Cooler Master GeminII Cooling Solution

Good Performance But With Significant flaws (AM2...

Strengths: Good overall cooling power - keeps many critical motherboard areas cool. Very Inexpensive for the cooling power.

Weakness: Not really a good universal design - some AMD motherboards can't mount this & No backplate for the intel platform. Large and unusual dimensions.

This cpu cooler just screams potential when you first look at it, but after trying to install it and use it, you'll soon see that there are a few glaring flaws. By itself, the cooler is pretty well designed and put together - the ability to mount 2x downward facing 120mm fans is really something and will be especially helpful for those with systems suffering from poor airflow. Unfortunately, the...

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Cooler Master GeminII Heatsink

Strengths: Excellent cooling with 2 120mm fans, affordable with rebate

Weakness: Extremely large heatsink, will not fit on some motherboards (won't work on the DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D)

I ended up putting this on my Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard because it would not fit on my DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D mobo. According to the instructions this heatsink can not be used on a motherboard whose CPU retention bracket screws are mounted horizontally, versus screws that are mounted vertically (think of the motherboard mounted in a mid tower case) a bit hard to explain, but be aware of...

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RR-CCH-ANU2-GP GeminII Heatsink.

Strengths: Massive cooling; useable without fan if not overclocking; very effective; solidly built; fan(s) also cool(s) other components.

Weakness: Bulky; might not fit in some small and medium cases; difficult to install.

RR-CCH-ANU2-GP GeminII Heatsink is the best heat sink I ever had for a desktop PC, particularly HTPC. Adding a 120mm fan running at a very slow speed, I was able to overclock a duo core 1.8 GHz E4300 to a stable 3.1GHz fast performance in a very cool and quiet computing environment. In fact, it could be used reliably without a fan if aggressive overclocking is not required. I like it so much that...

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Effective cooling with 2 large 120mm fan

Strengths: Effective cooling

Weakness: With 2 120mm fan, you need to be sure you have space in your case for them. In addition, they may get in the way of accessing certain parts of MB (e.g. memory module slots).

With 2 120mm fan mountable on the cooler and six cooper heat pipes, the cooling is effective with awesome airflow. It keeps my CPU at about 25 degree C at idles. However, note that the cooler with the 2 120mm fan does take up some space and at times made it difficult for me to access some parts of the motherboard. Removing and installation of memory module was more challenging for example. It...

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The BIG CPU Cooler

Strengths: Supports multiple platforms, allows clearance on most motherboards for memory removal and replacement

Weakness: It's big, and I mean big.

I bought this CPU heatsink for a silent (passive) socket 939 computer system. Wasn't meant to be as I had to mount 2 low speed Yate Loon 120mm low speed fans on the cooler. In all fairness the CPU I'm using draws 89 watts. This would be a better passive cooler for a 65 or 45 watt CPU. I also thought that due to the heatsink size and type of mounting it uses it made for a tedious and "clumsy"...

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The big GeminII CPU cooler

Strengths: Lots of surface area.

Weakness: Must purchase two additional fans to make it active rather than passive. Very large.

This is the mother of all CPU coolers run with fans. The thing is just flat out huge. It provides plenty of surface area to dissipate heat, but you'll have to buy two 120mm fans to take full advantage of the cooling capabilities. Also, because of its size, you may run into problems with nearby components. Usually not a problem, but good to be cognizant of this issue. Cooling is much better than...

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powerful, quiet CPU cooler

Strengths: Well craft It's big, and I think that makes it interesting

Weakness: Im going to install the two fans that can be mounted (just gotta buy them) i beilive thats how its ment to be used, and thats how you get the max affect (obviously)

This is nice, i bought when it was 30 dollar mail in rebate, plus free shipping (and was only $30 bucks at the time) Works nice! idle CPU temps on a Atholon X2 4200 2.2 (overclocked to 2.6) idle temp = 41c underload never goes higher then 47c

Good cooler with passive cooling option

Strengths: Huge, option of two 120 fans or passive cooling

Weakness: Huge, no fans included

I have it installed in Antec P180 case as a passive cooler with AMD X2 CPU. It\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s doing a great job with a help of two case exhaust fans. However I would recommend at least one fan if you don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t have a good air circulation in your case.

GeminII Heatsink

Strengths: Large cooling area, cools other components of mb, reasonable price

Weakness: fans not included, weight, access to memory on some motherboards

Installation is more difficult than most coolers. The motherboard will have to be removed from case. The included hardware is adequate for the job. Added attention should be payed to size of case and clearance for memory modules and chipset heatsinks. Noise could be a problem with high speed fans. May need to install memory beforehand. With planning and patience it is a good cooler for the price.

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GeminII

Strengths: Affordable

Weakness: Very large, not easy to install, fans not included

This is a monster of a heatsink, and 120mm fans need to be purchased separately. Besides cooling the cpu, it cools the memory and gfx card. Motherboard removal is required for installation. That being said, it is an inexpensive heatsink that does a decent job. I really don't want to have to take it out now that it's in the case.