Specifications

The Coolerguys K7M cooler is an altered double fan cooler which is designed specifically with the K7M in mind. It has two 21CFM, 50mm fans. The kit came pre-assembles with thermal grease and Y-cable included. As you can see from the picture, one fan is moved towards the center of the heatsink and slightly higher than the other. This allows the cooler to avoid the power supply connector while delivering adequate cooling for overclocking.

Installation

Installation is extremely easy. The heatsink has two retaining clips with extra long tabs for quick release and assembly. I used the heatsink on my 7IX (will someone please send me another board!!!). The 7IX had a problem with certain heatsinks, though not as bad as the K7M. Surprisingly, the Coolerguys Cooler will fit in the 7IX without the fan moved. It is just slim enough to get by the power supply connector. So, if you own a 7IX, you have your choice as to leave the fan where its at or move it into a more even placement.

Performance

The cooling the fans and heatsink delivered was pretty good considering the size of the cooler. I was at about 5 degrees below stock cooling after an hour of run time. This was with the fans placed in the default positions pictured below. One thing I did notice was that the motherboard monitor was reading wacked out RPM's for the fans. Only one sensor was used on the Y-Cable, so I'm not sure what the problem was. It may be specific to my system.

Final Comments

The best thing about this product is the price. It is very hard to find a good double fan Athlon cooler for around twenty bucks. The price cannot be beat. If you are considering some heavy overclocking you would really want to step up to something like an Alpha or Global Win. However, if you are in need of a cheap K7M cooler or simply a decent duel fan cooler for any Athlon system, I would recommend the Coolerguys K7M Cooler.

Thanks to Coolerguys for supplying me the K7M Cooler.

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