Reviewers Liked
- Great price to performance ratio
- Super quiet operation
- PWMenabled fan
- Great deal of clearance to the first PCI slot
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Blue fan frame may not suit all builds
- Lack of RAM clearance on our particular test setup
SilverStone Argon AR01 Series
The Silverstone's Argon AR01 is a CPU cooler best suited for use with LGA115x processors, which have less surface area than LGA2011 chips. The heatsink measures 159H x 120W x 50D mm and weighs 420g, making it a lightweight when compared to almost every cooler we have seen so far, though its trio of extra thick 8mm copper heatpipes look plenty competent.
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