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Review on Silverstone Tek Argon Series CPU Cooler - 120mm Cooling Fan, Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011, AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2, White AR01 by Joe Nieves

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Cooler and quieter than the stock Intel cooler

Ridiculously easy to install. I bought this because I needed an aftermarket low profile cooler for my ASRock DeskMini 310. It fits the DeskMini 310 and has no header or heatsink clearance issues. This made my i5-8400 noticeably slower than the stock Intel cooler, which is to be expected. It was also quieter because the fan didn't really have to crank the output to regulate the temperature. The i5-8400 is a 65W TDP chip, and this cooler is designed for 95W TDP chips, so there should be plenty of space. , it was quite noisy, but that's not the cooler's fault. It was an ASRock DeskMini 310. Due to the small size of the case, the fan was placed close to the vents, which created a lot of turbulent noise that made the cooler incredibly loud.

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • Not as good as it says