arctic cooling freezer 7

[matas]

what do you think about this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185116#Gift ?i think will help to cool of my presscot better.

 

[bigdogtech]

I tried the Freezer7 and it was not as good as the stock HSF that came with my 540J. That surprised me. I'm now using this Gigabyte and it dropped my temps by 6 - 8 C:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835128008

I think in the end you just have to try a few and use the one that works best in your rig. I thought the freezer7 was going to be it, but it didn't work for me. By the way, I used AS Ceramique instead of AS5 - who knows.

One other thing - with that 108mm fan be prepared for some noise - it can be loud. For me it's a trade off I can live with for the lower temps.

 

[matas]

do you running presccott? how much Ghz? and you think this gigabyte better that freezer 7?about gigabyte not that good reviews

 

[mindwreck]

its a good heatsink. its about as good as xp90, but it is really quiet

 

[bigdogtech]

Yes - P4 540J - Prescott core.

Gigabyte may not get good reviews, but it worked very well for me.

 

[GI Ho]

Damn those hot Preshott.

It was one of the CPU coolers that I did consider as a replacement to the Intel stock cooler for a Pentium D 830. I was fed up with the idle temperature and noise.

A review of the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 is at:
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=arcticcf7

After reading a series of reviews online and in print for various CPU coolers, I started off with narrowing my choices down to:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7, Cooler Master Hyper 6+, Thermalright XP90, Thermalright XP90C, Scythe Katana, Scythe Ninja, and Themaltake Sonic Tower.

At the end, I settled for the Scythe Katana, used with thermal compound AS5 in an Antec P180 case, the idle temperature of the Pentium D 830 is reported at 37 degrees Celsius by EasyTune. In my opinion, the Intel stock cooler was evidently not sufficient for the Pentium D 830 as EasyTune reported idle temperature at 48 degrees Celsius and the fan spins at about 4000RPM. The Katana is only 300g, the 92mm fan spins at about 2000RPM and does a very efficient job in my opinion.

One of the biggest concerns these days with CPU coolers is the weight associated with the heatsink.

 

[matas]

Do i need any tools to put Xp90C or xp90 cooler(and any screws) ? its better that this freezer 7?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: matas
Do i need any tools to put Xp90C or xp90 cooler(and any screws) ? its better that this freezer 7?

The words better....should not be used....becuase we don`t know whats going on in your particular computer...

we don`t know how you configured the rest of your fans to cool your system or if you have any fans at all other that the CPU and vidcard fans.....

With that said--- I found that when I installed my XP120......that the mosy important tool I had was being patient!

Take your time and don`t force anything!!
Installing the CPU is not worth messing up your mobo...so take your time!!

Yes you might need a phillips head or a flat head screw driver and patience...

Good Luck!!

 

[WobbleWobble]

I have the Freezer64 (same thing, just different mounting system) and I really like it. It's really light and pretty quiet. Cools fairly well also. I highly recommend it.

Silent PC Review has a favourable review on it.

The price you linked to seems expensive. I can buy it locally for $30 Canadian..