AntecKuhler Antec A30 Retail, Schwarz

This is suitable for those who want to save cost of pc hardware..but i dont like here is the RGB fan you cannot sync LED the to the rgb controller you have to buy another RGB fan that has RGB 3 pin connector and also the Dissipate Heat Clip Clamp not the same as post description..

The cooler is good and can handle i5 CPUs, but putting it on lga 1700 sockets is too hard.

I upgraded from Athlon 3000g to Ryzen 5 4650g (CPU only) so I need to replace the stock cooler. I am not planning to OC the R5 4650g so this is fine with me.

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This cpu fan is good but delicate. Cools my cpu enough to run smoothly.Anyways Don't ask to write reviews Amazon if you cannot digest a genuine one. My review on another product has been deleted when people were findind it helpful. From today you lose a customer for a bad vendor, who will in the end harm your business.

scroll down for updated review-I'm using it for I5-2400here are some performance reviewusing stock intel cooleridle- 40°C100%utilization - 90°Cand then my pc restart because of overheatingUsing Antec a30 CPU cooleridle - 35°C100%utilization- 75°Cand no restart because the temperature doesn't exceed after 75here are some cpu temps while playing gamesGtav- (ultra) - 74°Ccsgo-(ultra)- 60°CPlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds(low)- 70°CIT'S SO DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AND REMOVE(Update-31/10/20)If you're gonna use it with an unlocked Cpu then please look for other CPU cooler, i overclocked my i5-2400 (from 3.1 Ghz to 3.2Ghz)i tried to overclock my cpu just a little bit and the temps just messed up, it went from 65-70 to 90-99*C.After using this cooler for ages, i came to a conclusion that i should've gone for other options like coolermaster or deepcool.keep in mind that if you're gonna buy this cooler, pair it with a low-end/mid-end CPU.

With its price point - and being new to all this I am pleasantly surprised by the results of this cooler. Pre-installation I was hovering around the mid-high 50°s. Now I am getting temperatures that hover around the mid-high 20°s as shown in the screenshot. I am really pleased with the overall results. The mounting of it tests the flexibility of the motherboard but once it's fixed on, it is fine.All I would say is: when I was mounting it to my board I had to adjust the clips to get a tighter sit on top of the CPU. In order to make the adjustment, I had to bend the 'pins' in order to release the lock. Unfortunately, one of them snapped which made mounting it after the accident a lot harder BUT with that being said, it does have a tighter fitting now the mount now doesn't move and isn't likely to be moved for a while so I can live with it.

The cooler itself is very good for the price and is keeping my 4690k cool, however I had quite the job mounting it, as some chip on my motherboard (a GA-Z97P-D3) was in the way of one of the clips for the cooler, so it proved very difficult to mount. I had to put the cooler's clip onto the mounting bracket and then attach the bracket to the motherboard with the cooler hanging off of it by said clip, only then did it clear them. Now this is not entirely Antec's fault, more of GIGABYTE's fault for putting them so close to the socket, but it is something to consider if you have parts of your motherboard in close proximity to the socket that may cause you trouble.Overall nice cooler that looks great, just check your motherboard as it might not fit them all, even if you have a compatible socket.

Ditched my Coolmaster Hyper 103 as I found it had very poor clips which were prone to break. I found the Antec A40 Pro on here and I can recommend. I am used to pc building but it's very easy to install. I had to pull out the motherboard due to the 103 bracket. But if you have the stock housing it's just a matter of cleaning your cpu, new paste and clip it on. It's that easy. It does not come with thermal paste so you will need some if you don't have any. I use MX4 I just have used it for years but your choice. The fan is very quiet running and looks very nice. Lastly it uses rubber kind of grommets to fix it self to the heatsink. They are very flexible and so much better than what Coolmaster use and also as it's fixed to the stock housing you can remove it easy for cleaning unlike the Coolmaster or any using custom plates. I can't recommend this fan enough.