Arctic Cooling - Freezer 13

Before I got the Akasa Venom, I used the AC Freezer 7 rev 2, it has the same mounting pins as the Freezer 13 and was a doddle to install, literally minutes compared to the on mobo off mobo ... 'bugga, I've bent the pins' original ... and the standard intel heat sink, and it was a da*n site easier to remove too.
 
Big.Wayne said:
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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How am i wrong? At the end of the day the cooler and bracket are still fitted to the board using push pins similar to Intels stock coolers. Bolt through kits are superior and do not bend the boards (unless overtightened) unlike the push pin method. Yes they do require board removal if you don't have a cut out on the mobo tray but most people fit coolers when they are building a rig anyway.
 
pastymuncher said:
How am i wrong?
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I would say because you condem things before you actually understand it! :D

In future take an extra two minutes to look into something and understand fully before you slate it . . . its obvious from your first post you took a quick glance and "assumed" the cooler used "awful" Intel® Push-Pins (which we both dislike) to mount the cooler . . .

"At the end of the day" you now have learnt something you didn't know before . . . congratz! :cool:
 
Big.Wayne said:
I would say because you condem things before you actually understand it! :D

In future take an extra two minutes to look into something and understand fully before you slate it . . . its obvious from your first post you took a quick glance and "assumed" the cooler used "awful" Intel® Push-Pins (which we both dislike) to mount the cooler . . .

"At the end of the day" you now have learnt something you didn't know before . . . congratz! :cool:
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Whatever Wayne. Carry on living in your "more knowledgeable than everyone else" world. It uses push pins to mount to the board and even you can't deny that.



barrix said:
AM3? no
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Yes. AM3 uses the same mounts as AM2/AM2+.
 
pastymuncher said:
Still use the awful Intel push pin mounts
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pastymuncher said:
It uses push pins to mount to the board and even you can't deny that.
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The Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 uses a set of Arctic push-pins to attach the Intel® retention mechanism alone to the motherboard . . . the cooler is attached separately using two screws . . . when a user wishes to swap-out Intel® chips they undo two screws, remove the cooler, swap out chips and re-attach the cooler using two screws . . . this is quite a different process to using ye old Intel® push-pins . . . much improved I would say ;)

I don't think anything less of you for making a mistake . . although your pride would seem to stop you laughing off such a trivial error . . . it's really not a big deal . . . get over it! :cool:


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Big.Wayne said:
Contrary to popular belief I think 13 is a lucky number actually! :D
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IMHO > you would, what a surprise..

From a review >

The bundle includes a short installation guide, with a mounting bracket and necessary screws. This cooler uses a *traditional push pin mounting system which won’t appeal to the hardcore audience* , but has proven to be a really ‘easy to fit’ system for the majority of enthusiast users.
 
Yes thank you OLDPHART, if you are trying to engineer a further argument about the difference between the older Intel® Push-Pin/Heatsink combo and the Arctic retention mechanism along with the screw-on heatsink then I suggest you find something better to do with your time :D

It's clearly different and clearly much improved for all those with eyes to see! :cool:
 
Big.Wayne said:
The Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 uses a set of Arctic push-pins to attach the Intel® retention mechanism alone to the motherboard



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Yes it's a improvement over the stock intel push/pin, you even say in your"quote" that they are push/pin......

Another reviewer >
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/zardon/arctic-cooling-freezer-13-review/3/

The Freezer 13 is lighter and smaller and while this will immediately alienate a portion of the audience reading this, it is rather refreshing to use such a simple system for installation.

It took literally 30 seconds to fit the plastic mounting bracket and the **four push pins** are strong enough to feel as if they could deal with heavy handed abuse. They can be used for both AMD and Intel platforms, although we are using an Intel Core i7 920 and ASROCK 1366 slot motherboard, seen above.

So l take it the two reviewer's have it wrong, so why don't you write in and tell them?

I suggest you find something better to do with your time, does that include the reviewer's as well!!!!
 
OLDPHART quotes from reviews said:
  • "Proven to be a really ‘easy to fit’ system for the majority of enthusiast users"
  • "Took literally 30 seconds to fit the plastic mounting bracket"
  • "It is rather refreshing to use such a simple system for installation"
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There ya have it folks . . . a much improved system and a far cry from the days of old when the enthusiast on a budget had to struggle fitting either the stock Intel® heatsink or a 3rd party heatsink featuring the badly designed and fiddly Intel® Push-Pins . . .

Good work Arctic Cooling! :cool:
 
LOL you missed a bit out >

It took literally 30 seconds to fit the plastic mounting bracket and the >

**four push pins**

> are strong enough to feel as if they could deal with heavy handed abuse.

That's from the review as well, and yes l agree its better system.
 
Indeed! :)

In case you are unsure of my argument I am just trying to make sure that there is no misunderstanding between the older one-piece Intel® Push-Pin HSF design and the newer Arctic Cooling design. . . it is important to not transfer any of the negative stigma, bad user experiences, bad press of the old onto the new . . .

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 does not use "the awful Intel push pin mounts" to attach the cooler . . . the cooler is attached using two screws . . . as Intel® LGA motherboards do not come as standard with a retention mechanism arctic cooling supplies one that is attached using updated Arctic two-piece push-pins . . .

I'm not sure what your argument is and I don't see how anyone can say anything negative about this affordable heatsink? . . . the one-piece Intel® push-pin design is not great, thats why I made a thread back in Oct 2008 showing people how to retro fit a thermalright bolt-thru kit to avoid the hassles of fitting a heatsink that used Intel® push-pins . . . although this Thermalright kit solved the problem it added an extra £5.00 to the cost . . . that's what is so great about the updated Arctic design, the end user pays their money for the HSF and gets an easy, no nonsense method to attach the heatsink included in the price, and attaching the heatsink and reattaching the heatsink again and again and again with *two screws* is really not the same thing as having to fumble around with push-pins!

The Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 and the newer Freezer 13 which use a different mounting system do not and must not be confused with the older Intel® push-pin design . . . you could be putting worried people off buying something for no need but because you may be suggesting there is an inherent flaw/problem people may avoid a product that is affordable and works great . . . . why would you do this?

I think that clears it up, if you still don't understand then I suggest you buy a newer Arctic Cooler and try it for yourself! :cool:
 
Seems like a pretty decent idea, very handy that once you mount the backplate, thats it. Similair to the i7 bracket i bought for my old TRUE.

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Mount the backplate once then clamp down with the crossbar, to remove the cooler, all that had to be removed was two screws leaving the backplate attached to the board. My current Prolimatech megahelims uses a similair but beefier design.
 
Hi BW, where have i said the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 is a bad system for mounting the Heatsink, if you look at my replie's l have agreed its a better system.

But at the end of the day the retention mechanism is held in place by push/pin's and l agreed they are better than the old intel stock one's...

No where have l stated the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13, is a bad product, if you think its that good put your money where your mouth is and try it yourself and give us a honest review!!!!

Please!!!!!
 
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