Installation:
Although the AMD installation clip is actually built right on to the Core-Contact Freezer, this clip also is used with the Intel installation method. The black ring you see pictured below clips through the retention holes on your intel motherboard by pushing plastic pins through each of the corner holes. These pins expand the clips that go through to the other side of your motherboard. With so many coolers requiring a bolt-thru design that means disassembling your entire system to install, I was very happy to see Sunbeam keep the push-pin style of retention. After this bracket is installed, the AMD style clips on the cooler will clip onto either side of the plastic ring. Of course for AMD users, you just need to clip the cooler onto the plastic bracket that will already be on your motherboard.

Since they include a retail packaged version of their TX-2 thermal paste with this cooler you can rest assured that it'll last through many installations and re-installations to come.

Testing:
To test the Core-Contact Freezer I did my usual CPU cooler test of recording idle and load temperatures with the cooler installed. Since we recently switched over to an Intel Q6600 Quad Core system, this will be one of the first benchmarks we run on this system other than the Intel stock cooler so I do apologize for not having more to compare to at this time. Load tests will be run using Prime 95 testing for maximum heat.

Idle: Avg. between four cores of 36C (Stock cooler: 42C)
Load: Avg. between four cores of 45C (Stock cooler: 52C)

Keeping in mind that many variables will affect the CPU cooler's abilities in your case, I felt that the Core-Contact Freezer performed very well for me. In comparison to the Intel stock cooler, it shaved nearly 6 degrees off the average of my four core's temperatures. For any cooler to drop the temperature this much, maintain it, and still be fairly silent at the same time, makes it a worthy upgrade. At low speeds the fan was quiet, as mentioned. I did find it a little loud when turned all the way up when I compared it to a few other 120mm CPU cooler fans I have around here. Though keep in mind that by using the included fan controller you can easily dial in a performance to sound output ratio that best suits you.

(Ed: I do apologize for not having more to compare this cooler to on our brand-spankin-new testing system here at the site. Please keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks for many upcoming CPU cooler reviews in which you will be able to see just how well the Core-Contact Freezer stacks up!)