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Review on Corsair A500 CPU Cooler with High Performance Dual Fans by Mike Dart

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Cheap braces? Too much weight?

Remember. The bracket that the cooler mounts on has threads on each side that hold the cooler. After assembling the cooler and using my PC for about 20 minutes, I hear a thud in my case and my temperature rises immediately. I look out the case window and see this huge radiator leaning against the glass. I turned off the computer and opened the case and I can see that both single input pins have come loose from their sockets! I installed this thing in under 30 minutes! Now I have to say that the cooler is mostly well made. The mounts themselves seemed solid, but maybe a stand on each arm isn't enough for all that weight?

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Speed