Tek Super Low Profile CPU Cooler For Intel Socket LGA115X With 80Mm Fan And 2X Copper Heat Pipes by Jim Agosta

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Five star solution to my thermal problems!

I had a hard built Cooler Master Elite 130 ITX case with a very inconsistent Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI ITX motherboard that was non-standard sized and did not fit many ITX/low profile coolers. I tried Scythe Shuriken Rev B and Big Shuriken, both hit RAM and blocked the GPU slot. I tried AMD's standard 125W silent thermal solution and it was too high for my case. AMD's 95 W solution was fine, but produced 62 C under full load. Slightly higher but good enough. But the noise was just unbearable. Enter the Silverstone AR06 with a 92mm fan that barely fits in there. Temperatures are now @ 50c at full load. It's very quiet, you can't even hear it, and installing it with the mainboard removed was no problem at all.

Pros
  • Best in class
Cons
  • Poorly designed