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CPU Coolers with Heatpipes from Arctic Cooling

Category: Coolers

by Sergey Lepilov

[ 02/08/2006 | 10:48 AM ]

Today we would like to introduce to you two CPU cooling solutions from Arctic Cooling Company called Freezer 7 Pro and Freezer 64 Pro that have come to replace their predecessors – Freezer 7 and Freezer 64. We will compare their efficiency against the monsters from Thermaltake and Zalman.

Table of contents:

• Package and Accessories
  
• Closer Look
  
• Installation Tips
  
• Technical Specifications
  
• Testbed and Methods
  
• Thermal Performance Analysis
  
• Conclusion
  

The processor cooling solutions using heatpipe technology start little by little moving from the high-end price segment to the mainstream category. As for the $30 price range, we could also sometimes come across heatpipe coolers here, although we have to admit that the solutions in this price group have always been considerably less efficient than the more expensive heatpipe products from Zalman, Thermaltake or CoolerMaster, for instance.

Nevertheless, inexpensive cooling solutions kept evolving and today we are going to introduce to you a pair of really attractive products from Arctic Cooling: Freezer 7 Pro and Freezer 64 Pro, that have come to replace their predecessors – Freezer 7 and Freezer 64.

Let’s find out now how much progress they have made today.

Package and Accessories

We will start checking out these babies with their packaging. Arctic Cooling products are shipped in identically designed carton boxes colored with glossy black:

The only difference between the coolers is the name on the box: one says Freezer 7 Pro for Socket T (LGA775) and the other - Freezer 64 Pro for Socket 754/939/940. In fact, the coolers only distinguishing features besides the name is the retention mechanism, which is actually quite logical. Therefore, we will continue our discussion of the cooler design peculiarities with only one of them: Freezer 7 Pro. The specific design of the retention mechanism of the Freezer 64 Pro will be discussed separately later in this review.