Cooler Master Aero 7 Lite Review @ Trustedreviews.com

zerodamage · Feb 22, 2004, 05:39 PM

"Cooler Master is a familiar name for the overclocking faithful, producing a range of fans, heatsinks and cases that cater for PC enthusiasts. The Aero 7 Lite is a heatsink and fan combination designed specifically for use with AMD Athlon processors, right up to the top-of-the-line 3200+. A variant called the Aero 4 is available for Intel CPUs and there’s also a slightly more expensive version that uses a copper heatsink, which is supposed to dissipate heat even more effectively than the aluminium one used by the Aero 7 Lite."

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zerodamage · Feb 22, 2004, 05:52 PM

I am currently using this Cooler. My initial reaction wasn't very positive. It is very loud when the RPM is pushed over 2700 RPM. At 3500~ RPM, the sound is unbearable. However, it cools very well for a cooler that only costs 15-17 U.S. Dollars. The cooler goes on very easy and the 3.5 inch bay dial to change the RPM is nice if not flawed in that it rarely fits any system correctly. There are no instructions with this cooler so it can take a few minutes longer than normal to set it up.

I have to say over all that if you are on stock and need a better cooler and do not have much to spend and do not mind the noise so much, grab this thing. After a couple of days of letting the Arctic Silver 5 do it's thing, it cools very nice Mine is at 2600~2700 RPM all the time and it rarely goes above 38c while at load. You can push it even cooler if you can tolerate the 747 taking off in your case.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 22, 2004, 06:13 PM

bah for about $15 you could have a solid copper slk 800 and choice of fan ...

I run 2500+ duel ball 80mm 45 cfm bearing fan@ 34db my cpu never breaks 30C and usally idles around 28C

zerodamage · Feb 22, 2004, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
bah for about $15 you could have a solid copper slk 800 and choice of fan ...

I run 2500+ duel ball 80mm 45 cfm bearing fan@ 34db my cpu never breaks 30C and usally idles around 28C

Or you can do what Neon did above. Those are the best CPU coolers around.

Feb 22, 2004, 05:39 PM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Cooler Master Aero 7 Lite Review @ Trustedreviews.com "Cooler Master is a familiar name for the overclocking faithful, producing a range of fans, heatsinks and cases that cater for PC enthusiasts. The Aero 7 Lite is a heatsink and fan combination designed specifically for use with AMD Athlon processors, right up to the top-of-the-line 3200+. A variant called the Aero 4 is available for Intel CPUs and there’s also a slightly more expensive version that uses a copper heatsink, which is supposed to dissipate heat even more effectively than the aluminium one used by the Aero 7 Lite." Full Review: Trustedreviews

Feb 22, 2004, 06:13 PM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	bah for about $15 you could have a solid copper slk 800 and choice of fan ... I run 2500+ duel ball 80mm 45 cfm bearing fan@ 34db my cpu never breaks 30C and usally idles around 28C __________________

Feb 22, 2004, 05:52 PM	Thread Starter #2
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I am currently using this Cooler. My initial reaction wasn't very positive. It is very loud when the RPM is pushed over 2700 RPM. At 3500~ RPM, the sound is unbearable. However, it cools very well for a cooler that only costs 15-17 U.S. Dollars. The cooler goes on very easy and the 3.5 inch bay dial to change the RPM is nice if not flawed in that it rarely fits any system correctly. There are no instructions with this cooler so it can take a few minutes longer than normal to set it up. I have to say over all that if you are on stock and need a better cooler and do not have much to spend and do not mind the noise so much, grab this thing. After a couple of days of letting the Arctic Silver 5 do it's thing, it cools very nice Mine is at 2600~2700 RPM all the time and it rarely goes above 38c while at load. You can push it even cooler if you can tolerate the 747 taking off in your case.