Great review Mike 🤯🥳👍. As a long term Snowman user, using both the RGB version and regular version, i can say I’m very impressed with the level of cooling performance of these coolers on my Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 5 3600 with temps seen rivalling some higher end coolers on the market. The Snowman is great value and handles higher core CPUs very well. Definitely worth the wait from AliExpress. I’ve had my Snowman coolers for over 2 years and still going strong!
@@mikesunboxing Mike’s Law for 6mm pipes - Heat Pipes x 6/8 + 1 = Better. To be used with the Ugly Bob Law - MUB Cooler review = Bob’s Wallet - 1. Thanks Bob!
The quest continues for the perfect cooler lol. For the £20 this cost from AliExpress I think, as you say, its an absolute bargain and for a budget build theres this and the Ventoo. Shame it arrived like an alien chestbuster was trying to escape from the bottom, Id gladly pay another quid for better packaging but thats not likely to happen. Thanks for taking the time to do the review, Mike and Kath. Appreciated as always :-)
I had the dual fans version of it on my 3700x and it was great. The box was looking like yours, but the tower was undamaged. Both fans shared the same connectoer which is good for wire managament but sad if one fan break as you have to either replace both or cut the broken fan out of the plug and use a splitter. From what I saw, it could probably handle the 3900x, but it would be pushed to hard with a 3950x. For that one, the d15 makes miracles. I noticed that the snoman was not about how low it can manage the temp, but rather how much heat it can take. I saw little difference between my 1600 and 3700x on max temp with long load. Both never goes it the 80c. The case was not the best for airflow thou, so that may explain it, but it was not severe enough to make me change the case at the time as the cooler was doing it's job. Just too bad the shipping is long and uncertain!
Yeah this range of coolers is wide and mostly all very good options although some of the 92mm ones are a bit crap, but the mt6 and mt4 are really the stars of the show I still must try one on the 3900 against the n12 and the d15 just to see how close they are
I have one of these with the twin fans. Plugged into an old i5 machine. It rarely goes over like... 40 on full load. A bit noisy. But it does the job. I would buy another, TBH.
sir please help me i saw your video about error 43 and screen flashing in our case same problem and i dont know which bios version is for me Plzz Hlp me out this problem 😞
This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw
Been thinking about using one of these on a 35-watt CPU. My project is solar-powered and I have eliminated all cooling fans. I still think lots of heat pipes are the way to go even in passive cooling. A dual-stack might work better more mass. I might have to use one fan for a day when the wind does not blow.
i want to try that cooler but at the moment it is the same price as the vetroo v5 which has a few more nice features, hopefully if the price drops a bit i'll give it a try
@@mikesunboxing it's a great cooler and well reviewed on TH-cam, I'm surprised you hadn't got your hands on it yet. I picked the RGB version up for £27 when it was on sale. I think the 224-XT is better than the V5, especially the fitting.
Thanks again Mike. Just found the cooler for my B450 A Pro Max Project. I guess I can do settings in bios for this fan? Do you have a video on this matter?
The best way to deal with these horrible clips that cause the cooler to slide around the CPU is to loosen or unscrew the plastic motherboard latches, place the cooler on the CPU after pasting & tighten the screws diagonally to put tension on the clips.
how does it compare to the MT4 ? worth an upgrade or not? I run the MT4 on a R5 3600 and it tops out around 72c running cinebench test, with my fan curve set, idles around 35-45c, altho when i fitted it it was with some 4 year old Arctic Silver 5 paste, i might redo it with some MX4 to see if it improves any. I actually like the plain white fan blades as they match my colour scheme :) great vid,, love seeing these cheapo things that work suprisingly well "sometimes"
I enjoy your channel Mike. What do you think of the Snowman m400 is it worth buying. or are all the Snowman Cpu good. SNOWMAN 4 Heat Pipe CPU Cooler PWM 4 Pin PC Radiator Quiet Cooler Fan (RGB)
Hey Mike! Thanks for the review. One question, What was the room temperature when you test the MT6? Asking because where I live, the room temperature is more than 30C, so that would affect the result
Hi there, Mike! Cheers from Brazil. Next month I'm going for an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to complete my new gig and I wonder if the cooler that comes with it will be enough for cooling. Hardware's prices here go up and down with the dollar exchange so, right now, stuff is a little expensive but I managed to fulfill a dream of mine. My new gig is: Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2 16GB DDR4-3200 (I think I'll need the BIOS update to make it work at 3200) NOX Infinity ATOM case with an RGB fan Gamer Monitor ASUS VP247 at 75Hz and a 1660 GTX. The question is... the cooler that comes with the processor will be enough for cooling for gaming? Goal: Maximum settings on anything I want to play... at FHD. Didn't find the Cooler Snowman MT-6 here on reliable sellers. So, I'm checking other options. Thanks in advance!
the stock cooler gets the job done and in a well ventilated case often will be totally fine. IF you are in a warmer country and it seems you are, the ambient temps are going to be higher and that makes it harder to get cooler air into the case, and therefore it will push the temps up. I would look out for a MT4 or MT6 as soon as you can or maybe a gammaxx 400
Nice value air cooler, but I think I'll stay with my EK-Quantum Velocity CPU Water Block. My 3900X system idles are 28c with a max of 67c running Cinebench R23.
@@PapaMav Elitist? Not really. I simply like water cooling. We all need hobbies. Some people pour thousands of dollars into their high powered sports cars, even if they rarely drive over the speed limit. I don't mind spending a thousand or so to have a nice looking custom loop in my system.
@@OlettaLiano mmmm, yes really. Sorry Big O, have to call you out here. Here's Mike going over an inexpensive Air CPU cooler and you see fit to mention your high faluten water block....not the first time you've taken that tact either; just sayin. You ever find any intel (OEM, specs, etc.) on that Gigabyte PSU you picked up?
@@PapaMav True, it's not the not the first time I've taken that tact, as you say, and not the last. But it's more of an inside joke between Mike and me. He gets my humor. I believe he expects me to say things like that. In regards to the Gigabyte PSU, the OEM appears to be a company called Channel Well Technology Co.,Ltd. As for the specs, it's 850 watt, 80 PLUS Gold certified, Fully modular design, 120mm Smart Hydraulic Bearing (HYB) Fan, Main Japanese capacitors, Powerful single +12V rail. Over all it's super quiet and has been a very good PSU. So good in fact I'll be buying my first Gigabyte X570 motherboard soon.
the snowman will be a lot cheaper, but not sure if it will keep up with the CPU over longer high cpu usage stuff. The thermaltake should be far superior, but will cost a lot more
hello sir, i am wondering this cpu cooler with akasa viper fan, it looks like very good potention with 6 heatpipes on this cooling block but fans maybe not good enough.
@@mikesunboxing have you done a review? share the link plz! would like to watch it! I probably will be doing a pc upgrade in the next few months and want to go from 12v4pin to 5v3pin ARGB, upgrade to b550 mobo and go to full ATX, prep for a future 5000 series CPU upgrade.
Great cooler real shame that Brexit has increased the price a fair bit these used to be only £15 shipped with MT-4 being £12. They do offer a proper ARGB one now but it is around £30. MT-4 vs MT-6 not really much difference performance wise a few degrees but the price can be wide depending on seller etc. I noticed in this video it's an official snowman version this time lol Mike is spot on these are more for around 3600 I have tested them with 3900 they are not the best which makes sense if you can afford to pay for 3900 you should have no issues paying for more higher end coolers. That Fractal AIO you have must either be faulty or not positioned well strange results.
Granted there aren't many moving parts to this particular thing. I am beginning to suspect all this cheep Chinese stuff. Long term reliability, no name brands and bait and switch tactics. I have started to notice nearly everything on Amazon gets 5 star reviews on there and yet when you read the reviews amongst the many "perfect, just what I needed" type reviews there will be lots saying edit: 2 months later it stopped working etc. I'd rather see more established brands budget offerings reviewed. My 2p.
@@mikesunboxing I bought it two months ago with 3 fans, but when I break the speed, the temperature rises after hours of playing to 96 degrees until it turns off, but I doubt about the hy510 Chinese thermal paste, is it from the cooler or from the processor or both?
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Great review Mike 🤯🥳👍. As a long term Snowman user, using both the RGB version and regular version, i can say I’m very impressed with the level of cooling performance of these coolers on my Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 5 3600 with temps seen rivalling some higher end coolers on the market. The Snowman is great value and handles higher core CPUs very well. Definitely worth the wait from AliExpress. I’ve had my Snowman coolers for over 2 years and still going strong!
Forgot to mention I also use one on my X79 6-core cpu as well with very impressive results
Totally agree
My friend will love this one, lets hope they ship to Mx, he has a 10400f and the stock cooler is really noisy, this will be a godsend, thanks!
Enjoy
Another great video, Mike. I always enjoy your reviews on tower coolers. Six heat pipes and very cheap, seems like you can't go wrong. :)
Thanks, John :-)
Thanks for inventing the Mikes Law of Coolers i.e Heat Pipes + 1 = Better. Great video, thanks Mike.
that is the new law! although if the heath pipe is 6mm vs 8mm what is going to happen then?
@@mikesunboxing Mike’s Law for 6mm pipes - Heat Pipes x 6/8 + 1 = Better. To be used with the Ugly Bob Law - MUB Cooler review = Bob’s Wallet - 1. Thanks Bob!
The quest continues for the perfect cooler lol. For the £20 this cost from AliExpress I think, as you say, its an absolute bargain and for a budget build theres this and the Ventoo. Shame it arrived like an alien chestbuster was trying to escape from the bottom, Id gladly pay another quid for better packaging but thats not likely to happen.
Thanks for taking the time to do the review, Mike and Kath. Appreciated as always :-)
Thank you so much for sending it to us :-)
Yeah, it is really a shame that packaging suffer as they are really excellent cooler
@@patricklebel1141 Totally
Cooler science with Mike. This is great shit. Thx. Heard about this budget blower and a definite purchase for value builds.
Thanks, wellibob :-)
Great find mike! I will look is available it in NA.
Definitely one to look out for. Very good performance for the money
I had the dual fans version of it on my 3700x and it was great. The box was looking like yours, but the tower was undamaged. Both fans shared the same connectoer which is good for wire managament but sad if one fan break as you have to either replace both or cut the broken fan out of the plug and use a splitter.
From what I saw, it could probably handle the 3900x, but it would be pushed to hard with a 3950x. For that one, the d15 makes miracles. I noticed that the snoman was not about how low it can manage the temp, but rather how much heat it can take. I saw little difference between my 1600 and 3700x on max temp with long load. Both never goes it the 80c. The case was not the best for airflow thou, so that may explain it, but it was not severe enough to make me change the case at the time as the cooler was doing it's job.
Just too bad the shipping is long and uncertain!
Yeah this range of coolers is wide and mostly all very good options although some of the 92mm ones are a bit crap, but the mt6 and mt4 are really the stars of the show I still must try one on the 3900 against the n12 and the d15 just to see how close they are
Didn't know I had to have pressure on the thumb end of the cooler. Thanks man
No problem 👍
Nice cheap cooler. Think I will put an order in for my budget build or the Vetroo....ahhhh decisions. Gathering parts slowly over the summer.
it terms of looks the vetroo gets my vote but for the money and performance the snowman is hard to beat
I have one of these with the twin fans. Plugged into an old i5 machine. It rarely goes over like... 40 on full load. A bit noisy. But it does the job. I would buy another, TBH.
Can you review PWM RGB Case Fans, GIM White 120mm 3 Pack DIY PC Fan, Quiet Computer Cooler, please
Noted, will look into, but I have reviewed these, if that's any help: th-cam.com/video/F0PS9ONQlIM/w-d-xo.html
sir please help me i saw your video about error 43 and screen flashing in our case same problem and i dont know which bios version is for me Plzz Hlp me out this problem 😞
This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw
You can get a RGB Version Ali-express MT-6s RGB from £15 and up.
yeah there are a lot of options for this range, which is awesome
Been thinking about using one of these on a 35-watt CPU. My project is solar-powered and I have eliminated all cooling fans. I still think lots of heat pipes are the way to go even in passive cooling. A dual-stack might work better more mass. I might have to use one fan for a day when the wind does not blow.
This and ID-COOLING SE-224-XT are both great tbh
i want to try that cooler but at the moment it is the same price as the vetroo v5 which has a few more nice features, hopefully if the price drops a bit i'll give it a try
@@mikesunboxing it's a great cooler and well reviewed on TH-cam, I'm surprised you hadn't got your hands on it yet. I picked the RGB version up for £27 when it was on sale. I think the 224-XT is better than the V5, especially the fitting.
@@camotech1314 Will keep an eye out for when it goes on sale again, hopefully :-)
I reviewed that cooler back in the day and it is a bit of a cracker.... fan could do with a few more rpm but otherwise it is brilliant.
Yes I agree a top notch cooler at a very good price
What do you have like results using the default AMD cooler? Especially when overclocking.
The stock cooler is not very good at all at this level of cpu and it’s inclusion is pretty bad from amd it should be a much larger cooler for the 3600
Thanks again Mike. Just found the cooler for my B450 A Pro Max Project. I guess I can do settings in bios for this fan? Do you have a video on this matter?
Yes you can! and yes i fan a MSI fan setup video, i think there is actually 3 of them :-)
The best way to deal with these horrible clips that cause the cooler to slide around the CPU is to loosen or unscrew the plastic motherboard latches, place the cooler on the CPU after pasting & tighten the screws diagonally to put tension on the clips.
that is a good idea space permitting
how does it compare to the MT4 ? worth an upgrade or not?
I run the MT4 on a R5 3600 and it tops out around 72c running cinebench test, with my fan curve set, idles around 35-45c, altho when i fitted it it was with some 4 year old Arctic Silver 5 paste, i might redo it with some MX4 to see if it improves any.
I actually like the plain white fan blades as they match my colour scheme :)
great vid,, love seeing these cheapo things that work suprisingly well "sometimes"
The six is a little better and probably worth the upgrade as it is too expensive, thanks for watching and commenting
Sounds good.
I enjoy your channel Mike. What do you think of the Snowman m400 is it worth buying. or are all the Snowman Cpu good. SNOWMAN 4 Heat Pipe CPU Cooler PWM 4 Pin PC Radiator Quiet Cooler Fan (RGB)
looks like an interesting cooler, but not used one so hard to say
Hey Mike! Thanks for the review. One question, What was the room temperature when you test the MT6?
Asking because where I live, the room temperature is more than 30C, so that would affect the result
about 24 -26c
@@mikesunboxing Thank you!!
I think there was a sachet of generic white goop with my MT-4
Yeah there sometimes is some included I think QC is not a priority on these though
I can get it for 10 gbp in asia. Should I buy it???
yes definitely
Hi there, Mike! Cheers from Brazil. Next month I'm going for an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to complete my new gig and I wonder if the cooler that comes with it will be enough for cooling. Hardware's prices here go up and down with the dollar exchange so, right now, stuff is a little expensive but I managed to fulfill a dream of mine. My new gig is:
Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2
16GB DDR4-3200 (I think I'll need the BIOS update to make it work at 3200)
NOX Infinity ATOM case with an RGB fan
Gamer Monitor ASUS VP247 at 75Hz
and a 1660 GTX.
The question is... the cooler that comes with the processor will be enough for cooling for gaming? Goal: Maximum settings on anything I want to play... at FHD.
Didn't find the Cooler Snowman MT-6 here on reliable sellers. So, I'm checking other options.
Thanks in advance!
the stock cooler gets the job done and in a well ventilated case often will be totally fine. IF you are in a warmer country and it seems you are, the ambient temps are going to be higher and that makes it harder to get cooler air into the case, and therefore it will push the temps up.
I would look out for a MT4 or MT6 as soon as you can or maybe a gammaxx 400
Nice value air cooler, but I think I'll stay with my EK-Quantum Velocity CPU Water Block. My 3900X system idles are 28c with a max of 67c running Cinebench R23.
Ever the Elitist Big O.....
nearly as good as my Noctua D15 ☺
@@PapaMav Elitist? Not really. I simply like water cooling. We all need hobbies. Some people pour thousands of dollars into their high powered sports cars, even if they rarely drive over the speed limit. I don't mind spending a thousand or so to have a nice looking custom loop in my system.
@@OlettaLiano mmmm, yes really. Sorry Big O, have to call you out here. Here's Mike going over an inexpensive Air CPU cooler and you see fit to mention your high faluten water block....not the first time you've taken that tact either; just sayin. You ever find any intel (OEM, specs, etc.) on that Gigabyte PSU you picked up?
@@PapaMav True, it's not the not the first time I've taken that tact, as you say, and not the last. But it's more of an inside joke between Mike and me. He gets my humor. I believe he expects me to say things like that.
In regards to the Gigabyte PSU, the OEM appears to be a company called
Channel Well Technology Co.,Ltd. As for the specs, it's 850 watt, 80 PLUS Gold certified, Fully modular design, 120mm Smart Hydraulic Bearing (HYB) Fan, Main Japanese capacitors, Powerful single +12V rail. Over all it's super quiet and has been a very good PSU. So good in fact I'll be buying my first Gigabyte X570 motherboard soon.
mounting it is ok, painful but ok, the problem comes when you have to unmount it, which is a literal pain in the ass.
yes it can be a tricky one and you might lose some flesh!
Thanks bruh
Happy to help
Tasty copper
Yes it was :-)
nice hsf for the price
The fans look like Phanteks
you think so? i'll take a look
@@mikesunboxing yup i own a Phanteks Enthoo Luxe the blade design is nearly the same
Which one would be better for 5700x Snowman MT-6 or Thermaltake TH240 ARGB
the snowman will be a lot cheaper, but not sure if it will keep up with the CPU over longer high cpu usage stuff. The thermaltake should be far superior, but will cost a lot more
I'm never buying again a cooler with this kind of bracket installation. LOL
hello sir, i am wondering this cpu cooler with akasa viper fan, it looks like very good potention with 6 heatpipes on this cooling block but fans maybe not good enough.
that seems like a good idea
what rgb fans are in the pc in the back?
Those are the uphere 6 pack pwm version with hub
@@mikesunboxing have you done a review? share the link plz! would like to watch it!
I probably will be doing a pc upgrade in the next few months and want to go from 12v4pin to 5v3pin ARGB, upgrade to b550 mobo and go to full ATX, prep for a future 5000 series CPU upgrade.
Great cooler real shame that Brexit has increased the price a fair bit these used to be only £15 shipped with MT-4 being £12.
They do offer a proper ARGB one now but it is around £30.
MT-4 vs MT-6 not really much difference performance wise a few degrees but the price can be wide depending on seller etc.
I noticed in this video it's an official snowman version this time lol
Mike is spot on these are more for around 3600 I have tested them with 3900 they are not the best which makes sense if you can afford to pay for 3900 you should have no issues paying for more higher end coolers.
That Fractal AIO you have must either be faulty or not positioned well strange results.
I have a replacement for the fractal lined up so hopefully will be able to confirm it is not working as it should or just my mobo giving to much juice
It's a wonderful cooler but I'm planning to upgrade from i5 8400 to 12400/12600k. Can I used it on 12th gen motherboards?
no sorry it can't it will need an adapter of some sort
I'm wandering if this is better than mars mcpupro cooler 🤔
quite like the look of the mars one, but hard to get in the uk
@@mikesunboxing I see here in Algeria mars it's cheap about 10$ so I think its better choice thank you.
Hmmm but the 2 fan version is 2 euro's more. Should i get that or no?? Using a ryzen 3600
the two fan does a little better at cooling and maybe looks a little nicer?
@@mikesunboxing hmmm yeah it is CHONKY though. Do you think that 1 fan version is enough to cool a 5600x? I just today got the idea to buy that one :o
quick question.... Does it fit on an M ATX case?
depends on the case you have in mind
Granted there aren't many moving parts to this particular thing. I am beginning to suspect all this cheep Chinese stuff. Long term reliability, no name brands and bait and switch tactics. I have started to notice nearly everything on Amazon gets 5 star reviews on there and yet when you read the reviews amongst the many "perfect, just what I needed" type reviews there will be lots saying edit: 2 months later it stopped working etc. I'd rather see more established brands budget offerings reviewed. My 2p.
thanks Chris
Nobody puts prawn cracker in the corner!
😂👍
I miss the ZALMAN flowers :-(
..pretty lights = +1...but why?
..getting OLD
lol i know
Actually less heat pipes do better...when they are 8mm.
more volume i guess
@@mikesunboxing More, volume, more surface, unfortunately, more price too, more than you would think materials would command.
i7 8700k good in k ?????????????????????????????????????????????????
yes should be okay
@@mikesunboxing I bought it two months ago with 3 fans, but when I break the speed, the temperature rises after hours of playing to 96 degrees until it turns off, but I doubt about the hy510 Chinese thermal paste, is it from the cooler or from the processor or both?
@@mikesunboxing
thw cooler like
th-cam.com/video/fwsAa4ichSk/w-d-xo.html
in your vedio
but 3 fans
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Yea, even though a huge fan of cheap and cheerful, not such a fan of that style of mounting clips or push pins.
Yes, you and me both!
You and you and me trinity!
At least the clip style isn't as scary as it was in the socket A days with no IHS protecting you from silicon cracky time.