Arctic Cooling - Freezer 13

Looks pretty good, though im surprised that arctic havent released a cooler with a 120mm fan.
 
Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
MSRP (excl. VAT):
24,90 € / US$ 35.50


Freezer 13
MSRP (excl. VAT):
27,60 € / US$ 35.90


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still the same crud amd mounting system as the freezer 7.
why cant the amd camp have the same mounting options as intel does
 
Seraph, I'm not sure if you noticed but the AMD® retention mechanism is rectangular and the Intel® retention mechanism is square? :p . . . i.e the Intel® users can angle their heatsinks in any direction they please by rotating the baseplate before they attach it . . .

The AMD® users with a modern Thermally Improved chassis will be happy to have their Arctic Cooling Freezer 13's pointing upwards towards the roof fans? . . .

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if you don't have a blow-hole in the roof of your case and feel the need to grumble then send AMD® an email asking them if they can make their future retention mechanism square like Intel® ;) . . .
 
i do but lol like nearly everyone with a freezer 7, i have a dilemma, should i have my HSF blowing warm air onto an already pretty hot graphics card, or do i have the cpu cooler suck the warm air off my graphics card?

i know you might say it's neglible if the warm air would do any damage or such but i still find it annoying that mounting options are more plenty for the intel mobo's out there than the amd camp
 
Seraph, a lot of GPU's expel the heat they generate through their own exhaust systems and straight out the back of the case therefore if you had the HSF pointing upwards it wouldn't really be sucking any warm-air in? . . . in the example of someone who owns a modern chassis with a roof fan I don't think it makes sense to have the HSF upside-down and forcing air downwards? . . . that would create airflow "contention" with the case roof fan trying to pull the air upwards and the HSF trying to blow the air downwards . . . the two opposing forces of air would counteract each other and diminish the airflow potential . . .

I understand your "annoyance" that you cannot have complete control over which direction to point your heatsink on the AMD® platform but I have yet to come across a heatsink that gives an AMD® user this choice? . . . I have the opposite problem to you with a Thermolab Baram I am using which I want to point upwards towards the roof fan but the mounting bracket forces me to aim it towards the back of the case :D . . . this bugs me because I like to use the Baram "Fanless" and feel its performance would be a tad better if it was angled with the greater surface area towards the 140mm roof fan instead of side-on . . . I only use two fans in the Antec 300 and don't have a rear 120mm fan mounted . . .

Anyway . . . I don't think the Freezer 13 mounting system is to blame here really? . . . as an AMD® users and given the choice of either having it pointing towards the back of the case or pointing upwards I think Arctic cooling looking to the future have made the correct design decision . . . AMD® users have two screws to attach and its job done . . . the Intel® users have a "one-time" deal of also attaching the square retention mechanism which take them all of two extra minutes . . . . even if I was using an Intel® system I would still have the fan pointing upwards! :p

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 with it's 200watt TDP support, improved no-nonsense mounting system & selling at sub £20 will be like a breath of fresh air for OverClockers on a budget! :cool:

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I'm also thinking the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 may have addressed the issue on the AMD® platform where sticks of memory that feature large "HeatSpreaders" can collide with a 3rd Party tower HSF when fitted to the slots nearest the CPU socket! ;)

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pastymuncher said:
Still use the awful Intel push pin mounts. It's about time they used a proper bolt through system.
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pastymuncher said:
Those white things in the picture look pretty much like push pins to me.
Oh look, push pins
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pastymuncher, whats wrong with you man! :p

Can't you see you are mistaken . . . is it such a big deal to make a mistake? . . . the LGA775 bracket uses a clever set of Arctic pins to mount it, its a one-time deal yeah? . . . and means a user doesn't have to remove their motherboard . . . its clever! :)

Its not the "the awful Intel push pin mounts" as when you fit the heatsink you use two screws, when you take the heatsink off you use two screws!

Does the "the awful Intel push pin mounts" heatsinks you were refering too use two screws to mount the heatsink or take the heatsink off? . . . no? . . . didn't think so! :D
 
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