CRYORIG R1 Universal CPU Cooler on AMD SP3 Review




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A Closer Look


Based on the age of this cooler, I think most of you are familiar with the physical look and features. Still, we’ll go over them on this page.

Heatsink with the Fans Installed

The R1 Universal is a pretty nice looking CPU cooler. The colour changes and ratios are well adjusted, making it a beauty from every angle.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo view front angle

R1 Universal’s colour changes can be seen the best when we’re looking from the side. From the grey fans over the white and silver to the black. If you don’t like white, you can change that with the optional addons. We’ll get to them on the next page.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo view side

The only “boring” side is the rear side. Then again, you could attach a third fan there to brighten things out.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo view rear

Into the Details

When we turn the R1 Universal upside down, we get a great view on the heat pipes and their asymmetric bends. The whole thing is shifted to the side, thus allowing for better RAM compatibility there. The tradeoff is that it gets worse on the other side. But that’s only an issue if you got RAM slots on both sides of your CPU.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo details heatpipes angle

The seven heatpipes can barely fit the contact area, but they do. It’s really an optimal usage of the available space.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo details heatpipes front

Once we remove the protective film from the contact surface, we get a great look at it too.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo details contact surface

Installation

Normally I’d show the installation here, but I’ll wait with that until we get to the next page. We won’t be using the included default mounting system as we’re putting it on an EPYC processor.

There’s still one more thing to show as part of the installation and that’s the contact area between the cooler and the CPU. As it’s clear from this picture below, the entire CPU isn’t covered.

CRYORIG R1 Universal on SP3 Photo details contact surface after

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