Review on Thermaltake Motherboard Addressable Universal CL P064 AL12SW by John Wood

A lot of chilling for a dollar! For reference, this cooler is in about the same class as the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo, but has the advantage of being slightly shorter, allowing it to fit in narrower mid-tower cases, unlike the CM Hyper 212 Evo. The PWM fan is quiet and never overclocked during the stress test of my Ryzen 1600 overclocked to 3.8GHz. The maximum stress test temperatures in Prime95 were below 60 degrees Celsius. As others have said the locking clip is quite stiff and the cooler will slide over you if you try to secure it. So don't skimp on thermal paste. But you can bet a stiff clamp will provide good downforce. Cools about the same whether you use the fan in push or pull mode, which can be a nice benefit in tight cases. I like the fact that the fan has a larger footprint than the fin stack, so it pushes air under the stack through the tubes to allow some airflow through the VRM heatsink when the fan is placed in a traditional rear pusher configuration. Cooler. As others have said, the wires on the fan retaining clips are a bit difficult to snap in and even harder to unclip. They raise their hands to their flippers. Thermaltake should look into this as it is not required. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT is the tough adhesive used to attach the plastic sheet protecting the base. I had to scrub with alcohol to remove it. Also unnecessary and Thermaltake should change it. Many people will not be aware that if this is not done this will need to be cleaned and therefore cooling efficiency will be reduced.