ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro - Compact Multi-Compatible Tower CPU Cooler, 92 mm PWM Fan, for AMD and Intel, recommended up to 115 W TDP

I replaced a stock Acer cooler. The Acer one did a fair job, and it had a cone that pulled in air from side vent. Therefor it had cooler air rather than recycling the hot air in the case. Unfortunately at every frequency of its variable rotational speed, it made a different pitched whinge and it was quite loud.Anyway this Arctic Cooling unit has taken a few of degrees off the (gaming) load temps. Idle temps are the same. The real beauty is that it makes no noise. I mean if I get down on the floor, and have the case side off I can hear the airflow. That's acoustic dynamics though, and is exactly what I would expect. It must have good bearings, which I think is why it's rotational operation is quiet/silent. That is what I read about and learnt when looking up reviews on it.It's very simple to install for Intel. (I viewed a Youtube fitting video, and genuinely it could not be easier.) It is quite large but I think it's the smallest of its type. I like that it pulls air in the directions it does, and exhausts towards the PC case rear vent holes. It is also pulling cool air across the RAM modules, so that can't be a bad thing.Professional reviews all sumarised it 'a good cooler, but a little more money gets you lots more'. Anyway I decided on this because of size, and low cost. I spent ages looking at the dimensions and measuring inside the PC. I couldn't fit a wider system. More expensive ones use wider fans and heatsinks.To recap. Perfect for the job with my CPU.For socket support, internet search 'Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler', and visit the Arctic Cooling web page for this item. In the default first tab 'description', scroll to the bottom of the page and view which sockets it supports. You'll see what you need to know under, 'Intel AMD - Wide Compatibility'.N.B. I have ordered a 92mm Arctic Cooling case fan, because of my success with this.

damn good fan. keeps my quad core phenom iix4 975 idle between 30 and 37 degrees. stress tested on low power consumption for thirty minutes with prime 95: all cores 100% full load 30-37 degrees. have not yet tested on full power consumption but it keeps it low between 40 and 50 degrees when using multiple applications same time lol.one thing bothers me as i am a total noob at cpu upgrading etc etc. the PWM controls, i cannot find because even though it keeps temps low at maximum 1700RPM... i still want some 2500RPM coz damn this lil guy is quiet. i got HDD fan that makes more noise than whole computer!pros:quiet, keeps it cool, fits into my ANKERMANN atx midi case. (dont ask what the hell it is, plz just think regular 16 cm wide case ok)cons:damn fat-finger pain to fit into amd motherboard. mine is am3+ M5A78L-M-LX. it got mx-2 already applied - not bad but i got mx-4 arctic paste and dropped temps by -5degrees.conclusions and after thoughts:i know i can get lower temps. just need to know how to turn off PWM controls. lol. that's gonna be fun. that's my budget done for that. might buy the big 13 freezer pro next as the BULLDOZERS come crushing through over all cpus! i have to keep it secret from my girlfriend. dont want Noctua as my case wont fit them in. those super beast fans but do not come close to the invincible NOFAN cpu fans. absolutely ice cool and silent.... i will update this as i do more tests but i am loving the lil pain in the fingers b......d!******UPDATE!!!!!Wow. figured the reason why it never shot above 1750 rpm. asus q-fan. doh! noob! disabled and now fan runs full throttle and less noisy than stock fan at full power. gonna upgrade to fx 6 core. i am not oc. no way. just want fast efficient cooled system****UPDATE!!! 2012I bought the amd fx 6100 6 core processor in august this year.installed Hardware monitor and CPU-Z CORE TEMPcpu temp ranges from 29degrees c to 35 degrees Celsius idle and core temp from 10 degrees to 18 degrees at idlemax setting idle at 35 to 40 degrees and core temp from 16 to 25 degrees. I am a casual gamer with more interest in editing photos and videos. on that note; photo and video editing on basic cyber link software is fast and I rarely go over 45 degrees cpu temp. core temp varies from 20 to 35 degrees.played sniper v2 and hard reset at max setting on hd 6670 and got 40 - 45 degrees Celsius and 18 to 30 degrees core temps.great cpu fan. and keeps my system running cool. bit noisy at full throttle maxing 2270 rpm but keeps things cool. at low cpu function it is at 995 rpm and barely audible. my pwm arctic cases fans on pwm connector are noisier.

Acheté pour remplacer le ventirad intel d'origine dans l'espoir d'améliorer le refroidissement ainsi que le bruit. Si concernant le bruit j'ai été un peu déçu (c'est quasiment la même chose qu'avec le ventirad Intel), concernant la température par contre je gagne environ 7 à 10°C ce qui est considérable ! Monté sur un I5 3750 pour un second PC dédié aux vieux jeux sur Steam.Montage : facile ! Il suffit de suivre le manuel en ligne sur le site constructeur (Artic). Tout c'est mis en place facilement, rapidement, aucun problème ! Par contre si comme moi vous avez 4 barettes de ram, attention : en effet le bord du ventirad tourné vers la ram peut rentrer en contact avec la barette du slot 1. Heureusement que dans mon cas ce fut une barette sans bouclier thermique, sans quoi j'aurais été obligé de l'enlever.En terme de qualité, pour le prix, il n'y a pas à se plaindre. Un ventirad parfait pour de vieux CPU avec un gain bien présent en température. Je recommande.

Auf meinem Medion PC war der AMD Boxed Lüfter montiert, ohne Worte, dass man so etwas überhaupt verbaut, für mich der absolute Elektroschrott und elendig laut.Also suchte ich nach einer einfachen Alternative und zu teuer sollte es auch nicht sein, zumal das Kühlkonzept im Medion Gehäuse eh mehr als fragwürdig ist. Den Gehäuselüfter hatte ich schon gegen einen Noctua getauscht und dann kam der große Moment.Ganz wichtiger TIPP:PC laufen lassen vor dem Umbau, damit die olle AMD Wärmeleitpaste nicht klebt wie Patex. Also kurz unter Last gesetzt und dann den Original Lüfter runter, CPU gereinigt mit Alkohol und 4 Schrauben in den Boardhalter gedreht, darauf 2 Winkel, die wieder mit je 2 Schrauben befestigt wurden. und schwups die wups, nur kurzfristig den Lüfter abgebaut und dann den bereits mit Wärmeleitpaste versehenen Kühler aufgesetzt, 2 Schrauben zum fixieren und den Lüfter wieder drauf und anschließen. Dauer vielleicht 20 Min...Erster Start, was denn das? Ich höre ja nix, kontrolliert ob der Lüfter auch wirklich dreht, ja tut er, Temperaturen ohne Last ähnlich wie vorher unter Last nicht über 70 Grad. Passt für mich, vor allem für den Preis.

Non è male... parlerò del Freezer 13X CO per amd. L'ho montato per sostituire un Freezer 7 pro (v1). E' stato piuttosto difficile da montare io ho un case molto piccolo. Questo dissipatore arriva a meno di 1 centimetro dal pannello di chiusura. Quindi è il più grande che posso montare.Dicevo il montaggio per me è abbastanza un "no". Nel senso che i dissipatori come il 7 pro che si montano sui retention bracket (quelle barrette di plastica intorno allo slot AM4) è oggettivamente mille volte più comodo e funzionale come sistema di montaggio. Qua occorre invece smontarli e poi agganciare il dissipatore usando il supporto posteriore della scheda madre il quale inizialmente rimane "molle" poi avvitandoci sopra il dissipatore va in tensione. Ma.. in tutta onestà.. è un sistema macchinoso. E la cosa a mio parere peggiore di questo dissipatore è il montaggio della ventola sul radiatore.Si preme ma non si capisce se è in posizione corretta.. è stato molto lungo metterla. Lo trovo un sistema peggiorativo rispetto al freezer 7 pro dove si agganciava molto più facilmente.Altri due elementi negativi sono il cavetto a 4 pin che è un po' blando.. nel senso.. è un cavetto lasciato scoperto e anche un po' troppo corto. E' arrivato proprio giusto giusto.. il freezer 7 pro lo aveva più generoso e coperto anche da una guaina termo-protettiva. Era un pelo più curato insomma.Stesso discorso sulla base... qua abbiamo la base in alluminio con gli heatpipes a contatto diretto.. il 7 pro non aveva gli heatpipes a contatto diretto. Tuttavia aveva la base interamente in rame. Quindi un altro elemento che sulla carta indicherebbe una maggiore cura e valore del 7 pro.Ora.. dette tutte queste considerazioni apparentemente critiche.. alla fine della fiera comunque.. nonostante il montaggio difficile.. nonostante il fatto che per montarlo spalmi la pasta termoconduttiva pre-applicata in giro perché lo "muovi" tanto.. (Perché il sistema di fissaggio è decisamente stupido) perché le viti non arrivano a prendere le barrette metalliche facilmente e finché non le prendono il backplate della scheda madre tende a muoversi non ha niente che lo tenga ancorato.Nonostante tutto questo, sul lato poi performance comunque questo dissipatore effettivamente riesce a rendere (evidentemente in virtù del design della ventola "coperto" e degli heatpipes a contatto diretto) di più del 7 pro.E infatti devo dire che il mio processore (Ryzen 5 1600x) raggiungeva in full load gli 80° (e talvolta poco più) adesso con questo non sembrerebbe superare mai i 75°. Quindi... si salva con le performance che comunque sembrano adeguate. E rimane comunque un prodotto valido anche visto il prezzo. Per chi ha case piccoli nei quali ,in ogni caso, non potrebbe montarne di più grossi.Una basetta interamente in rame e una guaina termo-protettiva sul cavo.. diciamo che non sarebbero guastati. Sarebbe stato un prodotto un po' più rifinito.

There is atleast 10* C drop in temperature when compared to the Wraith Spire cooler that comes with the Ryzen 3600 CPU. Absolutely recommend

This is my first time installing a CPU cooler and it was fairly easy. Just remove the current cooler and remember the way the 4 pin cable faces when you remove it and install the brackets(provided) pointing outwards with 4 m3 screws I believe are 8mm (screws not provided). Clean the cpu with Isopropyl alcohol (there's videos on how to do this) and then mount the cooler (copper tips pointing towards the top case fan) which is already pre-applied with thermal compound and line up the longer screws(provided) with the deeper screwholes on the brackets and make sure they all can tighten properly. Then connect the 4 pin cable the same direction you disconnected the stock cooler and you're done. Make sure to test the fan when you turn your computer on. Again, this is for the XPS 8930 so for you it might be a different installation process, but the brackets should line up to the screwholes as some have said they don't.After loads of research, I found this to be the only cooler for a decent price and seems to be the best option besides the OEM cooler that comes with the 8930 K series processor which goes for a little over $80 currently. As you may know, the CPU in the 8930 can get very hot and it needs proper cooling and DELL seems to have given us a very loud and inefficient fan but this fan I must tell you is much quieter and overall cools much better. I was getting temps of up to 94C in stress tests and after the installation I get low 80's during heavy gaming using a EVGA 1060 SC and overall gameplay is smoother with no framedrops.Now, from what I was reading, some people are reporting that by replacing the stock CPU cooler to this one you would get a BIOS error post boot up. I'm here to report that I'm getting no such error. Mind you, I am on the latest BIOS but I'm not sure if that makes a difference.I plan to upgrade the top case fan and add a front case fan soon so my cpu stays extra cool. I recommend this product if you own a XPS 8930.