be quiet! Pure Rock 2 150W TDP CPU Cooler | Intel-1700 1200 2066 1150 1151 1155 2011-3 Square ILM | AMD-AM4 for Desktop | Black | BK007

Pros- My CPU came with a cooler out of the box, however it took up space in the worst way possible. Even though the Be Quiet! CPU cooler's heat sink is MASSIVE it scales upwards before it starts scaling outwards which allows you access to ALL the necessary parts of your motherboard while providing a huge heatsink which helps keep things cool- The Fan can be fit to your needs and blow either direction, it fits nicely on the CPU cooler- Pins that hold the fan are TIGHT which provides piece of mind that the fan won't come down tumbling on top of the GPU or other components- This thing runs cold, like really cold. Out of the box my CPU was running at 30C with this CPU Cooler. I decided to overclock my CPU to the recommended max overclock and it still remains under 45C under heavy gaming load and during all stress tests.- Comes with every mounting brace imaginable to man, it will fit on your motherboard there are brackets for multiple motherboard options and it comes with a simple assembly guide to help you attach it correctly- Comes with thermal paste ready to go and it applies nicelyCons- I wasn't aware of which way the CPU Cooler was supposed to be facing. So I had to detach and reattach within a 5 minute time frame, which wasn't fun with the thermal paste, but it worked out; I used this in my first PC build, so just make sure you know which way your motherboard is going into your case so you can assemble it with the words "Be Quiet!" not facing upside down in your caseOverall- I'd buy again. No complaints. I'm not sure how it fairs to those in the price range but I feel like i got my money's worth- My CPU is happy and running cool- I have not heard the fans on this thing once, can't hear them during stress tests, gaming, or anything else, which is awesome

This cooler replaced a severely underperforming Intel heatsink that came with the 9400. It's for my "hackintosh" which sports said chip (i5 9400). Day to day tasks were fine with the included cooler but for rendering video or doing anything else that was CPU intensive, the stock cooler would spool up and sound like an electric leaf blower. This cooler took that problem and stomped it flat.The CPU and this cooler are on a Gigabyte Z390 Designaire motherboard (nice board and it has thunderbolt too!) along with 32 GB of RAM. It runs dead silent and is very responsive.For installation, it wasn't too bad, just a little tedious. But that's with most coolers, really. It does involve taking both panels off of your case (each side) to access the back of the motherboard in order to fit the cooler's back plate. The instructions provided are adequate enough.You can probably get more bang for your $ by going with Thermalright but I don't know how quiet their coolers are compared to Be Quiet's. But it's definitely that: QUIET!It's best to chunk those stock coolers to the side and spend a little extra dough to get a good cooler so that you won't think your computer is about to grow wings and take off.

Two words - GERMAN ENGINEERING! Do I need to say more? Buy it you won't regret it. Fits my Gigabyte Aorus Z790 motherboard like a glove and is very quiet! I was skeptical if it will clear my Gigabyte Aorus heat sinks but it fit perfectly even with 4 sticks of RGB memory sticking up. Very satisfied. Just be careful not to bend the fins while installing. It also comes with a good installation video and pre-attached thermal paste. Intel Core i9-14900KF runs at 32C idle with 72 deg ambient temp, very good cooler I am buying a 2nd one.

Because people like to skim reviews, I'll get to the bad stuff first. I just installed this, so not really much could go wrong in terms of defects yet. The only big design issue I have is the single cross bar tie down. When fully seated, the only thing holding the cooler in place is the crossbar, which has some free play where it meshes with the cooler base. That means the cooler is able to slide a bit without much force.The only other minor problem is the fan attachment. Unless you are willing to remove the motherboard completely and assemble this outside the case, you may as well plan to have a few bent fins. It's not physically hard to get the clips into place, but it is near impossible to have them line up and slip between the fins on the first try. It would be great if you could mount the fan outside the case before installing everything on the motherboard, but doing so would block a mounting screw. As is, I have a few fins bent slightly at the edges.Despite that, I'm overall pleased with the cooler. It's running about 8-10°C cooler than the cheap Deep Cool down flow cooler that was on it, sitting on top of a stock i5-8400. The loose fit doesn't seem to be affecting performance, or at least not enough to be concerning in my use. I love the looks and it is nearly silent even at full speed, so there's lots of head room for when I upgrade to a stronger processor. The black is great for a sleek build, or limited RGB. I don't know if the grooves on the fan blades are doing anything functional, but I do like the aesthetic of them. Overall this is a great value. Even with the fitment issue I mentioned at the top, I don't regret this purchase at all so far. There isn't much that could go wrong with the fin stack, and the fan is easily replaceable if durability is a problem (unlike the Deep Cool, who's fan was not replaceable).