Features:

  • [Support 5V RGB sync enabled motherboards] - Sync with 5V RGB enabled motherboards from as US, ASROCK Gigabyte and MSI to customize lighting effect
  • [Build-in ARGB LED] - 15 High lumen addressable LEDs with 16 8 million colors
  • [High volume airflow Design] - 9 High air-flow Blade generate a large volume of air passing through the aluminum heatsink for steady air flow and cooling quality
  • [Reliable hydraulic Bearing] - self-lubricated Bearing and friction-reducied substance lowers operation noise and enhance thermal efficiency
  • [Universal Intel/AMD Socket] - hassle-free installation with all-in-one back plate to be compatible with all latest Intel and AMD CPU Sockets
  • [Compatible Sockets] - Intel LGA 1156/1155/1151/1150/775 & AMD AM4/FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2
  • 2 year
Installed this 4 Pin Fan (Part # CLP0556-B) on a HP Intel I7-6700T LGA 5100 in only 5 minutes

This review pertains only to the INTEL NON RGB CPU FAN (Part # CLP0556_B) which is one of several selections you can make when looking at the ad. Please read the following information carefully as it may save you time and money. I hope the photos I provided make it easier to understand the fitment. My PC is a HP 510-p114 placed in service on 11.21.2016 so it has been running in services for just under 3 years. This CPU Fan was a perfect fit onto my Hamar MOBO which is fitted for the LGA 5100 Socket. It comes with an adapter bracket which I did not need to attach this directly to my MOBO I have the Intel I7-6700T CPU chipset and the (blue screen) HP Error Code 90B (CPU Fan Problem) kept popping up upon reboot. I came to Amazon looking for a replacement and found this. In photo 1 you can see the OEM Fan side by side with the new Thermaltake CLP0556-B which is the 4 pin version that my PC was designed to use. You will note that the fastener layout and dimensions are an identical match to the OEM. This CPU Fan is taller in height and has more mass to disperse heat from. You must make sure you have enough vertical clearance to accommodate the increased height. You should also note that the new CPU Fan comes with a layer of Thermal Grease already applied and it is covered with a clear plastic bubble that you are to remove before installation. In photo 2 you can see the Thermaltake CLP0556 as installed in my unit. This took exactly 5 minutes to remove the old fan, clean the existing thermal grease from the CPU and install the new CPU Fan. In photo 3 you can see the cleaned/prepared CPU and its nomenclature. In photo 4 you can see the product details as printed on the box. It clearly states that this product has an expected life expectancy of 30,000 hours which equates to about 3-1/2 years if you run constantly as I do. I strongly suggest you keep that service life in mind so that you can proactively replace the CPU Fan before the end of its service life. After installation, I rebooted immediately and the PC was noticeably faster. I do not have an App to monitor the CPU Fan as some folks do, but I am quite sure that the OEM Fan was on its way out as I had noted a decline in performance for about a week before the 90B error code popped up. As a general suggestion to everyone, it is a very good idea to open your case on a regular basis and use canned air to blow all your fans clean as they do tend to accumulate dust which is counter-productive to long device life. I rate this product with 5 stars for an excellent fit and easy installation. This vendor could do a much better job of being clear that this ad pertains to more than one CPU Fan. Hopefully the information I shared with you here will guide you to a successful solution.

Best low-profile cooler sold anywhere

So the Engine 27 is the product of Sandia Labs's boundary layer effect cooler, which uses metal in the fan to provide additional metal for heat dissipation. The boundary layer effect is very real. And the Engine 27 is proof of that. It's the lowest profile cooler of all time that can feasibly cool up to around 70-watts. Positives: * 25mm in height from base to top of the heat sink (shorter than 27mm). * It also uses air dynamic bearings, meaning there are no bearings to wear down over time. * More effective cooler than other sub 30mm coolers around. * Relatively quiet compared to similarly sized coolers. Negatives: * Expensive at $50. * Only cools up to around 70-watts. * Might not fit in some motherboards. * Intel only. Overall, it's the best cooler for super compact builds. I would have preferred a version that can cool up to a Haswell Core i5 (around 84-watts) for the entry level unit. 70-watts is kind of an arbitrary number because most processors are either 50, 65, 85, or 100 watts.

the retention clip is pretty stiff and the cooler will slide around on you ...

A lot of cooling for the buck! For reference, this cooler is approximately in the same class as the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo but has the advantage of being a little shorter so that it will fit in narrower mid tower cases that the CM Hyper 212 Evo will not. PWM fan is quiet and never ramped up while stress testing my Ryzen 1600 overclocked to 3.8 Ghz. Max stress testing temps under Prime95 were low 60s Celcius. As others have said, the retention clip is pretty stiff and the cooler will slide around on you some as you try to secure it. So don't skimp on the thermal paste. But you can bet that stiff clip makes for a lot of good contact pressure. Cools about the same whether or not you put the fan in push or in pull configuration which can be a nice benefit in cramped cases. I like the fact that the fan footprint is larger than the fin stack so that it blows air under the stack through the pipes so as to afford some air flow across the VRM heatsink when the fan is placed in the traditional push configuration at the back of the cooler. As others have also said, the fan retention clip wires are a little difficult to snap in place and even harder to unsnap. They hand up in the fins. Thermaltake should give some attention to this as it is not necessary. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT is the stubborn adhesive they used to secure the base protector plastic film. I had to scrub and scrub with alcohol to remove it. Also unnecessary and Thermaltake should change this. A lot of people will not know this needs to be cleaned and so will experience compromised cooling efficiency by not doing so.

Contac Silent 12 review

Amazon needs to sort the reviews on this product, as it appears to cover multiple models. I’m reviewing the Contac Silent 12 tower cooler, which is a great product. It’s a little hard to install because the instructions don’t show you how the fan clips work. It took me a minute to realize they hook onto a grooved section on the fins. It’s also hard to get the clips on because the radiator is so big. However, once installed, it works great with minimal noise. I strapped mine to a Ryzen 5 2400G, and even with a 4.1GHz 1.375v OC, it keeps temps under 70C. This is impressive compared to the stock 65W Wraith Stealth cooler, which would let this chip run well into the mid-80s under load, and that’s running factory clocks. I have tall RAM right next to the CPU, and this model manages to stay short of them by a few mm. Be aware that this cooler uses every mm of that 153mm rated height, which measures to the tips of the protruding heatpipe ends. I had to make an adjustment to my mini-ITX case to get it to fit (removed my case window, lol). That’s no fault of the product, other than Amazon not clearly showing the dimensions. I probably would have purchased something else had I known I’d be modding, but oh well!

Great Processor Heatsink and Fan - Easy for New Builds, More Work for Updates

My microprocessor cooler fan was making odd noises so I knew it was dying. My original Intel LGA 1155 microprocessor heat sink assembly was, in my opinion a sloppy mess that barely clings to the PCB with the little nylon spreader feet and the 1/4 turn fasteners. I liked this heat sink assembly because it mounts with actual screws through the motherboard to a plastic mounting plate with threaded inserts (provided with the heatsink assembly) that sits on the back side of the motherboard. And I installed it and it’s teriffic - It provides much better and secure clamping of the heatsink to the microprocessor. And the other thing I liked was that the fan is fully shrouded on the sides (like in the picture) so if stray wires come near they won’t interfere with the fan freely turning (unlike the original Intel heatsink and fan assembly). The downside of the way the heatsink mounts is that if you are upgrading or replacing you have to un-cable and take the motherboard all the way out of the computer to add this fan if you have one of those crappy quarter turn type heatsink mounts. By the way, to allow for possible future replacements of either the microprocessor or heatsink, I taped the mounting plate to the back of the motherboard with some small pieces of high temp Kapton tape, so if I unscrew the heatsink the mounting plate stays where it’s supposed to. If this is a new build, using this heat sink is absolutely no more trouble than the crappy 1/4 turn fastening type since you start with the motherboard out of the case. If it’s a repair or upgrade, it’s a pain. But to me it was worth the trouble. I also upgraded from an Intel i3 to an Intel i5 which is higher wattage, but it’s running 5 degrees C cooler now with the same condition and fans settings. A good secure clamping of the heatsink to the microprocessor made most of the difference, in my opinion. By the way, the heatsink comes pre-greased. But I applied just a tiny additional dab of good heatsink compound to the processor and spread it very thin. You want a thin, even layer of heatsink compound. The good: Very sturdy mounting for good and consistent heat sink clamping to the microprocessor. Shrouded fan design for less worry of stray wires interfering with the fan operation. Very effective heatsink and fan. Noise is not bad, just a tad noisier than the original Intel fan (before it failed). Could Use Improvement: It’s not really a hint sink issue, it’s a motherboard manufacturer issue - It would have been nice if the motherboard had originally come with this type mounting provision.

Impressed by the performance! Great price!

Pros: Used this cooler on my backup build which has a i7 2600k and a 1650 Super. Throughly impressed with the cooler and it’s performance. It’s very quiet and keeps my cpu at or under 50c under load. Mounting bracket was easy to get on and feels very secure. I’ll post a video to help people out. The RGB looks great! I didn’t flood my build with RGB because I wanted this to be the center piece and I’m glad I did! Cons: On my motherboard which is a CM6850 (remember this is a budget/backup build) the heat sink touches the far left ram stick and that’s with ram that doesn’t have a massive heat sink on it. If you were to use any ram that has a heat sink that extends more than 2mm above the actual pcb you have a chance to run into problems. I’m changing my 4x4gb sticks out for 2x 8gb that have low profile heat sinks on them so there will be no contact at all. The motherboard is micro ATX and could very well be an off case which I hope so no one else runs into this issue! Thanks for reading this far!

Excellent engineering, and innovative product.

Easy ordering, and fast international shipping. I installed this Thermaltake Engine 27 on an i5-6600 Skylake CPU (not the K-model) and installation was very simple. You do have to access both sides of the motherboard to do the installation, but I prefer that to the pop-pin installation of the stock, and some aftermarket, coolers. Since this machine is for gaming I expect there will be some heat build up, and the Engine will spin, but so far its not noisy, and the temperatures are very good in comparison with the stock cooler. I suspect a Noctua NH12 would have been cooler, but it also would not fit in the small case I chose for this ITX motherboard and CPU combination.

Great cooler that has never failed me.

This works fine as an entry-level CPU cooler. This fan has a 4-pin connection that will allow your motherboard to control the fan speed through PWM. The fan is quiet and I hardly ever notice that it's running, so that's a plus. According to my testing my CPU never gets hot - in fact, it has always tested within acceptable range no matter how hard I stress it. As far as performance is concerned this CPU cooler is a winner. I've transferred this CPU cooler onto several motherboards since I've had it. One thing I don't like about the unit is the Phillips head screws that attach to the backing plate on the underside of the motherboard. Three of the four holes in the backing plate were fine but one of them seems to have been cross-threaded and never wants to screw in easily. This results in the Phillips head trying to strip from the screw not turning so more pressure than I feel is comfortable has to be applied in order to make that one screw turn enough to be tight. I don't know if the plate or the screw is to blame but the unit was brand new and that one screw has been a tough turn from the first install. Once the CPU cooler is in place, though, the performance is perfect and it works exactly as it should. In the grand scheme of things I consider this small problem not to be significant enough to give the product a bad rating.

Worth the money

Every other review covered why I like this. The only downside is that the entire unit is HUGE! I have a mix of ram. 1/2 with big heat spreaders and the other 1/2 with none. The fins on this cooler is already blocking the first 2 banks of ram! If I ever wanted to remove the first 2 ram modules, I would have to remove the cooler since it blocks the ram from removal/installation. I'm using this on my media server so it's not like I'll be doing upgrades quite often. I'm an old man and the flashing light would bother me if it was next to me. Since this is on a media server, I can see it from across the room. If I see the flashing lights, the server is on. Great product.

Great inexpensive cooler (CLP0556-B)

Reviewing the CLP0556-B, which is the cheapy aluminum 7-bladed cooler. I bought a "thermaltake gravity i2" originally, which is essentially the exact same cooler except with a white fan. I returned it and bought this one because it has the 4-pin PWM fan connector (which means the fan speed changes based on CPU temperature) It's a great value really and I'm surprised I couldn't find many similar inexpensive coolers like this. I used it for an i5-8600, which I bought without a cooler (so I needed one), it keeps the temperatures around 40C idle and under heavy load (compiling, rendering) it rarely exceeds 60C. Which for my purpose is great. It's all aluminum, no copper here, it's not going to be for K processors that are overclocked - but if you just need something that's slightly better than the stock cooler this'll do the job.

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