What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Cooler runs at 34° with a 27° ambient. At full load. Cooler keeps temps well under the chips max temp even on full load in a restricted case.
The heat sink is huge, it keeps my pc stable and cool even under stress testing. If it performs anything like the original it'll still be spinning for another ten years. Good easy mounting.
Probably the easiest aftermarket cooler to install. This had me sweating for a post in the hopes i hadn't cracked the ihs or the die.
Cons
The instructions are not great with the arctic freezer 7 pro. The amd retention bracket has to be completed by * two plates to either end of the bracket - and this requires the fan to be removed. The instructions given aren't much use at all and the i... Read More
It is virtually impossible to install whilst the motherboard is in the case. Unless you have less than a full bank of ram chips it is unlikely to fit.
Highlights
Quality
I bought this to replace a stock amd wraith stealth cooler that was supplied with the ryzen 5 3600
Good dependable brand mounting was a little bit iffy with the bracket but lowered the temperature 10° over the stock cooler
Also do be careful with the fan
However i did have issues with the backplate the legs were too short but arctic do provide a special backplate for your motherb... Read More
Price
Pro the cooling for the price is amazing and its not very loud cons the intel bracket is a bit scetchy as it is held in with cl... Read More
I ordered this to replace the stock ryzen cooler it is much quieter than the wraith prism and slightly cooler
Competitiveness
Aesthetically this fan looks good and is able to fit in a matx case
Using on ryzen 3600 msi mortarmax gtx 1070does the job for the price i think
Installation on the socket fm2 was a doddle though you do need a long thin crosshead screwdriver
My 7 year old pc amd fx6100 6 core 3
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Replaced stock amd stealth which was noisy on high workload
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Install used stock back plate loosely tightened thumb screws
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No cleaning wipe provided used alcohol cleaner to clean old wraith steal residuetook me 2030minsnext time maybe try had to push backplate against mb to get two main screws to bite
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If installing again id probably tape backplate against mb before placing cooler against cpu and apply pressure on screw to avoid messing up paste
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The media could not be loaded
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Had to open up pc again to check as it was so quiet i needed to check it was actually working
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The video told me to attach the base first and then the rest
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