PCCooler E126M B

$10 for cooling system

The low-profile cooling system from the Chinese brand PCCooler, which is not too well known in our area, is designed to cool most of the current entry-level and mid-range processors from AMD and Intel. The design with an aluminium radiator and a 120 mm fan on a hydrodynamic bearing is capable of removing up to 92 watts of heat from the processor. Considering the price tag around $10, we get an inexpensive and pumped-up variation to replace the stock turntable.

workhorse

The model is positioned as a strong "workhorse". As one of the most affordable 120mm fan coolers, it offers both decent cooling performance and low noise levels of 22dB. The advantages of the model include an interesting design with a single-colour backlight (blue and red) along the ring, ease of installation, support for all current sockets and a 4-pin connector for automatic regulation of the rotation speed depending on the load level.

Max TDP 92W

But there are questions about the cooling itself. Despite the maximum TDP of 92 W, in fact, it turned out that such figures were beyond his control. The traditional battle test with the Ryzen 5 2600, the cooling system passed with difficulty, choking and sneezing towards the end of the test. 73 degrees Celsius at stock frequencies is a bit too much. Later it turned out that the problem was in a poorly polished sole, which did not make close contact with the processor surface. After grinding, the temperature dropped to 53 degrees and everything fell into place. Judging by the reviews on the network, we most likely came across an unsuccessful sample from which we should not draw global conclusions, but this spoiled the impression.