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
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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
Very fast delivery. True as ordered
Pro
- Fast delivery
It's pretty chilly in here
There's not much to say.
It cools tremendously and is very quiet.
Fits.Pro
- Extremely quiet
- Easy installation
Good chunk, quality and price fit!
A great piece of technology!
People who think air cooling is bad are wrong, the Brocken works well and quietly, so far I have not had temperatures above 80 no matter what I have done.Absolute buy tip Price/performance top
The cooler was super packaged and all parts were available for installation. The installation on my Ryzen 5 went quickly and without problems. The installation instructions explain it quite well. It is a great cooler with a great fan. I don't have a noticeably high temperature on the CPU even during long gaming sessions. Never over 70°C
Due to the size, it does not fit in all ATX cases. Therefore, you have to consider this when buying.Super component very powerful
Super part, good installation instructions on the web, with special screwdriver in the kit, everything you need for installation is included.
Pro
- Dissipates 220 watts of heat
- Quiet
- Cool and well thought out
Contra
- You need space in your housing
recommendable
Very good, quiet cooler
Pro
- good cooling capacity
- Quiet series fan
- No background noise
- Very good RAM compatibility due to the design
Contra
- large
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Very good cooler I can only recommend!
Assembly is also very simple.
Fits on AM4 and many more.Pro
- Cooling
- Price
- Processing
- Mounting
Switch to another brand, EKL very disappointing here.
Compared to the Broken 2, which I used in combination with an i5 6600k, the Broken 3 with a Ryzen 7 is much louder. In addition, a thread was defective and I could no longer (or only with a lot of effort) get the CPU off the mainboard. Possibly a Monday article, but that should definitely not happen with this brand. Cooling performance is okay, but for this CPU it's close to the limit.
Contra
- According to
- (product defect)
- Cooling capacity not sufficient for Ryzen
