INTRODUCTION

   Enthusiasts, hardcore gamers, overclockers and professionals may all belong in different segments of the market but they do share some similarities one of which is that they usually spend quite a bit in order to get one of the many CPU cooling solutions in the market from regular air coolers and A.I.O systems up to custom watercooling kits and in some extremely rare cases even external Freon units. The same however doesn't apply for casual users who're always looking for a regular CPU air cooler with the best possible balance between value and performance. Luckily compared to even just 5 years ago there's a vast number of such models in the market currently and one of the most recent ones is the H7 by Cryorig.

   Officially founded in 2013, CRYORIG is a fresh new comer to the PC peripherals and Cooling market with a core team of seasoned veterans. The team’s resumes include experiences with renowned brands such as Thermalright, Prolimatech and Phanteks. The members are overclockers and PC modding enthusiasts, with a passion to strive for nothing but the best. With the long experience and drive for innovation and improvement, CRYORIG is about applying RESEARCH and innovative IDEAS making the coolest GEAR possible.

   Much like the H5 Universal model which we reviewed a while back the H7 features Cryorig's proprietary Hive Fin design (improved airflow levels), offers zero clearance issue with memory modules and mainboard components and uses the X-Bar mounting system for fast installation. Unlike the H5 which came wearing the XT140 140mm PWM fan Cryorig has paired the heatsink of the H7 with their QF120 120mm PWM high-speed fan. Unfortunately although the H5 uses a normal thickness fan due to its smaller size, the size of the heatsink and less available heatpipes (3/6 vs 4/8) it most likely sits beneath the H5 model in terms of performance so i wouldn't pay much attention to the numbering used by Cryorig. What matters most is cooling efficiency and not the model name so let’s see whether or not the H7 delivers as advertised.