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- Small and Quiet
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- Easy to install
- Wide variety of applications
Cooler Master Vortex Plus
78
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Expert reviews and ratings
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The instructions that came with the Vortex Plus were confusing and hard to follow. Trying to install the cooler using the instructions that came in the box was frustrating for me. Once someone explained to me how to install the cooler it made more...
By BayReviews on
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The Vortex Plus heatsink stands 83mm tall, in total. A 25mm thick, 92mm PWM fan exhausts downward so waste air impinges on a lower extruded aluminum heatsink that sits atop the processor. It's both a good use of space for additional cooling surface...
By FrostyTech on
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CoolerMasterThe Cooler Master Vortex Plus performed very well in these tests, showing itself more than adequate for dissipating the heat loads overclocked quad-core Athlon II processors can generate; given its compatibility with Intel's 140W TDP...
By Rage3D on
60
The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler certainly isn’t the best performing cooler we’ve tested. However it does have an extremely low profile of only 84mm. I would have expected a little better cooling performance from a company like...
By ThinkComputers onLow temperatures, Low profile, low noise and low price! What more can you ask for from an exceptionally high efficient little cooler that delivers. This is the type of CPU Cooler you want to keep a case cool and quiet using for example AMD's low...
By PCWizKid's Tech Talk ons drawn from testing lead me down two different paths. Anyone with a high end quad core, this is not going to be the best cooler for you, as it does not cope with enormous amounts of heat well unless noise isn’t an issue. On the other hand, this...
By Overclockers Online onVortex Plus is not a cooler targeted to overclockers and enthusiasts. Its main audience are computers mounted in SFF or HTPC (Home Theater PC) cases. It is relatively inexpensive if compared to top notch coolers.With this in mind the conclusion we get...
By Hardware Secrets onIf you’re looking for a small, low-profile cooler, take a look at the Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler. Remember, size is not always an indicator of what’s under the hood. The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler performed remarkably...
By OverclockersQH onThe overall look to the Vortex Plus is very pleasant! The four heat pipe design with direct contact to the base is an outstanding addition for cooling efficiency. The wire clips that are used to hold the 92mm fan in place were very capable of doing...
By TechReaction.net onUnless this is precisely the form factor you're looking for, the Vortex Plus shouldn't make it to the short list. As you'll see in a few moments, there's at least one superior alternative...
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