Hi guys, I was on the lookout for a new cooler to replace the one I currently have (a Zalman CNPS5X that has performed admirably, but seems a little emaciated for my power crazed FX-8320 CPU) and stumbled across Thor's Hammers being sold cheaply (£15.99), as they have reached the end of their product life cycle.
Being the maverick that I am, I decided to purchase this particular beast in favour of the more popular, highly respected (and more expensive) 212 EVO that most people seem to recommend so readily on forums. Don't get me wrong, from what I've read, that little cooler deserves all the praise it gets, but where's the fun in buying something that EVERYBODY likes? I prefer a challenge! Specifically, strapping a couple of PWM fans to it and finding out what kind of temperatures I can get with it. Besides, if I don't, who will?
Therefore, I was wondering whether anybody has any experience of owning this hunk of metal and how well it performs either passively, or with PWM fans attached.
As a footnote, any opinions regarding the Arctic Cooling F12 PWM fans will also be welcome (as these are my fans of choice).


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To answer your question, it seems to perform about the same as other 12cm class tower coolers and seems to trade blows with the older 212+ inbetween a couple reviews but does gain an edge with a dual fan setup but one review did go passive which was pretty good considering some of the other passive coolers.
Really appreciate the amount of effort you've put it.
). But again it does depend on the case layout and what may be affecting the airflow.

