- You guys are telling me that you love a good bargain.
And today, here on the table,
we've got a CPU cooler that promises
to be able to handle overclocking,
and only comes in at $17 USD, shipped world wide.
And this is the Snowman.
And automatically, putting this thing on the scales,
it weighs in at over 540 grams.
Making it a similar weight to that
of a Cooler Master 212 EVO which costs $35.
So, over double the cost.
And it also weighs in similar to that
of a Wraith Prism from AMD.
So, today we're going to be doing
a couple of tests for you guys.
First of all, 3900X.
We're going to put that against the Wraith Prism,
against the Snowman.
Then we're going to put the Snowman
against the Wraith Spire of 3600.
And then we're gonna put the Snowman
against the Cooler Master 212 EVO,
on a 2600K and overclock it.
So, will this $17 cooler be garbage?
Or will it be the best thing
you've ever spent your money on,
when it comes to CPU cooling?
Let's find out.
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- So the first test we've done here,
is the Wraith Prism versus the Snowman.
We did this on the 3900X.
Unfortunately, the 4.3 gigahertz all-core
did switch the system off,
so it decided to test at 4 gigahertz at 1.23 volts.
And this netted a temperature of 91.4 degrees,
with a minimum idle temperature of 33 degrees.
And then changing over to the Snowman,
we had a minimum temperature idle of 31 degrees.
And maximum of 83.1 degrees.
This is after 10 minutes in AIDA64.
So, apples to apples, the Snowman claimed a victory
over the Wraith Prism.
And the best thing was was the noise
was also considerably lower on the Snowman
than it was on the Wraith Prism.
And because we're on the X570 board,
it does have PWM fan control,
related to the temperatures.
So we saw around 35 to 42 decibels on the Wraith Prism.
And comparing that to the Snowman.
We're going from anywhere from 30db to 36db.
So it was a very quiet solution,
and it also scored a victory of nearly eight degrees,
over that of the Wraith Prism.
So, we've got one victory already, for the Snowman.
Let's move over now, to the Wraith Stealth,
on the 3600.
So next up here, we've got the Snowman
versus the Wraith Stealth on the 3600.
We did a 4.1 gigahertz all-core overclock.
And this retail sample did need
a little bit more voltage to get there.
It's 1.3 volt at the settings.
And what we saw here was 97.6 degrees
after 10 minutes in a stress test on the Wraith Stealth,
with a minimum idle of 36.3.
And the noise levels were going
from around 38 decibels to 40db.
And then, moving over to the Snowman,
this absolutely laid a smack down
getting a maximum of 82.6 degrees,
and a minimum of 30.5 degrees.
So, that's exactly 15 degrees cooler
in the same 24 degree ambient environment temperatures.
So, this little Snowman is already
looking like it's a really good option
for people who wanna get a budget cooler.
Especially for the Ryzen 5 3600.
But now it's time for the grand finale,
and this is the Snowman versus the Cooler Master 212
unfortunately, we did have this on an ASRock Z68 Extreme3
which is a real sort of entry-level Z68 board.
So, I actually had some troubles overclocking it.
And I settled for 4.3 gigahertz
because anything higher would just reset the whole system.
I actually had to update the BIOS too
because the keyboard was just freezing,
and everything was freezing when I booted it up,
initially, if I had more than one USB port connected
so really weird.
To be honest, ASRock became good in my eyes after X99.
That's when they started getting their stuff together.
But, that aside, we've got the temperatures coming in here.
32 degrees idle, on both these coolers,
with this 4.3 gigahertz overclock.
And then we had the maximum temperature
on the Cooler Master 212, coming in at 62 degrees.
And the Snowman, coming in at 65 degrees.
So, it did lose out by three degrees.
But here is the kicker.
It came in with actually, what I consider
considerably less noise.
Coming in roughly, with 36db on average.
And then the 212, was coming in at about 44 decibels.
So the fan was ramping up harder
on the 212 versus the Snowman.
So now we're gonna sit down
and talk about this epic cooler right here.
And so here it is with the Snowman.
This thing right here for 17 bucks blew my mind.
And that's considering anyone in the world can get
one of these.
It's just representing the new meta,
in terms of price, performance, and something
that you can get that's readily available.
The cooling, as well as the temperatures,
as well as the noise all really blew me away.
And the build quality isn't too half bad.
The mounting kit for AM4 would simply use the
existing bracket and then clip down.
And then for Intel, you 'll put in the plastic clips
and slot that down, and then install it.
And it's actually pretty easy to install this unit.
Now, it didn't come with any thermal paste
but if you guys are shopping on AliExpress
and you install a lot of coolers,
I do recommend getting some GD900.
That stuff does a phenomenal job.
And you get a massive tube of that for next to no money.
But that being said, you will need some thermal paste
with this cooler as it doesn't come with any included.
And on the box, it also has RGB
written on one of the sides.
And then on the other side,
it's just got what this cooler is
when it is pulled out of the box.
So, I'm guessing there's two different models
and they're just using the same box.
But regardless, I never expected them to throw in RGB
with the price performance
that this thing is already giving.
And it actually looks pretty neat from the get go.
It's got the white and black fan on the silver cooler.
And it's got four heat pipes.
And actually quite a decent size base plate.
Bigger than that of the 212.
So this right here, even though it lost out three degrees
to the EVO 212,
It came in with less noise.
And that to me, was pretty much
putting it in equal territory, as that $35 cooler.
They're coming in at under half the price.
If you guys wanna get one of these
for pretty much any CPU,
for extracting a sweet spot overclock
then this thing is going to do a really good job.
It's also a good upgrade for people
who want to get something better than the Wraith Stealth.
And even then, it will perform better
than the Wraith Prism.
Which actually, was a pretty pleasant surprise
for this unit.
Anyway guys, with that aside.
There isn't really a whole lot more to say
about this cooler than it is quite simply epic.
And for 17 bucks, I already bought six of these things.
Because I was reading the reviews,
and some of my viewers were telling me
that these things were the new go-to.
And I completely agree.
You guys out there are right.
Thanks for the tip on this one.
And I'm here to simply say, this thing you cannot lose.
And even if you were losing, you'd probably be winning
and at least one thing is rest assured,
is that when you go to bed at night.
You can know that you've got a little man
by your side, who is going to be...
But rest assured, with the Snowman,
you can go to sleep, easy at night,
knowing for 17 bucks, you got something
that's gonna be cool, quiet, and it's gonna do a good job
of turning you into a Snowman.
Anyway guys, with that aside,
I hope you enjoyed today's video.
If you did, then be sure to hit that like button.
Also let us know in the comments section below,
what you think of this cooler.
And also, what you think about me checking out
some alternative stuff.
And in this case, I'm really grateful that I did.
Because this, in my opinion a new go-to cooler
for those that need something reliable, decent,
and is actually in stock.
So, this is the new meta, I think, coming in
for world wide cooling on a budget.
And I hope you guys enjoyed this one.
And I'll catch you in another tech video very soon.
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