Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

caithomas44 · 30 Oct 2007 at 14:17

A small quick review.

well... wow!! until now i had always been one to stick with the stock fan, only once had i ever changed a fan and that was with my amd x2 when they first came out,

i noticed my q6600 was running at 50'c to 60'c on half load and i was not too impressed so i ordered a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

i am impressed!

now running at 26'c idle and 35'c under half load 40'c full load

what a drop!!

i know most people here probaly have water cooling or zalaman coolers but for a budget £15 cpu cooler you can't go wrong with this!

anyone who still has a stock fan go and get your credit/debit card and buy one of these now

ohh and it is hardly audible compared to the stock intel fan

Admiral Huddy · 30 Oct 2007 at 14:26

Yep it's a decent cooler and you don't have to take the motherboard out to fit it either.

Craigius · 30 Oct 2007 at 15:19

Could you post a picture of it fitted?

beaNN · 30 Oct 2007 at 15:22

Aye its a good cooler, just got one for my rig

Munky1080 · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:38

I second your opinion, it's some of the best £15 i've ever spent!

JIM_BOB7813 · 30 Oct 2007 at 17:53

Not sure if I should get one of these or for Thermalright Ultima 90 for my E4300 to try and reach 3GHz. The Ultima costs £25 + cost of 120mm fan so ~£30 whereas the AC7 costs half that, fan included

Skeeter · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:14

I got a mate who has a E4300 under a F7 Pro and hit 3Ghtz without trying! Come to think of it, he lives on here, hell prob back himself up somewhen soon!

rikky · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:36

Go for the Coolermaster Hyper TX which is on offer for £15 delivered, slightly better than a Freezer Pro and quieter ... a steal at that price.

caithomas44 · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:57

Craigius said:
Could you post a picture of it fitted?

yep i will do this evening if i remember to once i have got back from the gym

rEeee · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:09

What thermal compound did you use/advice?

mark43 · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:14

I agree, also like this cooler!

JimmahuK · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:28

It is a good budget cooler although i still think the Tuniq Tower is the best "bang for buck" cooler so to speak.

Columbo · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:37

Craigius said:
Could you post a picture of it fitted?

Here you go. Its a stunning cooler. Setup in sig never goes above 50c under load.

Best £16 Ive ever spent on a PC part.

LoadsaMoney · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:45

yeah cracking coolers, mine only runs half speed, its well quiet. :cool:

Ian Marsh · 30 Oct 2007 at 20:56

I have heard nothing but the highest praise for the Artic freezer 7, and I know OCUK also recommend this cooler. I have seen some posts that say for a quad core buy something better, but I know there are some people out there that are amazed at the resutls when used with quad core CPU's, it must be a great heatsink and an absolute bargin too.

J0hnb0y · 30 Oct 2007 at 21:04

i cant wait to get my Freezer 64! come on second class post...

is it not better to point the fan towards the rear case fan? looks like yours is facing forward. have to say this has been puzzling me somewhat as to the direction of the fan as it does not point towards the case panel!!

Columbo · 30 Oct 2007 at 21:07

J0hnb0y said:
is it not better to point the fan towards the rear case fan? looks like yours is facing forward. have to say this has been puzzling me somewhat as to the direction of the fan as it does not point towards the case panel!!

Nope because the fan sucks in air and blows it out the other side. The fan behind then takes it out of the case.

Temps under full load below.

caithomas44 · 30 Oct 2007 at 21:46

here we go sorry about the bad pictures, stupid bright blue fan at the back of the case!

and yes the fan should face the fan at the back so that it sucks the hottest air straight out. if the other way around you are spraying diffuse warm air all over your memory and chipset which is not a good idea!!

wiiija · 30 Oct 2007 at 22:05

So does the fan suck air through the heatsink then? I'm yet to use mine but plugging it in it certainly feels like its blowing air through the heatsink to me.

caithomas44 · 30 Oct 2007 at 22:07

wiiija said:
So does the fan suck air through the heatsink then? I'm yet to use mine but plugging it in it certainly feels like its blowing air through the heatsink to me.

good point i will go and check lol