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Arctic Freezer i32 CPU Cooler Review

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All temperature charts are sorted with lowest load temperatures at the top.

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The Arctic Freezer i32 offers good performance for a small air cooler. In both tests, it performs similarly to SilentiumPC's Fera 3 – which is not surprising, considering they both have 4 copper heatpipes and similarly-sized heatsinks.

Of course, you do not get the same performance as the £75 Liquid Freezer 240 – but that was never going to be the case. For a small air cooler, the relative performance of the Freezer i32 is very respectable.

Noise output

The first thing to say about the noise levels produced by the Freezer i32 is that they are non-existent while idling or under low levels of load. Simply put, the fan does not spin until load on the CPU reaches a certain point – it is a great feature.

When the CPU does ramp up, the F12 fans are still relatively inoffensive to the ears – a max speed of 1350rpm pushes enough air to keep the heatsink cool, but is certainly not horribly loud.

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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.