Top Amazon Cooler vs. AMD Stock Cooler: $30 Vetroo V5 Air Cooler Review

This budget CPU air cooler is the Vetroo V5, priced at about $30, and we bought it to review against coolers ranging $30 to $50, but also included high-end liquid coolers for comparison.
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The Vetroo V5 has become an extremely popular air cooler in a relatively low-end category of cooler. Its size indicates it should be a major step-up as an upgrade option or alternative to the AMD stock coolers (like the Wraith Spire or Stealth), but the question is whether it's worth it to spend $20 more on something like a Noctua NH-U12S Redux or Scythe FUMA 2 instead (we have reviews for both linked below). The Vetroo V5 is tested against some of the best CPU coolers on the market right now, mostly benchmarked on Ryzen CPUs (like the AMD R5, R7, and R9 series).

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If you want more details on the Noctua NH-U12S Redux, you can get it here:    • $50 Noctua Air Cooler Review: NH-U12S...  

We previously looked at the Scythe Fuma 2 and were impressed:    • Scythe FUMA 2 CPU Air Cooler Review: ...  

If you want to see how we test coolers, check out our methodology here:    • Why Most Cooler Tests Are Flawed: CPU...  

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Noctua NH-U12S Redux on Amazon: https://geni.us/BnCTNY
Scythe Fuma 2 on Amazon: https://geni.us/5qM0v
Fractal Design’s Celsius+ S24 Prisma on Amazon: https://geni.us/Q6c83

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Vetroo V5 Budget CPU Cooler
02:07 - Setting Expectations vs. Liquid Coolers
04:39 - Vetroo Sizing & Marketing
06:47 - Installation Procedure and Manual
08:47 - Pressure Map & Mounting Hardware
09:49 - Surface Flatness
10:40 - 200W Heat Load Noise-Normalized (OC CPUs)
12:57 - 200W Heat Load at 100% Fan Speed (OC CPUs)
14:04 - 65W Heat Load Noise-Normalized (R5 & i5 CPUs)
15:14 - VRM Thermals Under the 65W Heat Load & Noise Normalized
15:53 - 65W Heat Load at 100% Fan Speed (R5 & i5 CPUs)
16:54 - 123W Heat Load Noise-Normalized (R7 & i7 CPUs)
17:56 - 123W Heat Load at 100% Fan Speed (R7 & i7 CPUs)
18:17 - Conclusion

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Host, Writing, Test Lead: Steve Burke
Testing: Mike Gaglione
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman