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Romania, Bucharest
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Review on πŸ’¨ ABKONCORE CT404B RGB CPU Cooler with 4 Continuous Direct Contact Heatpipes, Dual 120mm PWM SYNC Addressable RGB Fans featuring 61 LED Modes for Intel LGA1151/1200, AMD AM4/Ryzen CPUs (120mm Dual) by Danny Badasz

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Might teach a class in bad design

This product is cheap and cheaply made and designed. So bad that it's almost impossible to install in a mid-size case. See attached images for highlighted issues. Without removing the motherboard or disassembling the CPU fan, it's impossible to access the clips (which require reasonable force to engage). The assembly was almost impossible for me because the clips hit other components of the mainboard (ASRock Mainboard Z390 PRO4) and would not snap into place! Also, the other mounting positions that rotated the fan were too far apart (note that the middle positions are slightly recessed while the rotating ones aren't) and the clips couldn't reach them. Finally, without spinning, this CPU fan made physical contact with my RAM. When I tried rotating the fan to a different set of mounting brackets, I had to remove the RAM entirely (I think only two slots would be available if I successfully mounted the fan at an angle). Also, while installing this junk I noticed that the clips are designed to get under the cooling fins and can warp/jam. This product paints excrement in beautiful colors and tries to pass it off as a CPU cooler. Needless to say I will be returning mine.

Pros
  • delivery was very quick
Cons
  • Crumpled