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Like the Freezer 7 Pro, the Freezer Xtreme is supplied within a clear plastic carton that gives us an idea of the size and shape of the cooler within. On the front there is a list of all the compatible sockets.
Turning the packet over reveals some further details about the product inside and some performance comparisons. The packaging isn't as robust as examples we've seen from manufacturers such as Noctua and isn't likely to provide the same level of protection but there is a significant difference in price so this is to be expected.
The Freezer Xtreme also uses an identical mounting system to the Freezer 7 Pro, consisting of a plastic bracket and four push pins. Aside from these, we only find an installation guide and an Arctic Cooling sticker in the packet. The Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal paste is pre-applied to the copper block.
Arctic Cooling have used a twin-tower design for the Freezer Xtreme. Each tower consists of a stack of 102 aluminium fins. These sit on top of four 6mm U-shaped copper heatpipes which meet at the copper block. The mounting plate is preattached to the block to facilitate a speedy installation.
Between the two cooling towers we find the 120mm PWM controlled fan. This has a competely unique housing and mounting design which would make it extremely difficult to swap it out with another. Additionally, there isn't any provision for a second fan for a push-pull configuration for those who want to make the most out of the cooler. This is sure to put off some more performance-minded users.
These coolers are such good value, how would it compare to the 38 quid Thermaltake Frio you reckon? any ideas?
very good pricing as always from arctic cooling. I still cant over that extreme solution KitGuru tested for the 5870 last week. serious performance.
I would say this might be quite close in performance to the frio, slightly weaker, but close enough to warrant the 10-12 price difference 🙂
wonder why they didn’t go for the direct touch heatpipe design.
I have always bought arctic cooling products, they are so competitive priced and last a long time. this is great.
I like this design, their quality is very high for the price points they achieve. very good value product this. 28 quid now is cheap for a high end cooler.
the only problem I have with arctic cooling is their cheap packaging. our postmen here wreck everything. they need to get stronger boxes.
Hmmmmm
Push pins for a cooler branded “Xtreme”
*FAIL*
Point is well made Fisshy, only thing I will say is that many people actually like this as they dont have to mess around with backplates. its always been an arctic cooling design decision.
I have to agree with Fisshy. for an extreme cooler you just cant get the same mounting pressure as a dedicated backplate design.
What is the sound “quality” for this cooler?
I know that their fans are very quiet but not that good @ air flow not to mention static pressure…
The fan isn’t as quiet as a noctua and doesn’t seem to shift a lot of air. But it isn’t intrusive, especially if you use PWM.
Hmmm…
and I thought that arctic cooling fans were quieter than the noctua…
Its an interesting point Jordan. I know a lot of people find Noctua fans irritating – MKK for instance on the forums pointed out that the specific tone that noctua fans produce, annoy him. I find noctua fans very quiet myself but perhaps everyone has a different view on this. We will look at getting Henry a noise meter shortly for more analysis on these reviews. The arctic cooling freezer (not the extreme) I have here is reasonably quiet, their fans are normally quite good.
Indeed, fans noise is very subjective
I have only one noctua on my system – NF-P12. though very good fan I find its sound just OK… not pleasant but not too irritating too. I use it as front intake on my case.
I have 2 akasa apache and I find those bit better – air flow wise and noise wise. they are strapped on my IFX-14 (since they are PWM).
I also have scythe slip stream (exhaust) and 2 scythe s-flex (top exhaust) so all in all, system is cooling nice and it is not that noisy (for 8 fans in total – didn’t mentioned bottom intake slip stream and side panel scythe kaze mary).
I had my own fan research some time ago and those fans were the result out of it… 😀
Conning the advertisers with the impression of more hits than you really get?
You force me to look at 5 small pages rather than let me see one page.