ID-COOLING IS-40X V3 45mm Height Low Profile CPU Cooler 4 Heatpipes CPU Air Cooler with 15mm thickness Slim Fan Support Intel LGA1700/1200/115X; AMD AM5/AM4

This cooler worked quite well. I was concerned after reading some reviews that I may regret my buy, but I am relatively experienced and thought I'd give it a go. I installed this in an ASRock Deskmini A300, and yes it does fit just fine, using a Ryzen 2400GE (35W TDP) processor. Some of the common things I read in the reviews was that it doesn't make good contact with the processor, as long as it is installed correctly it does make good contact. Another I read said that it uses the board for its stability (no backplate), this is true, but the cooler is so light that I had absolutely no concerns about potentially damaging the board. The other thing I've read is that it is difficult to install, and it just really isn't that hard at all, there aren't enough components to make this process confusing. The cooler keeps my processor under 50 degrees C under a full load at the lowest fan speed, I am using a 35W TDP processor, so I can't say whether this will efficiently cool much more, but I would imagine you would be absolutely safe in temps with a 65W TDP processor (such as a 3400G, etc.). It is a little noisy, max fan speed is quite audible, even mid fan speed is pretty noticeable, I have mine set at the lowest speed since my processor is low wattage, and at that speed it is pretty quiet, but again, higher watt = more heat, and if the fan is adjusting itself under load, you may notice it. I'll mention my case is extremely small, and is also very open, so noise is going to be exaggerated for me, an enclosed case might yield a better noise result.That said, I'll go over the install. It is pretty straightforward, included in the box are mounting brackets, and 8 screws. 4 large screws, and 4 very small screws. Find your appropriate mounting bracket, they are labeled, engraved in the metal (AM4, AM3, LGA115X, etc.). Notice the arrows next to the socket label. First, use the 4 small screws to mount the brackets to the cooler, arrows pointing in toward the contact plate (-> [ ] <-). Remove any mounting hardware attached to your motherboard. Apply your thermal paste to the processor. I found it easiest at this point to lay the cooler face down on the fan, and put the motherboard over the top of it, so that the four points slot through the holes on the motherboard. After you have it placed, use the 4 larger screws to tighten the cooler to the board. They should screw down all the way, make sure the screw receptors on the cooler are going through the holes, and tighten the screws (preferably tightening a few turns at a time, moving to the diagonal screw as more pressure is applied) until they don't turn. And that's it. Pretty easy!

I had recently gotten an new CPU a Ryzen 7 5800x3d, I was doing research on what would be the best method of cooling, most recommended liquid cooling, but the CPU with a TDP of 105w is on that fine line or air/liquid cooling, so after a few different ones I looked at, this one was recommended by a few professional builders for an air cooled option, so I gave it a shot, installation is a bit odd, no Instructions to be found, but it did come with an illustration, which wasn't very good, I'm using an AM4 socket, so it says you use the labeled AM4/5 bracket kit in the box....it also comes with Intel, but what it doesn't tell you is, you must use the screws from the Intel bag to mount the brackets to the cooling block, after installing the adhesive grommets, and the best thermal paste in my opinion (Nactua) I placed the cooler down, and then the screws mount from the back ,don't worry about overtightening them, they won't go by so far, just use a small screwdriver, installed, hooked into my CPU fan 1 and let it roll, with all of my fans going, I run them around 1200rpm, at rest the temp is around 32c, at full load, hours of gaming on max settings, the highest its ever gotten was 70c, so this is a great option for higher TDP CPUs, and ill definitely buy again on my next builds

Does a great job on the cheap for lower power designs. Currently, it's keeping a I5 6500K very nice and cool. I am not sure what it might do with a heavier workload chip. Nice and quiet and low profile. Looks very respectable in the open air build I put it in.

Nice cooler, but would not clear MB components in order to make good contact with the CPU. Nice design, just not for the Dell 5060 SFF. Had to return.

So out of the box, the only thing that you get is the cooler and some mounting brackets with 8 screws.Unless you know what you doing, installing the cooler is not easy. You need to completely remove the MB backplate, then screw in the brackets to the cooler. and then after you put paste on the CPU you need to somehow hold it from one side and installing the screws from the other side of the MB all while maintaining correct position to not smear the paste all around and have good pressure with the CPU. A Second pair of hands is VERY recommended for this.As for thermals, this Cooler is not groundbreaking, far from it, to the point i first thought i have either used bad thermal paste (the one supplied with the cooler) or just didnt mount the cooler correctly. i have a 5600x and it goes up to 80c in stress test and 70-75c average in gaming in stock configuration. After checking online i saw that thats just how this cooler works.The cooler is rated for up to 100w TDP but thats complete bullcrap and for that alone i am taking 1 star out of my total score.To use this cooler with (i guess any last gen CPU) you WILL need to undervolt and also change the CPU fan curve in the BIOS to get max performance.Noise levels are low and even on 100% its not audible (or definitely not louder than my Zotac 3070 twin edge)Stock:Gaming: CPU Max 68°, GPU Max 64°Stress Test: CPU Max 80°, GPU Max 74°After Undervolt to 4350mhz @1.15A:Gaming: CPU Max 59°, GPU Max 64°Stress Test: CPU Max 70°, GPU Max 74°Cinebench: Multi:10304 Single: 1520Time Spy Extreme: 62893D Mark CPU Profile: 915-5471Overall for its low cost (30$) and how limited i was with my cooling options (less than 50mm height) i am happy with this small cooler in my build and it does a great job for gaming but false advertising and no instructions really making this cooler hard to recommend unless you have the same height constraints in an sff build as i had.

My 140mm AIO on my NZXT H1 pump went out I replaced with this fan it works & fits perfectly without any modifications. Its NOT loud but then again I don't have my CPU overclock.