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This is a great upgrade over the stock CPU cooler. I used this on my HTPC running an i5, Asus P8H77-I motherboard, and Silverstone ML07 case; it did fit however there were some clearance problems. The first problem is the offset CPU socket on this motherboard; its positioned closer the PCI-e x16 slot instead of in the center of the board. This would have taken away my ability to use an external GPU. I was able to get around this by bending the heat pipes so the overall height of the cooler was more around 40mm, and shifted the heat sink fins further away from the PCI-e socket and raiser board. Second problem was screwing the cooler down; because of the reduced height of the cooler, the slots in the heat sink used to screw it down to the board was offset, I had to bend the heat sink section up enough so that I could secure the cooler down properly by hand and then bend the heat sink back down. Third problem was one of the heat pipes was directly over the USB 3.0 header for the motherboard. To get around this, I used some pliers to move the heat pipe out of the way just enough to get the bulky USB 3.0 cable into position and connect it up. Fourth problem was another heat pipe was overlapping on the SATA connectors; I did the same thing and used pliers to move the heat pipe enough so that I could connect my drives. After all these adjustments to the heat sink I had it all back together. The heat sink is on a 15 degree angle so that it would clear all the components it needs to while still functioning. Overall performance is excellent. Despite not taking temperature readings before, my idle temps are now 28 degrees and full load is only around 55; a lot cooler from the stock intel heat sink. I have not used the included low noise adapter for the fan as, even on full load, it is not audible when compared to the GPU. I have a GTX 970 and it is the main culprit for noise under full load now. If your ok with bending your heat sink to fit, I can highly recommend this, just for its size and performance alone. TLDR; If your ok with bending the heat sink, it is an excellent cooler.Read full review
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This low profile cooler is great when l brought it l only had a standard Intel cpu cooler (never again) my cpu was cooking around 100C and l had to use a pedestal fan too cool it down it was pain and a half now with the noctua it hasn't gone above 45C now I'm not a gamer and no overclocking at all lm just using power intense software mainly editing etc but this cooler is a real winner in my book and I do recommend it it's worth the money.
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