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Intel Socket 1366, 1156, 775
AMD Socket AM3, AM2+, AM2 and 939
Up to 130 Watts | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.39 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 frosty the coolerMay 20, 2007
By Mark Pedersen
I have a micro-ATX system in a small case, and the 3GHz P4 I have is a heat generator. The OEM cooler kept things at around 40C at idle, and upwards of 55C when running. After installation of this device my idle temps are generally around 20C and have never seen the high side of 45C even gaming.
One more thing, the OEM pin setup is slick. Works just like the original installation. No taking the MB out to install backing plates.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Effective cooling, but terrible fastenersSep 17, 2008
By zemes
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Pros:
1. Superbly efficient cooling, vastly better than many other more expensive coolers.
2. Very quiet. Because this cooler seldom needs to run over 1000 RPM, it is barely audible. But it does become loud if it runs at full speed at 2500 RPM.
3. Lightweight. This is actually a quite important advantage if it doesn't sacrifice the cooling efficiency. Because most PCs sit in a position with the motherboard standing vertically and the cooler horizontally, heavy coolers cause imbalances. Especially for a cooler like Arctic Freezer that has weak fasteners, the lightweight is even more important because if it were too heavy, it might cause not only an imbalance problem but actually a critical reliability problem (the fasteners might give way, and you end up with a fried CPU).
4. Cheap. But once you look at how this thing is made, you will understand why it is cheap.
Cons:
1. Horrible fasteners, due to poor quality not bad design. See details below.
2. Overall, cheaply made.
3. Did I say horrible fasteners. Absolutely terrible.
COMPARED WITH ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU:
The cooling is very efficient. Much better than my ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU. I think Arctic fan's blowing direction is the secret because it works in collaboration with the case fans to get the hot air out of the case. In comparison the Zalman blows air downward onto the CPU and thus conflicts with the case fans and causes confusion in the airflow. The difference is huge. With Zalman, increasing the fan speed doesn't really do much. I did direct comparison of these two coolers on the same computer which has a very hot CPU (QX6800 with 135W). While they both idle at the same temperature (about 50°), the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro can control the temperature under 60° on a full CPU load with the fan speed reaching maximum 2500 RPM, but Zalman simply loses it and lets the temperature go above 80° even if the fan runs at a similar speed. The fact that Zalman has a larger fan speaks even more badly about the cooling mechanism of Zalman. Essentially, Zalman simply is unsuitable for this CPU while the Arctic does a fairly reasonable job. Also, Arctic is about 25% less expensive because it uses cheaper materials and is also not as well made. But its better design makes the difference.
Incidentally, this design does not seem to be exclusive to Arctic, as Zalman also has models (CNPS9700 for example) that have a similar design. Because Zalman coolers are usually of high quality, you may look into that if you like the design of Arctic Freezer 7, but would like to have it with better equality.
TERRIBLE FASTENERS:
Now, I hate Arctic's shamefully poorly made fasteners. The problem is not the push-in pin design itself, which is a good design by Intel. If well executed, they can be better than any other fasteners including screws. The problem is that Arctic made these extremely poorly.
To understand the problem, let me first explain a key aspect of how bush-in pins work.
The key for any push-in pins to work is that the pushers need to have two distinctive positions. The first position is a locked position which prevents the pusher (black colored part in the Arctic) from having any movement relative to the pin (white colored in the Arctic). This is absolutely critical because you must be in this position initially to first move the white (inner) pins into the holes on the motherboard without splitting them. If the pusher is not locked against the pin, you would end up pushing the core of the pusher into the tip of the pin to prematurely split it before it gets into the hole. This will result in an outright failure because once it splits, the pin cannot enter into the hole on the motherboard.
The second position of the black pushers is a free position that allows the core of the pusher to move into the tip of the pin to split it and lock it underneath the motherboard. Naturally, you can only do this after the pin is already in the hole.
Once you understand how the two positions work, installing a push-in pin cooler is supposed to be simple. The right procedure is: (1) first put the pushers in the first position (the locked position); (2) carefully align the four pins of the cooler with the four accepting holes on the motherboard; (3) GENTLY push down the pushers to maneuver the pins into the holes; and (4) after you have made sure that the all four pins are sitting in the holes, turn the black pushers counterclockwise into the second position (the free movement position) and push them firmly down to split the tips of the pins and lock them underneath the board.
Sounds simple, and it should be. But the problem is that Arctic's push-in pins are so poorly made that there really isn't a distinctive locking position. You turn it to the right place, but it doesn't really lock due to the poorly engineered plastic parts. At the same time, because you don't see whether the white pin has entered the hole, you have got to use some force to make sure. And this causes a disaster. You easily split the white pins prematurely. High frustration. I hated them intensively. Because I was replacing an existing CPU and could not get the motherboard out, that made the whole thing even more difficult. It took me probably about two hours to get them in. Several times, I actually thought it was impossible and the whole thing was broken already.
Arctic, improve these push-in pins and you have a real winner.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great cooler *and* EASY to installApr 27, 2008
By tangent
As others have stated, this is a great cooler. It can easily get 10-15C+ cooler than the stock Intel C2D coolers.
The best part about it though from my perspective is how easy it is to install. I have installed other coolers which have *slightly* better performance (maybe 3-4C difference) but were *much* harder to install, such as the Tuniq tower or Thermaltake big typhoon. Not only that but this cooler costs half as much as either of those, highly recommended!
Running a Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9) rock solid with this =)
(idle around 37C and ~58C load)
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Incredible cooling ! A 2-thumbs up unit !Jul 30, 2007
By DISenchanted
I was surprised when I first powered up my new dual core and the heatsink fan spins a short while and then stopped.
Within windows XP, I brought up a CPU temperature monitor utility program to verify that things were within proper limits. And they were !
So, the heatsink itself does a great job of removing heat from the CPU; without having to have the attached fan running all the time.
Even when the fan on the coolers runs, it is a QUIET fan.
Probably due to the rubber shock-mount setup that the fan attaches with.
Great engineering design!
I build and/or upgrade PCs.
In short order, I switched to using THIS dual core heatsink/fan unit for all my customers.
This cooler over delivers; which is rare these days.
Warranty is 6 YEARS; which is also impressive.
I can't remember the heatsink/fan I bought that was this quiet and well designed. So this must be it.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Excellent for Pentium EE (840) dual coreMar 16, 2006
By quietg
Cools Pentium 3.2Ghz 840 10-15 degrees below Intel target spec under load, and cooler than my former 3.4 Prescott single core with Intel stock heat sink that was in the same case. Fan noise noticable at performance speeds but not objectionable compared to stock fan whine. Very quiet at CPU idle. Auto-adjustable fan very good at keeping CPU temp constant under varying loads. Quick fan speed increase at sudden load jumps decreases CPU temp immediately, probably helped by heat pipe design. CPU mount should be square with case back as fan blows horizontally. Seller is outside Amazon but delivers ahead of schedule. Amazon price beats NewEgg.
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