SilentiumPC Fera 5 CPU Cooler Review

Mike Sanders / 3 years ago

How Much Does it Cost?

Available to purchase now for £24.99, as we have mentioned many times throughout this review, the SilentiumPC Fera 5 definitely falls within the ‘budget’ category of CPU coolers. Given that our results show that it’s competent but actually really good at the workloads required, there is no other way you can look at this. This is an absolute bargain!

Overview

It’s a fact we’ve often raised in the past, but while ‘budget-level CPU coolers can seem like an attractive proposition in terms of getting something ‘good enough’, going ‘cheap’ in PC components is, more often than not, rarely to the consumer’s advantage. With the SilentiumPC Fera 5, however, we definitely have a very strong exception to the rule here.

Admittedly, it isn’t going to win any awards for how it looks. Don’t get us wrong, it’s certainly attractive enough in terms of being sleek, stylish, and will almost certainly aesthetically suit the vast majority of system builds, With the absence of ARGB lighting though, has this missed an important trick? We don’t think so. Why? Well, put simply, not everyone likes ARGB.

Some consumers simply want a strong and competent cooling solution and as shown in our testing, the SilentiumPC Fera 5 can handle those requirements easily with it offering way more under the hood than the price tag might suggest.

Should I Buy One?

Inexpensive PC components will, generally speaking, always have an attraction. Often though, with absolutely masses of products available, it can feel like a minefield in picking a cooler that’s, you know, actually good at its job. With the SilentiumPC Fera 5, however, you undoubtedly have the best of both worlds here. Not only is it incredibly affordable, but it provides a level of both temperature and acoustic performance that, at least in our opinion, goes way beyond what the price tag might suggest. If you’re in the market for an inexpensive cooling solution that’s sleek and stylish (in a minimalistic kind of way) that can easily handle anything your processor has to throw at it while barely making a whisper, this is it, because to do any better, you’d probably need to spend at least twice as much as what this costs!

Pros

Strong and sleek aesthetics without having to rely on RGB lighting effects
Amazingly strong performance in CPU temperature control while providing surprisingly low acoustic output
Easy to install
Easily upgradable with a second fan (if you wish)
Incredible value for money