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Arctic Freezer i32 CPU Cooler Review

box

The Arctic Freezer i32 ships in a familiar-looking box – Arctic's other coolers (such as the Liquid Freezer 240) also ship in white-and-blue boxes.

accessories fan

Inside, there is little in the way of accessories. This is partly due to the fact that the Freezer i32 only supports Intel sockets. There is an AMD equivalent, the Freezer A32, so make sure you don't buy the wrong one!

What you do get, however, is a standard backplate, four fan clips, two mounting brackets, a sachet of thermal paste, and finally an assortment of screws.

A single 120mm fan is also included – Arctic's F12 fan. As mentioned on the first page, the fan only spins when the CPU is under a certain amount of load – to be precise, when the PWM value reaches 40%.

manual

The instructions booklet is clear and detailed, with every step explained for both the LGA 2011 and LGA 115x sockets.

heatsink label

Lastly, we get a look at the heatsink. It is a fairly slim unit, with 4 copper heatpipes. Arctic are keen to point out the fact that the heatpipes are off-centre, which should allow for greater heat dissipation (as compared to the i32's predecessor, the i30.)

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7 comments

  1. Александар Шикуљак

    I had their cooling all recommendations

  2. It’s good but when its main competitor is Fera 3, it loses. It has almost identical performance but is cheaper and much better looking(the new revision has really clean looking heatpipe caps and a black top: https://www.silentiumpc.com/en/fera-3-he1224/ ).
    On the other hand both are great. I used hardware from both companies and their customer service is absolutely top notch.

  3. Zero fan feature is a good selling point, really looking forward this cooler for my next build when Kaby Lake comes out.

  4. Alin Versailles Sukisman

    Too bad it is too heighty for my Thermaltake Core V1. If it is 5mm shorter I might change my choice. Either way, Cryorig H7 is my choice (barely hit the top by 1-2mm).

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  6. I would dig this cooler so much if optional mounting brackets would allow the cooler to be mounted rotated 90 degrees, actually looking at it, that would really interfere with the RAM, maybe a future version that is a bit taller so the radiator grid can be raised it to clear the memory

  7. Freethinking Влади́мир

    The stock pictures are without the washers by the way. I have them with. The i32 is quiet always, and cooling is average for this kind of a cooler. So perfect for light overclocking. However, during hot summerdays, better to have a good ventilated case. Source: me being an owner.