Installation Tips

As you may have already noticed, the Freezer 7 Pro is installed onto the CPU in a standard way. It is fastened just like any boxed Intel cooler, i.e. with four plastic “pins” that should be pushed all the way into the holes around the processor socket until you hear a clicking sound.

The cooler can be removed very easily, by simply rotating the nail heads counter-clockwise with a flat screwdriver and removing them from the holes. Since the holes are symmetrically placed around the Socket T (LGA775), the cooler can be installed facing either way. The ideal position however is when the airflow from the cooler fan is directed to the system case rear fan or towards the PSU fan taking air in. This is a great advantage of this cooler. I would also like to add that when you install the cooler it is very convenient to remove the fan first, fasten the heatsink on top of the CPU and then return the plastic frame with the fan back in its place.

As for the other cooler model, Freezer 64 Pro, it is installed in a classical way with the help of a traditional metal bracket catching to the plastic frame around the processor socket. After that the cooler is pressed to the CPU with a locking latch:

You may get the impression that the installation of the Freezer 64 pro cooler may depend on the position of the plastic frame around the CPU socket. However, it is not quite like that. Arctic Cooling offers us a lot more flexibility here. The thing is that the cooler retention bracket can be moved from the standard position “along the fan” into the position “across the fan”. It can be easily done by simply removing the locking latch:

You can download a detailed installation guide for Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro from the company web-site (pdf-file, 176KB ).

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro and Freezer 7 Pro are already selling for about $32.

Well, now that we have introduced to you all the smallest details about new arctic coolers design, let’s sum up the technical specs in a table.