FSP Group is known in our region mainly for PC cases and power supplies under the Fortron brand. However, this manufacturer also offers coolers. And it is the Windale 4 that is a cost-effective middle-class cooler that we will look at today. Considering its specifications and price, it should compete in a very close battle with the SilentiumPC Fera 3 or Arctic Freezer 34 coolers, which we’ve also recently tested.
Conclusion and rating
I’m going to be completely honest. The FSP Windale 4 did not impress me very much after unboxing. In my mind, however, I deeply apologized to it right after the end of the stress tests. The FSP Windale 4 boldly competes with both the SilentiumPC Fera 3 and the Arctic Freezer 34 in terms of efficiency, noise and price. It practically offers only the good from both coolers.
It is as quiet as the Freezer, but at the same time it cools as well as the Fera 3. I would quite like to see some refresh of this cooler with an asymmetrical design and a better fan mounting design in the future. On the functional side, however, it has practically nothing to be blamed for. So if you don’t mind the look and just want an efficient and quiet cooler for a good price, then the FSP Windale 4 is a good choice. And that’s why it earns our Smart Buy! award for excellent price/performance ratio.
| FSP Windale 4 |
| + Solid cooling efficiency |
| + Good price to performance ratio |
| + Quiet fan |
| + Easy mounting |
| - Attaching the fan |
| - Collision with the first DIMM slot |
English translation and edit by Lukáš Terényi
