Conclusion

Summing up the results of our today’s test session we have to repeat the same phrase we’ve been using a lot lately: we have another super cooler available to us! Yes, Alpenfoehn Brocken is a very efficient air cooler that doesn’t yield to the best tower-cooler in its class – ThermoLab BARAM. Moreover, unlike the latter, Alpenfoehn Brocken is bundled with a 120 mm fan with silicone shock-absorbing mounts and LED lighting that are not included with BARAM. Luckily, these additional goodies didn’t affect the price of the German cooling solution too much (it is priced at $59). I should also give Alpenfoehn engineers due credit for providing their solution with a very convenient retention mechanism featuring extremely secure hold and for taking care of those users who might want to add another fan to their CPU cooler later on.

Are there any drawbacks? Well, they could have chosen a quieter fan for real “quiet maniacs”, but they are too hard to please anyway, you know it. It is a real pity that Alpenfoehn solutions are not that widely spread yet. That is why we would like to express sincere hopes that this company will consider expanding their distribution channels, so that we could get fresh excitement and additional competition in this segment, which could push the prices down and inspire the development and launch of new even more efficient cooling solutions.