An intel cpu fan for AMD.... For confused people i think.

asturur:

An intel cpu fan for AMD.... For confused people i think.

??? If you talk about the rad, they all come from 2 or 3 makers whatevever your favorite brand is (CPU, GPU and motherboard) so yes they all look the same...

asturur:

An intel cpu fan for AMD.... For confused people i think.

No, though it does look similar in design. The round design uses less materials VS a square one of roughly the same diameter. These are primarily used in combination with mainstream / oem / cost-reduced motherboards that do not always have heat sinks on the VRM's and sometimes other nearby components (or, if the board DOES have heat sinks, they may not be as effective as higher-tier model motherboards, in the case of windowed-machines or clear cases / side panels, this can happen). Most mainstream motherboards are certified with DOWNDRAFT or 'ORB' or 'OEM' style coolers such as this one, not with tower coolers. The reason these are used in combination with the cheaper boards often is because then the air will be blasted into the heat sink from the 'top' of the unit as pictured, and out the sides of the heat sink itself, cooling the motherboard VRM in the process (and anything else nearby, such as RAM, which also may not have heat sinks on cheaper computers - not that RAM needs them anyway - most are decorative). So, while at first glance it DOES look an awful lot like an intel generic heat-sink themed paper-weight, it is not, and there's quite a good reason for it's existence. A simple 25~65 watt processor would likely be fine for this, along with a cheap A300 (chipset-less) A320 or A520 budget-class motherboard. In contrast, if you have a typical tower shaped air cooler or water cooling with separate* radiator, and you decide to overclock on a rather basic / cost-reduced X-series or B-series motherboard, you'd work the VRM rather hard due to it's limited lesser-quality phases (VRM circuitry), and would heat them up where they become less efficient at higher temperatures, and hence very likely shorten the life of your motherboard. *All-too-often, I see water cooling setups that don't put enough focus on cooling certain motherboard components, and there are many cases out there with glass / clear front panels, or solid front panels made of metal or plastic, that exacerbate this issue with resulting poor motherboard component thermals. This goes without saying that water/liquid cooling still has it's uses and is certainly not 'worthless' though it is definitely not for everyone. --Just my 2¢; and if you wish to clarify or correct any mistakes in this, I will certainly not be offended (though I made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the above).

looks like a modern version of the Zalmann flower cooler only not in Copper loved the look of those and they worked pretty well too