Review on 🔥 Vetroo V5 CPU Air Cooler: 5 Heat Pipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Intel LGA 1200 115X / AMD Ryzen AM4, Addressable RGB Lights (Black) by Louis Turley

Purchased white version for use on Ryzen 7 3700x on MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI AM4 ATX case Neo Qube ATX (copy Lian Li 011D XL). Compared to the stock AMD cooler: On ultra settings with full RTX for Cyberpunk 2077, I easily reach 80 ° C for the CPU temperature. With the Vetroo V5 I reached around 62°C with the same settings (AMD says 80-90°C is typical for 3700x under stress). Idle temp with Vetroo V5 as of this writing is around 32C, fan speed is 35%. It comes with thermal grease and you get brackets so you can install it on an Intel or AMD motherboard. The heatsink is also quite large compared to the stock AMD cooler. Its height shrank almost to the touch of my glass side panel, but it managed to adjust without touching or scratching it. As for the gap next to the RAM sticks with the fan attached to the heatsink, it can shrink pretty tight. I have 4 RAM slots to the right of my CPU, but I only use 2 slots [x O x O, (O - slot in use, x is empty)], and with a fan on either side, it's not a problem. If all 4 slots were full and the fan was on the same side as the RAM sticks, it would almost touch the RAM sticks. I'd recommend holding it in place before screwing anything in, just to see if the gap is a problem for you. Since the heatsink is taller/narrower, this can give the fan some wiggle room so it fits next to the RAM sticks and doesn't cause any problems. I had a few comments about the cooler, mostly regarding the installation. For the most part, the instructions they give you clearly show you how to install it for Intel/AMD. On AMD motherboards, when screwing the two metal brackets to the heatsink, align the diamonds on the ends so that most of them face inwards FOR THERMAL PROTECTION, NOT OUTSIDE, and orient the twisted capped screws in the correct direction out. Anyway, I would recommend aligning the two metal brackets with the CPU's backplate (if your mobo has one) before screwing the brackets onto the heatsink itself. My mistake was not fitting the brackets correctly so the screws didn't line up in a perfect rectangle with the back panel (it looked more like a parallelogram). This may be an issue specific to my ATX case design, but since my motherboard was vertical for the installation process and gravity wants to pull the heatsink down, this was an issue for me. I couldn't position my case/motherboard horizontally as I had to hold the backplate from the back of my motherboard (my case itself couldn't support the backplate and I couldn't hold the plate with my hand when mounting my case horizontally). For example, imagine you are trying to assemble a sandwich in mid-air and the slices of bread are standing upright. The heatsink is the left loaf, the backplate is the right loaf, and the motherboard/case is this giant hunk of ham. The only way to hold them together is to use toothpicks on the left side where the heatsink is. (I believe only AM4 motherboards have that backplate that detaches behind the CPU/board?) However, after a bit of a struggle, I was able to attach the heatsink/board/backplate together with the screws in the top of the backplate then tilt my body sideways to twist it together. Also, since the screws that attach to the motherboard are so close to the heatsink, I had to use the screwdriver at an angle rather than straight down. I was afraid to loosen the screw, but it seemed to me that the grooves were big enough for me to tighten enough that they would be secure and not strip the screws. Satisfied, especially given the value for money. Noise levels are minimal/quieter than a stock AMD cooler, even at higher fan speeds. The RGB fan aesthetic is fine with me, and the CPU running at a cooler temperature was what concerned me the most. All at a decent price and I personally couldn't have asked for more. It's like assembling IKEA furniture. It can be difficult to put together, but if the end result delivers functionality and aesthetics, maybe you can pull it off if that's the case.