Alpenföhn Cooler Alpine hairdryer Brocken 3
165 mm
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14 reviews
Probably the most sophisticated cooler on the market
I've been building PCs for over 20 years, and have installed many fans from all kinds of brands like Corsair, Cooler Master, bequiet, Scythe, Noctua, Deepcool and also Alpenföhn (I've been a "fan" since North Face and especially since Himalaya). But this part puts everything in the shade, Alpenföhn has managed to make a cooler that, although it's huge and cools extremely well, fits on pretty much all mainboards without overshadowing the RAM bank.
However, there are mainboards where either the socket is positioned very low and/or the first slot is the x16 CPU slot (most, including many mATX, have an x1 as the first slot) - on these mainboards you may not have enough space, and only coolers with a maximum 12cm fan will fit.
It sounds a bit unbelievable, but I have this giant cooler (the White Edition) mounted on a mini-ITX ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe, in a Fractal Node 304 case. The second fan was mounted outside with anti-vibration mounts, couldn't possibly fit inside. I tried to fit several coolers, including much smaller ones, into this combo, but none of them managed to touch either RAM slots or VRM bars (yes, the P8Z77-I has a plug-in VRM) or anything else.
Absolutely recommended purchase, regardless of whether it's the standard or black/white version.Pro
- Fits on virtually all mainboards
- Very good cooling capacity
- Quiet
Contra
- Could be minimally cheaper
Highly recommended
Good cooling performance, hardly audible under heavy load.
Pro
- Solid installation
- Super cooling capacity
- Required accessories (tool and thermal paste) are included in delivery
- The fan is barely audible even under full load
- Installation is unproblematic even with high RAM bars
Cool!
Ryzen 5 2600x overclocked to 4ghz always stays below 65 degrees (in case with very good airflow).
Whisper Cooler
Super cooler. Comes with everything necessary such as cooling paste and long screwdriver for the screws that need to be tightened through the cooler!
Pro
- very quiet
- Everything included
Contra
- Size
Top
Pro
- Silencer
- Easy to assemble
Contra
- Huge
Good performance at a fair price
Good cooler that can cool even a hot processor. Many accessories, fair price.
Pro
- Good cooling performance
- Price
- Mounting
- Accessories
6 out of 14 reviews
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