Thermaltake TOUGHAIR 310 170W TDP CPU Cooler, Intel/AMD Universal Socket (LGA 1200/1700), 120mm 2000RPM High Static Pressure PWM Fan with High Performance Copper Heat Pipes CL-P074-AL12BL-A

Bought this as an upgrade for my travel PC since I just upgraded the CPU from i5-6402P to i7-6700K, and the i5 was previously cooled by a stock Intel passive cooler. Since the 6700K is rated for 95W TDP and the stock Intel cooler is only rated for 65W TDP, I went with this cooler as a fairly priced option that met my TDP requirement. I installed this yesterday and I'm seeing honestly really good temps for such a simple air cooler. On basically idle (Discord + Steam + MSI Afterburner open), I am averaging around 29-30C. I played approximately 3 straight hours of Battlefield 1 (very CPU-intensive game) on 1080P with all "Ultra" settings + DX12 disabled, and I never saw my CPU temperature reach above 65C. I think is great value and performance for a $13 air cooler operating almost at its rated TDP (91W CPU v. 95W cooler). Please note my temps are from an open air PC build and I removed the pre-applied thermal paste from the Thermaltake Gravity i2, which was replaced with Thermalright TF9 paste.*According to BIOS, the fan is spinning from 1980-2000 RPM.*There is pre-applied thermal paste

old one died so i ordered this for my diy NAS/home server works amazing on my old computer easy to install cools fine for the little stress i have it under as a storage pc its not to loud either

I got a system from a friend who was moving, it kept stuttering even doing video playback. He threw it at me and said if I could fix it it was mine.GPU had bad fan - replace GPU, still stuttering hard. Water cooler is bone-dry and CPU is thermal-throttling like mad. Time for heatsink!Cons: The usual installation of heat sinks sucks. No getting around that, y'all.Pros: At least mounting this heat sink doesn't suck THAT much compared to the water cooler thanks to needing far fewer screws and not needing a space for the radiator! And it's keeping this old i7-6600K rocking strong and cool, it's almost like a new computer again. Now I have it working as a dedicated rock exam station.

good budget cooler easy install

Been using this for almost two years and i can tell you it definitely is very much worth every dollar, if not more. It’s performance is definitely noticeably better than the stock intel cooler that I had keeping my CPU around 20 degrees cooler than it was with the stock cooler.

If you are trying to keep the build cost down, but don't want to sacrifice quality and performance, then this CPU cooler is a good choice!

Got 3 identical Lenovo PCs, put them to work but thought it was time for a CPU fan / paste refresh.

The good: Keeps a i7-4790 @full 84w around 65C (24C ambient)The bad: 3 Pin, runs @2150 rpm constantly, a bit noisy if computer is ide.4 Pin with PWM ist a must if your mainboard id gen2 or newer (2013-to today) because they cant control speed on the CPU fan.