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Easy installation

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Good performance / noise ratio on processors that do not heat too much

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System that directs part of the flow of air towards the motherboard

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Handles the heat well

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Very quiet at low speeds

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Supplied with fan speed adjustment

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For moderately powerful processors, effective cooling without too much noise

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Fan quiet at low settings

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Becomes noisy on processors that heat a lot

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Averagely effective

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Fragile Intel fastening system

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Becomes noisy as of mid-speeds

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Very large

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You have to remove the motherboard to install it (but it is well fastened)

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Difficult to install

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Very large: check that your motherboard's chipset will fit

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Not many accessories included