Testseek.com have collected 47 expert reviews of the Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer CR-CCTF 120mm CPU cooler and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer CR-CCTF 120mm CPU cooler .
August 2008
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The editors liked
Price / Performance
Easy Installation
Comes Bundled With A Tube Of TX2 Thermal Paste
Fairly Light
Easier To Install then Some Coolers
Low Price
Great Cooling
Good Quality
Includes A MFDB Fan
Includes Fan Controller
Fantastic performance—second best to date
Excellent base quality
Relatively small footprint and light weight
Good build quality
High quality PWM fan included
Rubber fan mounts
Great performance
Complete retail package
Works with both AMD/Intel platforms
Includes Tuniq TX2 thermal paste
Low Price ($29.99 after rebate)
Replaceable Fan
Great Design
Very Quiet at Low Speeds
Great Performance
Cools good
Installs Easy
Quiet Operation
Accepts any 120mm X 25mm fan
Tuniq TX2 included
Easy installation
Decently quiet
Cheaper than many competitors which it out performs!
TX2 Thermal Paste included
Fits either AMD or Intel applications
Excellent cooling
Extremely easy installation
Awesome build quality
Four copper heatpipes sport a clean finish
Bentfin technology to blow air on mainboard
Very easy mounting system no need to remove motherboard
Comes with a very quiet 120mm fan and controller to tune to your liking
Premium thermal paste included
Beats the Intel stock heatsink in cooling
Great for mild overclocking
Quiet
Well made
Lightweight
Good performance
Cheap for what you get
Silent
Toolless installation
Supports Intel and AMD
Included Fan controller
User can choose their own fan or used supplied fan
Large tube of Tuniq TX2 grease included
Very easy to install
More so for AMD u...
The editors didn't like
With Fan Attached
Might Not Fit Some Motherboards
Thin Heat Sink Fins Might Bend During Installation
OEM style pushpins for socket 775 installation
Large Size
Might not be compatible with all motherboards due to mounting mechanism
Fins seem to bend very easily
Be careful!
Stock fan produces high noise at full speed
Limited Availability
Size/Possible conflict with Mobo Hardware
Single Fan design
Making the fan PWM controller fan would be nice for newer systems
Should work on a better system for truly isolating the fan away from the cooler to prevent even more vibrations
Big
Short fan speed controller cord
Is not for the extreme overclocker
Unbalanced heatpipe system
Not for Quad-Core overclocked systems
Will have problems with install on motherboard with large northbridge heatsinks
PC Gamers and Enthusiasts looking to keep things cool can rest assured that the Core-Contact Freezers effective combination with the include Fan works. As seen in the video review PCWizkid demonstrated its capability of keeping a 100% load CPU well be...
Fairly Light, Easier To Install then Some Coolers, Low Price, Great Cooling, Good Quality, Includes A MFDB Fan, Includes Fan Controller
With Fan Attached, Might Not Fit Some Motherboards, Thin Heat Sink Fins Might Bend During Installation
So in the end how well did the Sunbeam Tech Core-Contact Freezer stack up? I have always been one to aim for the product that falls around the middle price wise. You always seem to get what you paid for, to low and it just breaks or doesnt function we...
I have to say that our today’s hero, Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer, is no conjurer and doesn’t belong to the super-cooler team with the highest cooling efficiency. Nevertheless, Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer will undoubtedly find its cus...
There isn’t really much left to say. We basically have the best cooler on the block sitting in the picture above. The simple design idea to make the heatpipes interface with the CPU core has paid off incredibly, and the Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freez...
Abstract: At first I want to thank Derek from Sunbeamtech for providing me the Core Contact Freezer CPU cooler for testing and reviewing.About Sunbeamtech(taken from the company website)“Sunbeamtech launched as a promising new company in the field in 2000 and it...
Great performance, Complete retail package, Works with both AMD/Intel platforms, Includes Tuniq TX2 thermal paste, Low Price ($29.99 after rebate), Replaceable Fan, Great Design
Large Size, Might not be compatible with all motherboards due to mounting mechanism, Fins seem to bend very easily, be careful!, Stock fan produces high noise at full speed
The Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer is “the” cooler to beat if you want lowest temperatures. However, the numbers are slightly better than the ZEROtherm ZEN FZ120 in my tests. I like this cooler but there’s something that just made me like...
Price / Performance, Easy Installation, Comes Bundled With A Tube Of TX2 Thermal Paste
The Core-Contact Freezer performed admirably but in comparison to the old Tuniq Tower it really failed to impress me. No matter how many times i thought of the way i run the test i couldn’t find a single mistake for which the cooler would p...
Abstract: Today, I am proud to be reviewing the largest heatsink from Sunbeamtech, the Core-Contact Freezer.This CPU cooler has some very interesting features, as well as versitility. Its both a Intel Sockett 775 and AMD Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+ cooler. It h...
