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At first glance, the Arctic Freezer i32 looks like a fairly standard air cooler.
If you simply jumped to the performance charts, that is indeed the impression you may come away with. However, the Freezer i32 is not about raw performance.
Its main feature is that it is a ‘semi-passive' cooler. The cooler's fan only spins once the CPU is under a certain amount of load – meaning you can email, watch videos and type documents in silence, as the fan will simply not spin.
This makes the Freezer i32 an enticing option for builds where silence is key – a media centre, for example, would benefit hugely from this design.
There are a few niggles with the Freezer i32 – installing the rubber washers is a pain, and raw performance figures are not mind-blowing.
However, the fan's ability to switch off at low levels of CPU load is greatly appreciated, and makes the Arctic Freezer i32 well worth £30.
You can pick one up from CCL for just under £30 HERE.
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Pros
- Semi-passive.
- Compact.
- Fan is inoffensive under load.
- Affordable.
Cons
- Very fiddly to install the rubber washers.
- Raw performance levels are pretty standard.
KitGuru says: The ability of the Freezer i32's fan to stop spinning entirely propels the cooler to our ‘Worth Buying' award. If silence is key, this a great option.
I had their cooling all recommendations
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.
Zero fan feature is a good selling point, really looking forward this cooler for my next build when Kaby Lake comes out.
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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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
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.