Customer reviews of the Antec A40 Pro

Antec A40 Pro 27€95
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based on 36 reviews Editorial and moderation guide
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Most helpful positive review:
by High Tech Man
Posted on 18 Jun 2019

Very very quiet

This is my first silent fan... Every time I turn on my computer I feel like I haven't turned it on until I hear the beep.... Very satisfied...
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Most helpful critical review:
by Elvis P
Posted on 29 Jun 2020

Not entirely compatible

What they don't say is that it is only compatible with the original AMD CPU mounts. So if like me you bought or mounted a tower with a different installation (waterbloc type), then it's fucked, you'll end up with 4 holes and a radiator that is only used as a paperweight. As a reminder, the processors can be bought on their own, without the manufacturer's mounting brackets, so just a ventirad with an Intel adapter, but not even able to give 2 pieces of plastic just in case... It's borderline. -Is it efficient ? I don't know... -Is it beautiful? Yes, it's an original paperweight ! -And with the current use, it is extremely quiet !
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      • by SullivanM
        Posted on 1 Dec 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 21 Nov 2023
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 9

        Alim who does the job

        Efficient and inexpensive, a little hard to fit, I had to force the legs a little and I don't really like it (that's why they get 4 stars) but at least you can be sure it's engaged properly :)

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      • by CaptainSuper
        Posted on 12 May 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 14 Apr 2023
        Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 6

        A bit noisy

        As a replacement for an Antec Freeze, I find it quite noisy. Easy to install, comes with a syringe of thermal paste.

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      • by AndrejL
        Posted on 16 Mar 2023
        Product bought from LDLC on 2 Jul 2019
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

        Does its job

        I've been using it for several years now and it's been very quiet and easy to install. I highly recommend it.

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      • by christophe
        Posted on 29 Dec 2022
        Product bought from LDLC on 17 Dec 2020
        Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9

        takes up a lot of space...

        ventirad mount for amd fm2+ cools well but takes up a lot of space! i struggled to get the cpu cable through, but otherwise ok
        delivery OK

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      • by ThomasB
        Posted on 23 May 2022
        Product bought from LDLC on 24 Apr 2022
        Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 8

        good fan

        Good fan, relatively quiet. Comes with thermal paste. Easy to assemble. Does the job well.

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      • by loky45
        Posted on 31 Aug 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 2 Aug 2021
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 8

        lenovo tower m83

        not compatible with lenovo m83 tower Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)
        Intel 1150 processor support
        The diameter of the holes on the motherboard is too big for the plastic clamps to fit
        I had to use a bolt-on system not supplied

        I'm not sure if it's a good one or not, but it's a good one for the price.

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      • by SimonG
        Posted on 15 Jul 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 17 Jun 2021
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        satisfied!

        The product meets my expectations. Efficient for cooling my processor and not too noisy. In addition, I had no problems installing it.

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      • by FrancoisM
        Posted on 30 Apr 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 8 Apr 2021
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 8

        economical and quiet, perfect!

        On an i7 4790 for office use, almost perfect. You really have to listen carefully when it's quiet at night to hear it at all. Very very happy!
        The assembly without disassembling the motherboard is quite simple, but the instructions are really small and not absolutely clear, hence the point I'm taking away.
        The blue lighting is nice, even if I can't see it when I close the case.
        For the price, don't hesitate.

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      • by Baptiste
        Posted on 15 Feb 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 16 Jan 2021
        Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 9

        Works well, not easy to assemble

        Works well: good cooling, does not make much noise.

        On the other hand, it's a pain to assemble, especially when you're stuck with the power supply on one side. Combined with a thermal pad (Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut) which is a bit thicker than thermal paste, it clearly didn't help with the assembly.

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      • by Lui même
        Posted on 5 Feb 2021
        Product bought from LDLC on 30 Jan 2021
        Number of reviews: 14 Average rating: 9

        Efficient and Quiet

        Keeps my processor (125w) between 26°C and 40°C. Is relatively quiet.
        Very easy to mount on socket am3.
        Delivered without thermal paste

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      • by Elvis P
        Posted on 29 Jun 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 24 Jun 2020
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

        Not entirely compatible

        What they don't say is that it is only compatible with the original AMD CPU mounts.
        So if like me you bought or mounted a tower with a different installation (waterbloc type), then it's fucked, you'll end up with 4 holes and a radiator that is only used as a paperweight.
        As a reminder, the processors can be bought on their own, without the manufacturer's mounting brackets, so just a ventirad with an Intel adapter, but not even able to give 2 pieces of plastic just in case... It's borderline.
        -Is it efficient ? I don't know...
        -Is it beautiful? Yes, it's an original paperweight !
        -And with the current use, it is extremely quiet !

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      • by BenjaminJ
        Posted on 10 Jun 2020
        Product bought from LDLC on 30 May 2020
        Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 10

        super ventirad

        super ventirad that changes the one provided by intel and not powerful on my i5 750 that i have overcloker at 3.8 ghz does not exceed 60° in normal use and 80° in game use

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      • by gregoryM
        Posted on 13 Nov 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 13 Oct 2019
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Efficient and quiet

        Efficient product, between 5 and 10 degrees less on a 6-core processor, all in a silent product
        Very good value for money

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      • by High Tech Man
        Posted on 18 Jun 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 14 Apr 2019
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 10

        Very very quiet

        This is my first silent fan... Every time I turn on my computer I feel like I haven't turned it on until I hear the beep....
        Very satisfied...

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      • by RENE B
        Posted on 2 Mar 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 17 Dec 2018
        Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 10

        Very good product.

        Easy installation. Fits in a mini tower case without any problem. With good quality thermal paste, allows an i7 7700K to stay below 80°C for several hours at 100% load. Low noise emission.

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      • by frederic M
        Posted on 21 Feb 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Jan 2019
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        very satisfied

        I received this "Ventirad" very quickly, it is very easy to install, it took me 10 minutes, I didn't even need to dismantle the motherboard.
        It is super quiet, but still weighs a lot.
        I lost 20°c in Gaming
        I highly recommend this product.
        thank you LDLC

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      • by LudovicV
        Posted on 30 Jan 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 17 Sep 2018
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 8

        Easy to install and quiet

        I needed a powerful, quiet and easy to install fan for an AMD FX-4100 to FX-8350 processor upgrade. Mission accomplished, very easy to install in a few minutes, very intuitive and nothing to disassemble because it fits directly on the original bracket. It is very quiet once the cool & quiet is activated on my motherboard because at the beginning it was running at max speed all the time and made a lot of noise.
        I have since ordered 2 others to replace existing fans that were noisier in other configurations. It does not fit in my Silverstone case (the fan is against the hard drive and therefore cannot have the necessary airflow to work properly) even if the height is correct.
        In my Fractal design R6 tower, no problem, my FX8350 is 32 degrees at rest and 39 at full load.

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      • by Jeoffrey P
        Posted on 21 Jan 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Jan 2019
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 9

        Very good efficiency (drawback on the fixings)

        Ventirad bought following the purchase of an i7 7700k, delivered with its thermal paste. After several hours of testing this one seems to do its job well as temperatures are very good at rest and do not rise above 50-55°C in game.

        The only drawback (and therefore the star less) concerning the fixings, after having fixed the support to the motherboard, the ventilator comes to fix itself to this one using two tabs. Simple in practice for a motherboard out of its case but beware, it can quickly become a real gymnastics when the PC is already fully assembled.

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      • by Julien P
        Posted on 3 Jan 2019
        Product bought from LDLC on 7 Nov 2018
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 9

        Meets expectations

        It is exactly what you would expect when you order it.

        The noise is very light, the LED lighting adds a (subjectively) nice touch and, most importantly, it performs its function very well.

        I recommend it.
        If you don't care about the lighting and are more noise/perf oriented I would recommend more be quiet though!

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      • by Christophe D
        Posted on 6 Dec 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 7 Nov 2018
        Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 10

        Used on a socket inte 1366

        The ventirad works very well. in sound nuisance the deference is enormous it does its job well nothing has to say it is as powerful as certain fan has more than 70 euro ^^ so the friends take advantage of it well

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      • by Eric D
        Posted on 2 Dec 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 24 Nov 2018
        Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 10

        Pure silence

        Super quiet fan mounted on I7 8086k. Easy to install. Thermal paste supplied. Perfect delivery. I recommend it for its work and the price. I've been using it for a while now, but it's a good choice. I think it's a very good choice. Thank you LDLC

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      • by Loic B
        Posted on 8 Nov 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Nov 2018
        Number of reviews: 12 Average rating: 9

        Very happy for this price

        Very easy to mount and stable once in place on a Gigabyte z390 Aorus elite, very appreciable to be able to orientate it as you want, and change the fan side even once in place without a screwdriver. Quiet but maybe a bit too quiet for an i7 9700k which apparently heats up more than the previous generation. I've been using it for a while now, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use it for a long time, as it's not a good idea to use it for a long time.
        I recommend it anyway given the price it does the job!
        Thank you LDC perfect delivery as always.

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      • by Rodrig
        Posted on 26 Oct 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 20 Oct 2018
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        What to say...

        I received the product a little long (1 week) but I am not that close to it, but I am completely satisfied with the product, very good quality/price ratio, with a slight blue colour play which is not too mutch.good cooling power I gained 20° on my basic ventirad and listen.....yes there is nothing normal it is very quiet.only small point it is on the AMD supports it seems not to hold moves slightly but it remains all the same in place, very good bargain!

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      • by YaZhok
        Posted on 2 Oct 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 15 Sep 2018
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Much appreciated by my motherboard

        I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the service. I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the quality of the service. Just, not compatible with some socket 1366 (hp proprietary motherboard)

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      • by Thy
        Posted on 24 Sep 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 12 Sep 2018
        Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 10

        Very good

        The blue LEDs match very well with the ones on the Zalman tower
        Mounting is a bit tricky, as with any cooling system, so no particular worries.
        Fixing to the motherboard is a piece of cake.
        Supplied with thermal paste.
        The cooling fins are nice to my taste.

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      • by Pierre D
        Posted on 14 Sep 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 13 Jun 2018
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 8

        The fourth heat pipe...

        ... The one that makes all the difference, with a 92 mm fan.

        My faithful TX3 Evo was starting to give up after 8 years of good and loyal service (after all!), so I needed a replacement that was affordable, efficient, quiet, adapted to my configuration and avoided the backplate chore.
        The A40 fulfils all these criteria perfectly. I picked it up in the shop the same day I ordered it.

        The assembly is a dream on AM3 socket. To sum up: you take the thing out of the box and clip it on. No need to unpack the supplied mounting kits. In addition, it is oriented "the right way" (horizontal flow, rare these days for AMD. BeQuiet, if you read me...).

        The A40 dissipates very well the 125 watts of my good old Phenom II X4 965. And quietly: at equal performance, it runs at 600 rpm less than a TX3.

        I would have gladly exchanged the blue LEDs for a PWM cable that wasn't ridiculously short. On my CM, it just plugged in. This little pettiness deprives the A40 of its 5th star.

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      • by seb.bernard
        Posted on 7 Sep 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 3 Sep 2018
        Number of reviews: 24 Average rating: 9

        Antec product never disappointed

        I am very pleased with the delivery. It was delivered to the ldlc shop within 2 days so it was perfect.

        Perfectly packaged with no alterations

        I am very pleased with the quality of the product and the quality of the service I have received.

        I've been using it for a while now, but it's a good idea to check it out and see if it's working properly and if it's not. (the one from my tx3 evo).

        I've been using it for a while now, but it's a good idea to add an extra fan to it (the one on my tx3 evo).

        Temperature below 60 with a single fan and below 53 with two fans under load but at a speed between 800 and 1000 rpm and 30-35 degrees in nominal operation.

        So antec is serious you can go there we are not at the level of efficiency of noctua or darks rock from cooler master but the price is not the same either.
        It's an excellent product, easy to assemble and the instructions are very clear.

        So I recommend it.

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      • by DouDou
        Posted on 1 May 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 27 Mar 2018
        Number of reviews: 18 Average rating: 9

        Does its job

        I am very pleased with the service and the quality of the product. I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the price. I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the price.

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      • by Anonymous
        Posted on 31 Mar 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 19 Mar 2018
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Perfect

        Nothing to complain about.
        Simple installation, very detailed in the manual if needed. Runs very well with its little light bulb.
        I cooled an amd fx 4300 overclocked from 400mhz (from 3.8 to 4.2ghz), the temperature did not exceed 45°C even when used at full power for several hours.

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      • by Jerome G
        Posted on 20 Mar 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 14 Mar 2018
        Number of reviews: 21 Average rating: 9

        simple, efficient and quiet

        Received in good condition, trouble-free installation to replace the original i7 970 curtained (and noisy already before it failed after a few years) fridge.

        The instructions are simple and sufficient.

        There is everything you need: the fixation and the thermal paste.

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      • by Nomad21
        Posted on 6 Feb 2018
        Product bought from LDLC on 31 Jan 2018
        Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 9

        Satisfied

        Perfect win 15 20° on an amd athlon x4 870k ........Perfect size and super nice ..............................................................very reliable and easy to mount....................

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      • by g - G
        Posted on 24 Sep 2017
        Product bought from LDLC on 23 Aug 2017
        Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 9

        Ventirad

        I have been using this product for a long time and it is very good. I have been using it for a long time and it is very good and it is very good.

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      • by Anonymous
        Posted on 21 Jul 2017
        Product bought from LDLC on 18 Jul 2017
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Very pleased

        I received the item I needed the most on time, received it in 2 days thanks to ldlc.
        The ventirad works very well, cpu 48 degree, gpu 38, speed 1678rpm and quiet super.
        I recommend it for its price, easy to assemble and disassemble, and for my part, the thermal paste is already in the ventirad box as always.

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      • by Philippe L
        Posted on 7 Jul 2017
        Product bought from LDLC on 1 Jul 2017
        Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 9

        Very Good Product

        30 seconds are necessary for its installation on Socket AMD, extremely quiet pretty blue colour which seems a little weak. Seems to give full satisfaction 31°C PC on but idle, Windows only active

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      • by QuinzelHJ
        Posted on 24 Jun 2017
        Product bought from LDLC on 14 Apr 2017
        Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 10

        Not bad

        Used on an intel 1151 socket and it works fine.
        Beware, given the difficulty of installation, removing it could be tricky but I haven't tried.
        Otherwise, it does its job well, my processor doesn't get too hot, and it looks really good in my tower with the leds.
        Moreover, its price is really affordable and the thermal paste is included.

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      • by Anonymous
        Posted on 20 Jan 2017
        Product bought from LDLC on 16 Jan 2017
        Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

        Perfect on am3+ socket

        I replaced my Cooler Master Blizzard T2 with this one and the temperature gain is great to see. All mounted on an AMD 965 BE processor, which I was able to overclock with this cooler.

        The pluses:
        - 5°C less heating on average. (tested on Firestrike, Prime95 and Doom2016)
        - Finally a low cost am3 fume hood that mounts the right way. (i.e. horizontally and not vertically).
        - Less noise and an efficient anti-vibration system.
        - 4 heatpipes.

        Minus:
        - A rather delicate assembly. It is possible to mount it with the motherboard in the case but the fixation is not done with a latch, you have to force it until it fits.
        - Due to the anti-vibration rubbers, the fan seems to be quite difficult to dismantle in order to clean it.

        For this price, I am really satisfied.

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