Introduction

From the CRYORIG website:

WHO AND WHAT IS CRYORIG?

CRYORIG was officially founded in 2013, but took several years in the making. We began our journey right at the start of the first decade of the 2000's. During what was the most prosperous age of PC DIY and Overclocking. Members of our team have either worked directly or indirectly with brands such as Thermalright, Prolimatech, Phanteks and many more. We ourselves are overclockers and PC modding enthusiasts, with a passion and drive to strive for improvement. With direct knowledge of manufacturing and design as well as holding multiple patents under our collective belt, we decided to make a name for ourselves, and that name is CRYORIG. So what is CRYORIG exactly? CRYORIG is about making the coolest rig possible.

CRYORIG has rapidly expanded with an extensive lineup of CPU coolers and fans, and has quickly made a name for itself by doing so, covering nearly every segment of the market. The company targets many important price points with such coolers as the R1 Ultimate or H7 Universal. Add to that the high quality and optional customization and you have some real winners. With a great deal of early success, it will be interesting to see how CRYORIG expands and improves on its products going forward.

In today's review, I look at the CRYORIG C7. This tiny cooler looks to give users a quiet alternative to Intel's stock cooler while being a bit more classy. Armed with four heatpipes and fifty-seven cooling fins, this ultra-compact cooler should prove rather interesting.

Packaging & Contents

The tiny little box the C7 comes in measures 11.4 cm in length, 8.9 cm in width, and 12 cm in height. Small coolers also makes for a small box, so there is nothing out of the ordinary here. The front of the box will greet you with a close-up of the C7 and CRYORIG's logo. "C7" is prominently displayed on the left side, while the back covers the heatsink's and fan's specifications and lists all supported sockets.


The right side mentions a few of the C7's features, such as its compact design that's meant to fit anywhere and the fact that it should be extremely easy to install. The top of the box just lists the company name "CRYORIG" and the slogan "research idea gear".

Contents

When I opened the box, the C7 was encased in cardboard; however, there was no real space between the inner and outer box to protect the cooler. I would have liked a slightly larger box that offers a bit more protection. With that said, CRYORIG will remind you to register the cooler on their website to receive an extra three years of warranty for a total of six years upon opening the box. A good warranty is nice to see as it shows that CRYORIG is willing to stand behind their products.


The heatsink's small size allows it to offer maximum memory clearance. However, that also means we won't be seeing top-tier performance. However, this cooler's small size will make it fit into 99.9% of the cases available today. It's absolutely tiny! I am actually interested in its performance since it's only about the size of the palm of my hand. A note of interest: Intel's LGA1366 and LGA2011 sockets are not supported, but that does not really surprise all things considered.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 4x Backplate nuts
• 1x User's manual
• 1x X-bar mounting plate
• 1x Backplate
• 1x 92 mm x 92 mm x 15 mm fan
• 1x Heatsink
• 1x Tube of thermal compound
• 1x Hex screwdriver