Vetroo V5 CPU Air Cooler with 5 Heat Pipes 120mm FDB PWM Processor Cooling for Intel LGA 1851/1700/1200/115X AMD AM5/AM4, Addressable RGB Lights Sync - Pink

I was looking for a cooler that wouldn't break the bank but still looked good and kept my CPU temps in check. This was easy enough to install on my AM4 socket, and the RGB lighting adds a nice touch to my build. The fan isn't too loud, even when it ramps up during gaming. It keeps my CPU cool enough, though I'm not doing any crazy overclocking. For the price, it's a solid deal. It might be a bit big for smaller cases, though.

Update 11/17/20: The fan on my cooler developed a minor problem with the fan causing the lights to work intermittently. I sent an email to support, and they offered to send me a replacement. They sent a replacement cooler in retail packaging with an addressable RGB fan instead of the original rainbow fan. The retail packaging also now lists that the cooler has 5V ARGB lighting. Pictures updated to include the new box. Overall amazing customer service from both the response times and issue resolution, and the company made good on their earlier statement that they would be using ARGB fans in future products. If I hadn't already left a 5 star review, I definitely would want to give this a 5 star review now.At a glance this cooler seems like a run of the mill hyper 212 clone, but it has a few noteworthy features that set it apart. The foremost of these are the 5 heat pipes rather than the normal 4, the easy mounting system (far easier than a lot of others from my experience), and the cooler coming in black and white instead of exposed aluminum.Pros:- 5 full heat pipes instead of the standard 4 or “5” on most hyper 212 clones. Frequently cheaper coolers that advertise having 5 heat pipes have 3 full pipes and 2 half length pipes, which doesn’t improve cooling performance much over just having 4 heat pipes, if at all.- Comes in both white and black for themed builds- Easy no hassle mounting. Far easier to mount on an Intel cpu than run-of-the-mill hyper 212 clones that use an adapter to mimic the AMD socket or even the original hyper 212 plus.- Stays snug against my cpu and can’t wiggle around. Yes, this a big enough issue with some other cooler mounting systems that I felt the need to mention it.- My i7-8700k runs significantly cooler on this than the cheap hyper 212 clone I previously used.- Nicely milled flat surface on the bottom of the cooler for good contact with your CPU.Update: Included ARGB fan has 12 LEDs in the hub, which is the most I have seen in a hub illuminated fan. I don't think you could fit any more in there.Cons:- The included fan is a "rainbow" fan with only a 4 pin motherboard connector. It cycles through a pretty rainbow pattern on its own, but can't be controlled externally. It looks nice, but it doesn’t match the theme of my build. I reached out to Vetroo about this and was informed that this was a first generation product, and that future products shipped would have an addressable fan instead.Update: no longer an issue, as Vetroo is now using ARGB fansOther thoughts:- Even though it isn’t listed, this cooler *should* be compatible with LGA 1200, as the hole spacing is supposed to be the same. Looking at other reviews at least one other reviewer says that they were able to use it with an LGA 1200 socket as well.- Even though it wasn’t listed as an available socket, I tried to mount this on an LGA 2011 socket motherboard to see if it would work. Even though LGA 2011/2066 has the same hole spacing as LGA 1366, they have different screw diameters, making this incompatible.- While most of the specs seem reasonable, I find it hard to believe that the static pressure is actually 3.61 mm H2O. That doesn’t make the cooler bad, but it just means you shouldn’t blindly trust the published specs.- The corners of the heatsink fins where the fan clips attach on my cooler were slightly bent, but not enough to impact the performance of the cooler in any appreciable way. Definitely not used, just a sign that the manufacturer may have slight quality control issues.- I’m not sure how well the outer heat pipes are contacting my CPU, as the base of the cooler is wider than my CPU. I didn’t want to take my motherboard out of my case to check, so I can’t really weigh in on this.- I can’t tell if this cooler was powder coated or anodized. It doesn’t really seem to make too much difference here, but it would be nice to know since theoretically anodized fins *should* be a bit better at dissipating heat than powder coated fins since they wouldn’t have a layer of paint acting as an insulator.- The translation from Chinese to English in the included manual is poor at best, but if you have ever built a computer before you probably won’t need the instructions anyways.In the end the main trade-off of this cooler over other comparably priced coolers turns into a question of do you want an extra heat pipe for cooling capacity or do you want a cooler with an RGB fan and RGB plate on top.

Review of - Vetroo V5 CPU Air Cooler w/ 5 Heat Pipes & 120mm PWM Fan-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY(2021-May Update) - still working superblyThe Vetroo V5 CPU Air cooler is an amazing cooler sold at a competitive price!-As the product description and product photos illustrate the Vetroo V5 CPU Air cooler comes with a great fin stack around five (5) heat pipes, which is more heat pipes than similar products available on amazon.-COOLING PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EXCELLENTAs noted by several well known and reputable youtube computer product reviewers, the Vetroo V5 CPU cooler provides superb CPU cooling. When cooling a little AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, with tuning to run at 4,000mhz, the Vetroo V5 has been providing 31-35C idle temps and 43-50C CPU temps under load, as reported by both the Windows 10 "core temp" software utility, and the Windows 10 HWINFO64 software utility.-GREAT VALUESince I was looking for cooling for a $99.00 (direct amazon price) AMD Ryzen 3 3200G CPU, or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G the availability of the Vetroo V5, on sale with a coupon, paired well economically with the CPU it is now cooling.-INSTALLATION WAS EASYIt was valuable to do a tabletop "dry run" assembly before installing this cooler. The most important thing to get right is that the AMD AM4 brackets MUST be installed with the bracket angles ANGLED INWARD in order for the screws on the bracket to line up with the AMD motherboard backplate. It seems as though reviewers who complained that the Vetroo V5 did not fit their AM4 motherboards probably didn't have the mounting brackets attached in the right direction. Notably, the seller has included an illustration of this, with the brackets angled INWARD, within the product photos right on the amazon product page. The documentation doesn't clarify this however. Note also that it is NOT possible to install the cooler and tighten the brackets onto the AMD motherboard backplate with the fans attached, so attach the fans after installing the fin system. Having a "long neck" screwdriver is also helpful, to extend past the height of the fin stack while tightening the screws in succession.-Since I was doing a build already with NON rgb Arctic brand fans, I was able to set up this cooler with two Arctic P12 PWN non-rgb fans in "push/pull" configuration. However, according to the various youtube testing gurus, using two fans apparently does not significantly increase cooling efficiency even though push/pull fans produce a small efficiency increase.-SUGGESTIONS TO MANUFACTURER EVEN WITH THIS FIVE STAR REVIEWVetroo should make a second version of the Vetroo V5 cooler that comes with two (2) fans. The Vetroo V5 does come with two (2) fan attachment brackets however. As a result, it is possible to install the Vetroo V5 cooler with "push" and "pull" air flow from two fans. Having an alternate version, even at a slightly higher price, would also be helpful because Vetroo does not currently have fans available for sale separately on amazon (or the Vetroo website) that match the fan provided with Vetroo V5.-CONCLUSIONThe Vetroo V5 CPU Air cooler provides performance which rivals fans that cost 2, 3, and 4, times as much as the Vetroo V5.