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
Very Quiet at Low Speeds, Great Performance, Easy Installation
Limited Availability
When I first opened the box of the Core-Contact Freezer, I was expecting performance roughly equivalent to the Tuniq Tower 120, and in the end I was pleasantly surprised when this cooler exceeded my expectations. This cooler might not be the flashiest...
Great performance, Easy installation, Decently quiet, Cheaper than many competitors which it out performs!, TX2 Thermal Paste included
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
For a price lower than a few tough competitors in this range of cooler, the Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer has certainly left me very happy for the money. Greatly ourperforming the stock cooler with the ability to adjust fan speed levels to even further ...
Cools good, Installs Easy, Quiet Operation, Accepts any 120mm X 25mm fan, Tuniq TX2 included
Size/Possible conflict with Mobo Hardware, Single Fan design
The Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer did a good job keeping the E2180 heat pump in check. Its massive stature, and four direct contact heat pipes combined with both the Stock and Noctua fan did a respectable job. The machining of the base was held to ...
Abstract: Today Frostytech is testing out one of the new breed of direct heatpipe contact coolers that are sweeping the industry; the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer heatsink.
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
Big, Short fan speed controller cord
The Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer has shown itself to be an able competitor in the Air Cooling market. Not only did it out perform a cooler that Id consider a very able competitor, it was also extremely easy to install, very well built, and pretty ni...
Design, Base design (CoreContact), Four copper heatpipes, Large in size, Multiplatform design, Toolless installation, Temperatures (relative), 120MM fan, Price...
Mounting hardware...
What is there to say about the Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer? For starters, we can talk about the design of the cooler. I was impressed with the aerodynamics of the cooler, a seemingly simple "X" design actually helped out quite a bit when it came to g...
By now, you want a Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer and I don’t blame you. If not, well I have no idea why because it is a great cooler that performs with some of the best coolers on the market. Getting one is another story. I spent another hour tod...
Abstract: One of the oldest products in today’s comparison, Sunbeamtech’s highly-respected Core-Contact Freezer has recently been updated to support LGA 1156 processors. Priced at around $40 with an LGA 775 adapter and AMD clip, Sunbeamtech’s additional adapter brackets typically...
Although I couldnt test the Core-Contact Freezer as thoroughly as it deserved due to the limitations of my system it impressed me with its quality and performance which hint that it will perform well under more rigorous uses. It isnt a hugely innovat...
The Core contact Freezer from Sunbeamtech has been a solid performer without the sacrifices usually made for such great temperatures. Its a little difficult to get hold of, and the installation is a bit fiddly, but overall it is definitely a recomme...
