#cpu cooler

A month or two ago, we were in the market for a decent after-market CPU cooler that will fit inside our fairly small chassis, yet powerful enough to keep my system from getting too toasty. Attaching the NF-F12 at the top adds another 27mm to the overall height (93mm) which is still relatively low-profile compared to vertically-oriented coolers. The company even went beyond the extra mile to provide a separate guide for Intel and AMD rigs, something that we don’t see often on some coolers. As mentioned above, users have everything that they can possibly need at their disposal to install the cooler – it even comes with its own L-shaped screw driver and a mounting kit for users who are using a mini-ITX board. The only tricky part when installing the cooler is lining up the two non-removable screws to the metal stand-offs that are attached to the back plate (for ATX and mATX boards). Therefore, it’s advisable to mount the cooler before you place the motherboard to your case. Being a low-profile after-market CPU cooler, we initially thought that there won’t be enough room for a fancy memory module like the G.Skill Ripjaws X. The caveat though is that you need to disassemble the CPU cooler if you need to take out the RAM, which is something that most users won’t mind oftentimes. Read more in our articles including "Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review" and "OPPO A6s 5G Review".