Whats the worst cpu cooler you had ever bought?

cobbleborg

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Any stories? Because I was just wondering, I heard that sometimes the cpu coolers become so bad, so, what’s the worst one you got?
 
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Arctic Alpine 11.
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40459

Bought it to replace an Intel stock cooler on a Dell XPS Studio with an i7-860 IIRC.

While I didn't expect much from what was a ~$10 CAD cooler at the time, I thought for sure it would at least rival the Intel stock cooler..... It really didn't.
About 10'C higher, although the XPS Studio had very restricted airflow. Yes, it was "quieter" than the stock cooler, as advertised, but performance-wise, it sucked.

Barty1884

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Arctic Alpine 11.
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40459

Bought it to replace an Intel stock cooler on a Dell XPS Studio with an i7-860 IIRC.

While I didn't expect much from what was a ~$10 CAD cooler at the time, I thought for sure it would at least rival the Intel stock cooler..... It really didn't.
About 10'C higher, although the XPS Studio had very restricted airflow. Yes, it was "quieter" than the stock cooler, as advertised, but performance-wise, it sucked.
 
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