Thermaltake CL-P0497 Intel Heatsink with Fan

Simplicity is what won me over with this fan. Four spring loaded screws into four holes you can actually see and you're done. Channels to guide the screws are part of the aluminum. There is no intermediate mounting bracket to crack or add to the bulk. I don't see any part of this setup going bad except for the fan motor. Over the past few years, I've had a bunch of PC's on my bench that kept shutting down after 30 seconds or continuously restarting. They all had the same problem - a cracked fan bracket that allowed the heatsink to lift halfway off the processor. You won't get much runtime out of processor not in contact with the aluminum. Fan noise is about average with this model.

Needless to say the originally installed Intel fan started to make noise as the bearings were shot. With that, I looked over a few different fans and besides being more robust with a larger heatsink, it also sports a backplate where the fan screws into. The stock Intel has the worst plastic push and turn pieces imaginable. I know some people have knocked the backplate---- but honestly it is the best way to go--- you know it is attached and tight against the processor. With that said, I only had to remove the top two screws from the motherboard to the case and loosen one more--- I slid in the backplate, and put it back together. Cake to do. What is also a nice touch is the heat transfer compound is already in place and no need to add any more--- this was also well received.As far as sound level, it is fine. About 20-25% quieter than the stock Intel fan and will definitely work better as the heatsink is bigger. Will it make a difference in system performance-- probably not for what we have, but I do have to say that quieter is always better. Other than that it only had three wires versus my motherboards 4-pin connector (and the old fan had 4-pins) and by lining up the tab on the connector--- all works perfectly.For the price, I can never complain as long as it live a respectable life. Would I recommend it? Yes. Am I ready to buy another one for another similar system? Yes I am.12/2012--- I just picked up a second one as I re-purposed the machine. The OEM Intel fan in this machine was in much better shape, but still not perfect. Again, I had to loosen the motherboard screws to slide the backplate in, but overall it was cake to install. I like the design for this particular processor.

Good replacement for a stock cooler. With a 3-pin fan connector how loud the fan is will depend on your motherboard. The older MSI board I installed it on was able to control the speed of the fan and thus was not load, well no loader then the Intel stock cooler. Mounting was easy, but you do have to press fairly hard to get the screw threaded. I would by again to as a stock replacment.

Allowed my go upgrade my tower to run flight sims without lag. Worked great!

It worked. It was easier to mount compared to an Intel plastic sliding expanding twisting push pin system. The plastic bracket fit an LGA775 motherboard perfectly. The hex nuts were flush with the back of the bracket. It was easy to tighten the bolts so they didn't protrude past the bracket. The springs were strong, so it took some pressure to make the bolt threads reach the nuts. I had to hold the cooler down so it didn't rise off the CPU at an angle with just one bolt started.The fan is somewhat loud. Louder than I expected. It was disappointing to hear no change in volume when a CPU test at 100% of four cores was finished. The fan remained at high speed. The three pin connector worked with a 4 pin fan header. The extra fan speed will ensure cool operation, but is not needed 90% of the time. Case noise dampening is required.My PC uses a Q9550 CPU. With the stock Intel cooler (with one broken pin), it was only reaching 94% of CPU speed. There was no change with the new ThermalTake cooler. If something in the BIOS can force variable fan speed, the review will be updated and the rating changed.Update: The stupid fan pointlessly stays on at full blast when the PC sleeps. This is completely unacceptable. How can a manufacturer sell such primitive equipment in 2018? This product keeps a CPU cool, but is only good for the 3% of users who think noise is not an issue.The first Speedfan chart shows one minute of Blender CPU rendering. The quad core, 95 watt, 45 nanometer, 2.83 gigahertz system went from 37 to 63.5 degrees C in one minute. The fan needed two minutes to bring the temperature down again. A seven minute render showed core temperature leveling off at 72.5 C (162.5 F, well below the boiling point of water at sea level). Temperatures plummeted when it was done. Full cooling took two minutes. The cooler and pre-applied thermal interface material were effective.A 20 minute test showed a peak core temperature of 74 C for an instant. Case temperature rose from 40 to 50 C. A small thermometer outside the case next to the power supply's exhaust fan showed 39 C while the system was running hot. The power supply was above the motherboard at the top of the case, so it was pushing out the hottest air. The room air was 27 C.

This Thermaltake CPU Fan has proven to be a solid, no-frills cooling solution. For anyone looking for an affordable and straightforward CPU fan, this is a great option. It's easy to install and works right out of the box, making it ideal for those who want a simple replacement without a lot of hassle.Despite its budget price, it's reliable and has been keeping this CPU at safe operating temperatures without any issues. There's nothing fancy here, but the fan does its job well. It's also relatively quiet for its size and power, which is a bonus for those who don’t want to deal with loud noise from their system. Overall, it's a cheap and effective cooling option that gets the job done without any fuss.

El ventilador trabaja mucho mejor que el ventilador original de stock. Logre bajar mas de 10 grados centigrados a mi Core2Quad sobre la temperatura que me manejaba con el ventilador de stock. El cooler es silencioso y de construccion solida con facil montaje. Es un excelente producto a poco mas de 10 años de la fabricación de mi procesador Intel Core 2 Quad en LGA 775.

Bought it to replace a broken CPU fan in the Dell Vostro 220s. The casing comes with screw holes fixed to the chassis and did not allow the standard push pin CPU coolers. Glad this fan from Thermaltake fits nicely into those screw holes.

It's a stock lga775 fan and heatsync as expected. It comes with thermal compound already applied so it's ready to install. A word of advice as they usually use cheap compound its best practice to clean and replace the stock compound before install.

Llegó excelentemente empacado, silencioso, trae pasta térmica, como lo iba a ocupar para sustituir un ventilador de marca, tuve que usar solo el ventilador y usar el radiador de aluminio anterior. Pero no fue complicado intercambiar los ventiladores.