CONCLUSION

   Adding a 2nd fan in push and pull may be the easiest way to increase the cooling efficiency of any CPU cooler (including AIO liquid models) but as you can also see from our charts it also increases noise levels and at 55dba+ the H7 Plus is not exactly inaudible at high loads. Also, in terms of performance although a 10W increase in TDP may not seem as much again as you can see from our charts the H7 Plus performs very well and should be able to keep much more power-hungry CPUs than the one in our test rig cool. As for installation the 2nd QF120 fan at the rear may interfere with the rear exhaust fan in some smaller cases but other than that we had no problems with the X-Bar mounting system (installation took us roughly 3 minutes to complete).

   With a recommended price tag set at around USD50 inside the USA (we couldn’t find it available online currently) and at 48.38Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the H7 Plus CPU Cooler by CRYORIG is just 6Euros more expensive compared to the H7 so we feel that the price is not only balanced but also lower than expected. Overall the H7 Plus may not be the perfect CPU cooler since along with its increased cooling efficiency it also comes with increased noise levels (at least at load) but it’s still a very good cooler and that’s why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Very Good Cooling Efficiency
- Dual Fan Solution
- Zero Clearance Issues
- Easy Installation
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Noise Levels At Load
- Current Availability