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arr4ws

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Anyone have any experience with this brand?

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_42&mID=245

Im looking at buying this product to overclock my i7 920 to 3.6. The heatsink is light and compact , just like what im looking for. The price is also pretty good. My only gripe is the pre applied thermal paste and the fan. There is also a pushpin installation system wich im not familiar with.

Its either this or a zalman cnps10x or 9900
 
I know they make good thermal paste and that their older Freezer from a few years ago was good.

From what I've seen, the Freezer EXTREME only has silence going for it compared to other heatsinks as it doesn't really fair too well against it's competition when temperatures are considered. Although, these are from the limited number of reviews I've looked at.

The Scythe Mugen 2 and Cooler Master Hyper 212+ are worth a look if you want more options. But, from your choices, I would go with the CNPS10X.
 
I just purchased the Performa last week for my i7-930 build. So far I'm reasonably happy with it. I've only just started overclocking it, but I have my 930 @ 4Ghz (open case, about 70 F ambient) and Realtemp is reporting a high of 70 C when running Linx.
 
The Silver 5 came out as one of the best TIM's in a test of 80.

Last night I ended my relationship with an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7. Piece of crap. The heatsink and fan are fine, but the mounting is horrible and I was unable to remount it. I had taken it off to lap it. Turns out it really, really needed to be lapped because it was quite uneven. And somewhere in the process I stabbed the tip of my finger in a way that got some Silver 5 in the wound. Unhappy.

I've had other Arctic Cooling coolers for CPU and video card and build quality seems to generally be low with that brand. I'd skip it.
 
Light and compact means it'll preform like crap. Basic thermodynamics. And for 55$ it's a waste of money. Go grab a ThermalRight 120 Extereme like everyone else, it's about the same price and a hell of a lot better cooler.

If your worried about the weight of the above on your CPU, then go grab a H50 kit on sale.

But Artic Cooling is a low end brand.
 
If you like Noctua I would go with a Noctua D14, or the Corsair H70 if there is no budget.
 
Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Venomous-X, or the Corsair H70.

Take your pick.
 
No water cooling for me thank you. Also the nh-d14 is too big and will hide my ram. Im not sure I want that.
 
arr4ws said:
No water cooling for me thank you. Also the nh-d14 is too big and will hide my ram. Im not sure I want that.
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The H70 is pretty far from "classical" water cooling. It's a completely sealed unit and it's not even thier first go at it. The H50 has been on the market for years now and I don't think I've ever heard of one leaking.
 
vengence said:
The H70 is pretty far from "classical" water cooling. It's a completely sealed unit and it's not even thier first go at it. The H50 has been on the market for years now and I don't think I've ever heard of one leaking.
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Agreed. The H70 is a self contained cooling unit. The chance for leaks is minimal at best. For my money I would go with the H70 if you don't want a huge HS taking up your whole case. The top tier air coolers are going to take up a lot of space no matter which one you get.
 
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I wouldn't say they don't leak, well I guess it won't really 'leak' leak, but the water level will eventually drop to a point where it's no longer useful/will kill it's pump. no clue how long the newer closed-loop coolers will last, but the older models usually last for one of the longer upgrade cycles (around 4 years) if you're lucky enough not to have the pump die. they're good coolers, but they just won't last indefinitely.
 
Skull_Angel said:
I wouldn't say they don't leak, well I guess it won't really 'leak' leak, but the water level will eventually drop to a point where it's no longer useful/will kill it's pump. no clue how long the newer closed-loop coolers will last, but the older models usually last for one of the longer upgrade cycles (around 4 years) if you're lucky enough not to have the pump die. they're good coolers, but they just won't last indefinitely.
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I don't think anyone is claiming they are going to last 20 years. I know I don't use any 4 year old cooling hardware in my systems. Either the socket has changed or the cooling system isn't adequate anymore.
 
the h50 seems very effective from what i read... and cheaper than the noctua mentionned. Very interesting option.
 
arr4ws said:
Im looking at buying this product to overclock my i7 920 to 3.6.
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I see that you are planning on doing a mild overclock, so yes, the H50 is an excellent choice.
 
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If you have no budget I'd go with a H50/70, as people have already suggested. They look easy to install and I've heard great things about them.
 
arctic cooling is not low end....
but for this cpu you should buy a bedder cooler like, Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Venomous-X, or the Corsair H70.
 
I just got the Thermalright Venomous X - RT and I love it. My i5 760 at 3.93 idles 32 31 31 31. I replaced a Thermalright 120 Black.
 
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