Arctic Freezer 34 eSports DUO – CPU Air Cooler Review

Packaging of the Freezer 34 eSports Duo follows the same theme of the cooler itself, with a minimalist black and white design and Arctic branding to match.

The front of the box shows a large central image of the cooler, with Freezer 34 eSports Duo lettering at the bottom. Just above is a reference to 10 years warranty and a QR code with Arctic logo in the top left. On the right side of the box is a list of key features in various languages.

Printed on the rear, there are various images of the key feature of the cooler with a chart outlining performance. The left-hand side of the box shows what Arctic call a function diagram detailing the various components of the cooler, with full specification and dimensions below.

Taken out of the box we see the cooler is pre-installed with both fans. However, these must be removed for installation. The visual design of the cooler follows the same style as the Freezer 33 eSports ONE which we reviewed early in 2018.

A single mounting back plate for Intel installations is supplied – AMD AM4 installation retains the stock back plate. All mounting hardware is supplied in a single plastic bag.

Arctic choose not to supply an installation manual and instead you get a card with a QR code, which you can scan to take you to the support page online where you will find a digital version of the installation manual.

There’s an aluminium base with four bare copper heat pipes running through for direct contact to the CPU HIS – this should be advantageous for thermal dissipation. The four heat pipes run through fifty-four aluminium fins. The whole unit is covered in a black thermal coating, which sports a matte finish.

Two 120mm BioniX P-Series fans included are visually pleasing. A black frame with a white inner ring and corner accents sets off the black and white theme of the cooler and gives it a modern understated look.

The two fans are retained to the cooler with a spring clip system and have connections built into the cables for connecting two fans together.

The size, shape and design of the Freezer 34 eSports DUO is reminiscent of the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, which is a firm favourite in budget system build. It will be interesting to see how their thermal performance compares during stress testing. The noticeable difference between the two is that the Cooler Master has cooling fins on the base plate, whereas the Freezer 34 does not.

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