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Conclusion
Pros:
- Good cooling capability
- Near-silent idle operation
Cons:
- Extremely large
- Difficult to mount inside of case
- Second heaviest cooler on the market
- Loud at full load
- Price
With the Frio Extreme, you get one of the best performing air coolers available, but at what cost? It is so large that it will not fit in most cases, and will cause clearance issues for a lot of RAM. It is heavy enough to begin really worrying about your computer if you haul it around to LAN parties. It is loud at 100% and at $100, you could nearly buy a water cooler for the same amount. For someone looking for the best-of-the-best air coolers, it is really going to come down to whether you like the look of this cooler more than the Noctua NH-D14 and are willing to pay the $10 premium.
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