As intended. But a bigger cooler really hits the spot. Try pick up a used one from eBay. Like people here mentioned, other brands have cought up.

The side effect in 2015 was, that I never needed a bigger case for new graphics cards because the fan was already so big.

It cost me nothing because I did not need to buy a new one each time.

So what should a cooler in this category should have Costed in 2015 for you?

You keep rambling about premium but do not define what that means for you.

The “premium” you are talking about were 60€ in 2015. It survived 3 builds until now, pretty good deal. If you need pretty LEDs and fancy colours you can always choose a competitor.

I have been rocking the same noctua fan/cooler fan for +10 years.

If you still have the receipt they send you adapter kits for new processors for free.

The current regime makes politics for old people, dances around “difficult questions” and acts surprised if they are called out for it; For one, only men get draftet, but this is okay, because of reasons; In the past you could aquire stuff like drivers licences or certificates when you did your mandatory service; Now you get nothing, only wasted time;

This video is the only reasonable answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8XKFfzBjS4

We have so many beautiful classical buildings, yet they choose the silluettes of hideous glass-and-concrete cubes that will be demolished without anyone shedding a tear.

The birds are nice, but I do not think anyone under sixty can name them.

All in all, I do not think the design is representing anything for a european currency.