Packaging and Accessories


On first inspection of the box one is left with an extremely positive, almost jovial feeling. The colour scheme of Blue and White with mainly black and white text exudes a sense of well being and calmness. It is like you are looking at a Budhist monk or Zen master when you look at the box. Maybe we are just over personifying it, but one thing is for certain this box’s scheme works. Heck, chances are better than even that I would buy it just for the box it comes in, since good Feng Shui “calming” items are expensive!


While it is nice for an item to create an instant attraction, what is even better is that the fact that the box is crammed with not only the information on its cooling and noise performance but that it also has diagrams that show you its size in all 3 dimensions. This added information makes it very easy to determine if it will fit your motherboard and computer case before buying it. The only minor quibble we had over the information displayed is that it was ALL in metric. Yes metric is the standard here in Canada but honestly when it comes to fans we all think in Cubic Feet/Minute. Having to remember the conversion table in ones head (1m3/h = 0.5885778cfm) can be a little annoying but you can’t blame Coolink for sticking to one standard for displaying their information.

The only annoyances we have with the box’s exterior is the inclusion of a plastic film window and the fact that it has no integrated carry handle. The carrying handle is a minor oversight, and while not a big deal is conspicuous by its absence. The same goes for the thin film window, it is also more a pet peeve than a major flaw. Seeing thin plastic film like you would find on a children’s toy is not something one should find on a serious, yet relatively delicate piece of computer kit. Even worse is the fact that this large window with its thin protective film does severely compromise the box’s protective abilities.


When you actually open the box you are greeted to a very simple and moderately effective packaging scheme. Instead of having foam or even plastic protective container, the Silentator is loosely housed in a thick cardboard three sided container. This makes it very simple to remove the Silentator from box, but it does so at the expense of protection. The fact that it is made of cardboard is not an issue, cardboard is actually just as (if not more) effective at absorbing punishment as plastic.

What is of concern is the fact that the front window side is not protected by a secondary protective layer. The thin film window which we took issue with earlier is all that stands between a sharp object and the Silentator itself. While this combination works well for store shelf sales, where you can easily see any damage to the unit, long distance shipping is a different matter all together. To make this safe for transport a secondary box (preferably filled with Styrofoam chips) is not only recommended but should be considered mandatory.


The accessories that accompany this cooler are of very high quality. You get a tube of TIM, an instruction pamphlet, a long chrome screw driver, 2 additional mounting brackets (with 2 extra strips of vibration dampening material), all the necessary springs & screws and, as an added bonus, an old fashioned pci bracket mounted fan controller was included.

This controller allows you to easily make the Silentator as silent as you wish with just the twist of a knob. This is a very nice bonus if your motherboard is an old one that doesn’t support automatic control of CPU fan speed. Of course in this day and age it is of less importance as most if not all motherboards come with at least some CPU fan speed control. Even though it is less beneficial on newer systems the ability to fine tune the Silentator’s noise level, regardless of thermal load, should make the silent pc crowd happy.


According to Coolink, even though our package held both AM2 and 775 mounting hardware, the actual Silentator will not come with both sets. Hopefully, you will be able to purchase the mounting hardware separately but this will only lessen the sting from the “slap in the face” and not totally remove it. It is one thing to make an Intel or AMD specific cooler, it is another to not include the extra hardware for the various sub types.

Quiet honestly, this is a cooler with MSRP of $45. In this price range we expect to not only get all the mounting hardware we need but also all the hardware as well. Other coolers in this price range included BOTH the AMD mounting hardware and the Intel mounting hardware without having to pay a penny extra.