Arctic Freezer 7 Not cooling my e6300 well

Robert · 30 Nov 2006 at 17:47

Not all freezers, so are there different types of the freezer 7? I don't think there are. You seem to be ignoring the fact that a lot of people who probably have very similar systems/cases are getting much better temps. Does that not seem fishy to you?

Nuttah · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:00

CatMangler said:
My AF7Pro story:

Core2 6300 with stock HSF idle 35c load 50c @ 2.7Ghz
Core2 6300 with AF7Pro idle 21c load 35-40c @ 2.9Ghz

Me more than happy

What are you using to read temps fella? Coz they are some damn good temps your getting there. I can understand a few degress difference but you are getting like 15 degress better then me.

Nuttah · 30 Nov 2006 at 22:09

Rich said:
I never said the temps were awesome, but don't let the facts get in the way of your posting.
I used the word "awesome" to describe the Tuniq, not the temps it was achieving. If you have seen one you will know what i mean....they are massive.

You seem to be more interested in ignoring what I type, then telling me I have fitted it incorrectly, and then ignoring the fact that im running the fan on SILENT (The Freezer IS NOT SILENT) in a very quietly cooled case. This is what makes the temps impressive.

When I referred to the Tuniq spanking the spots off the Freezer, I was talking about the Freezer I had here, not all Freezers, so dont get your panties in a bunch.

You obviously have no interest in reading what I type, so im just going to stop replying to this thread - its getting boring. I am happy with the Tuniq, and as i have already said, I'm glad the Freezer is working out for you, but it didnt for me.

Don't suppose you could try running the fan at a decent speed and letting me know what speeds you get under load then? I was torn between paying the extra for the tower or getting the freezer, still not sure if I made the right choice. Pushed mine to 3ghz now and still not going over 56 degress, worried that to get anymore though i'm gonna need to push the voltage up, could have a nasty affect on temps....

CatMangler · 1 Dec 2006 at 20:13

Nuttah said:
What are you using to read temps fella? Coz they are some damn good temps your getting there. I can understand a few degress difference but you are getting like 15 degress better then me.

I use the Speedfan utility

Jabbs · 7 Jan 2007 at 13:00

I have found the only true temp program is core temp, if i go of anything else it says my 6300 is 27c where as on core temp its around 37c stock.

I had a freezer 7 on mine and it was noisy on full whack but i can't say the Tuniq i got now cools much better, only real bonus is the fan noise is quieter as i don't need it on full whack, but even on full whack the temps aint much different as compared too the freezer 7.

Jabbs · 8 Jan 2007 at 00:26

Ill repost to this got it sorted now and my 6300@ 3.150 gig its knocked the temps down too 33c/34 on the cores, was high 40's on the freezer 7 and don't need the fan on very high either, big thumbs up.

Solari · 8 Jan 2007 at 15:31

Anyone running a Freezer 7 Pro on a DS3 & 6300 in a PC7-Plus case?

Could you post your temps please as I could use a benchmark

Big.Wayne · 9 Jan 2007 at 04:03

I'm also having problems getting a decent fitting with this cooler, first time I used this INTEL push-pin thing, so far I don't like it.

e6300/stock - ASUS P5B Deluxe Wifi - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro @2700RPM (loud) - Open Case - Idle/Load

e6300/stock - ASUS P5B Deluxe Wifi - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro @1068RPM (quiet) - Open Case - Idle/Load

I have tried reseating it twice, the second time I cleaned off all the stock tim and applied a nice coat of arctic silver. I believe the HSF is fitted correctly, the pins were turned 'anti-clockwise' before fitting and clockwise after they were snapped in, not 100% all four pins are locked in though?

The Arctic Freezer 7 Pro is a joke when running at 100% rpms, for my tastes I have to enable 'Q-Fan' in the BIOS and that slows the rpms right down and makes it very quiet indeed but clearly something is not right here and this is all at stock still? I intend to overclock but with stock temps like this I'm not gonna get very far! :eek:

I'm have been fitting the HSF to the mobo when it is in my case (lots of room) but I think I'm gonna have to take the mobo out and do it like that, also I wanna see if I have fitted it correctly.

I'll see how it goes but my first impression is not good, dunno what INTEL was thinking when they came up with this clip system?

I have always used Thermalright heatsinks so this arctic is 'clearly' a step down from what I normally use, but I read so many good reviews I thought why not give it a go.

Don't fancy having to take my mobo out everytime I change cpu (thats why I bought a huge case!) so I am interested to know which Heatsinks have a 'proper' method of fitting?

Normally when I look at the base of a HSF I can see the details from the surface of the CPU's IHS (codes etc) thats what I call a good fit!

[edit] As this is my first experience of CD2 I'm not sure if these things just run hot, bit, I'm used to seeing temps of about 30°C in BIOS for the cpus I've had in the past (A64 multi-core etc) and most of my overclocked systems run around 50-55°C max, thats including a load of extra vCore and all those extra MHz, so whats the deal here?

Rroff · 9 Jan 2007 at 06:23

On stock with an ACF 7 pro with the fan on low speed you should see approx 30C idle (27-32) and 40-42C under load, if not you either have poor airflow in your case or a badly installed HSF.

Big.Wayne · 9 Jan 2007 at 08:24

Rroff said:
On stock with an ACF 7 pro with the fan on low speed you should see approx 30C idle (27-32) and 40-42C under load, if not you either have poor airflow in your case or a badly installed HSF

Hmm well I'm still not sure?

I took the whole pc apart (that I just built last night!) and carefully lifted the mobo out with the heatsink still attached. I was expecting to see one of the pegs not installed properly but to my suprise all four pegs were bang on, the little black bit of plastic was poking all the way through?

Now I have taken a closer look at the arctic freezer 7 pro I am thinking its a cheap bit of rubbish, that sounds bad but I'm used to a certain level of manufacture and this HSF is pretty basic and flimsy.

I noticed this clip had come unattached on mine (probably when i remove it?)

Now the pc is in pieces I am of the mind to order a better HSF, not sure I can be bothered to take it apart again. Thinking of getting something like the Tuniq Tower or Thermalright Ultra 120, I like the way they attach using screws (although I am reading that the Tuniq is easier to install).

Dunno whats up with this Arctic? I can't see anything obvious, its almost like the liquid in the heatpipes has dried up? or my new ASUS mobo is reading the temps wrong?.

When the artic was attached and the system was loaded, the heatsink didn't really feel warm?, with TAT reporting 61°C + I would have expected the heatsink to be scorching?

SteveOBHave · 9 Jan 2007 at 08:33

I have an AC7 Pro on a Pentium D 950 OC'd to 4GHz and it runs around 42C-45C idle and peaks at 52C load. I lapped mine and got a decent 5-6 C Drop on idle and around 3-4 drop on load - I'm pretty happy with that. Ambient room temp is 22C (worth noting that people that have been posting temps and don't have an ambient reading are going to be hard to compare with)

Sorry about the qual of the piccy but it was a camera phone:

Solari · 9 Jan 2007 at 09:33

Hum I am thinking of using something else - ordering before I build the PC as I don't have any IPA to clean the grease off with. I'd rather not go through the hassle of messing around like others have done.

What else will fit in a Lian Li PC7+ case and E6300 and will definitely work with ultra low temps on air? Will the Tuniq be ok? Also, is it light enough not to stress the fixings/CPU when in this kind of case?

Alternatively I was thinking of ducting to the fan ... has anyone done this, and where did you get the stuff?

Cheers

tonyyeb · 9 Jan 2007 at 12:42

Big.Wayne said:
Thinking of getting something like the Tuniq Tower or Thermalright Ultra 120, I like the way they attach using screws (although I am reading that the Tuniq is easier to install).

Get yourself the Tuniq. Mine is a beast!! Super quiet, not as easy to fit as the AC7 as you need to take out your mobo but cools soooo much better and has a near silent fan. Worth £35 in my book!

200sx · 9 Jan 2007 at 12:49

My E6600 with an arctic cooling freexer 7 pro idles at around 45c, stress testing in orthos goes up to 56c. This is with the auto fan adjustment enabled. At full fan speed idles at 32c and never goes beyond 45c. Using AS5, of course

Have you got the auto fan control enabled in the BIOS?

edit. Just noticed you do have this enabled

At stock with auto fan adjustment mine is at 34c idle and 46c under load.

I have yet to lap the base of the heatsink, tbh you shouldn't have to. If you bought the retail E6300 swap the heatsink fixing pins with the ACF7p.

Solari · 9 Jan 2007 at 13:20

200sx said:
If you bought the retail E6300 swap the heatsink fixing pins with the ACF7p.

Are the ACF7p ones a bit pants then? I have a retail 6300 so thanks for the tip!

vairo · 9 Jan 2007 at 13:46

mine AF7 Pro just got delivered and i am a bit confused , since i got TJ06 case with 2x120 Fans and cpu is like in wind tunnel ,and the cool air comes in from front and blows out @ back of the case,so about AF7 how doues it work on stock ,does it s u c k cool air from front in and blows hot air out at the back or no , becouse in manual it says''The Freezer 7 pro should blow hot air to the fron since the cool air is drown in from the back ''
i Dont get it hoow does it acctualy woork and what is the best option for me to instal it ,any profesional help would be appreaciated !

cheers vairo!!!

200sx · 9 Jan 2007 at 14:11

Solari said:
Are the ACF7p ones a bit pants then? I have a retail 6300 so thanks for the tip!

Lol, yes they are.

Rroff · 9 Jan 2007 at 17:02

Solari said:
Are the ACF7p ones a bit pants then? I have a retail 6300 so thanks for the tip!

thats a good tip - never thought to do that - and yes even tho they look exactly the same as the retail intel HSF they are way flimsy

ambient temps in my room don't tend to be particularly low as I have a considerable amount of hardware running in here, however I have had very good results with my ACF 7 pro and could probably get better if I re-did the AS5.

Margaret · 9 Jan 2007 at 17:05

My AC7 is solid unless I put force on it to move it, it idles between 42-48 depending on room temp, max temperature on Orthos (load) is like 58c sometimes 53-58 depending on room temp. That's with 1.375 vcore in the BIOs @ 3.3 Ghz.

CatMangler said:
I use the Speedfan utility

Same mobo as me and speedfan reports incorrect temps for me at least, use Intel TAT/Core Temp.

vairo · 9 Jan 2007 at 18:54

well i found out where the problem was with my AF7 PRo i had it running all the time on 700 RPM and on idle i got 44 degrees temp.
full load with Orthus 57-60 but the Fan worked all the time only on 700 RPM,in mean time the AF7 maximmum rotation per minute is 2500,then i tryed everything same ,only with 2400 RPM @ idle i had 33-35 degrees,
@ full load with Orthus never went higher than 47,so i think that not bad @ all! So the thing is i got P5W DX Deluxe mobo,and i installed Probe2 programm from my mobos CD, where i can see all the temps and stuff, and there are only 3 options how to change CPU FAN plurality 1)Optimanl
2)Silence
3)Performance
There are no Smart cpu option to keep it running smart,so there are my questions
1.) How do i make my Fan work smart (depending on usage)?
2.)Shall i delete Probe 2, couse i dont think its good programm?
3.)Any ather programms recomennded,a part of speed fan?
4.)Shall i check again BIOS ?('' doing it right now'')
5.) any ather ideas? thank yoou for helping me out !

Edited:
hmm,or do you guys keep cpu Fan @ max performance all the time when u overcloock?On full cpu Fan performance i think i could try overclock it to at least 3ghz?