How many attempts did it take you to thread the screws? It looked pretty annoying and was the only real downside I could see.I ordered the non-rgb 360 version yesterday and fitted it today on an AM4 system. Mike from the GN review wasn't kidding when he was talikng about the spring-steel plate making the screws a pain to thread, but otherwise pretty easy to install.
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It only took a few mins really, it just takes a bit more downward pressure than I'm used to when attaching a cooler.
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Good thing about artic they do have great support for their products.
Soldato
So if Arctic iterate and improve their coolers over time is it worth waiting to get a later revision with improvements?
Soldato
Steve's review was good and it looks like the Intel contact frame was the only thing needing revised.
That was what I thought too.
So if your using it on an AMD CPU, your good to go.
I shouild have mine tomorrow, though I won't get to fit it till Saturday.
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From what I understood the contact frame issue was relative to the other third party types being sold, showing they could be more capable..?
Compared to the std fitted on a board it should still be an improvement.
As I had no third party one fitted I'll assume mine is better with the Arctic one fitted.
Compared to the std fitted on a board it should still be an improvement.
As I had no third party one fitted I'll assume mine is better with the Arctic one fitted.
Soldato
Artic will sort the Intel frame issue quickly I would guess, main thing for me to change from the old cooler is there is a white version.
@clone The white one seems to be similar to the price I paid for my black variant, whilst this offer is running.
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Only other thing I'm worried about is with the circular part of the pump not foul my vrm heatsinks on my z790 apex.
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Hi mate, I was thinking about the frame yesterday. After watching the GN video do you think the frame just need to sit slighly lower
@clone check the compatibility link that I included in the first post, to check out your board..? The concerns seem to be centred around the top NVME port and size of some heatsinks. When I clicked that circular header in place I was surprised at how small an aera it covered. If the top slot is compromised they will send you out a free suitable heatsink as a replacement.
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Vimes thanks for the link mine is in there 
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Ordered the white 420,will be here tomorrow, time to get the old one on the mm
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I'm still running an Artic Freezer II 320, i love the cooler, its been flawless and effective over the years but i do regret getting the 320, its overkill for a Ryzen CPU and it limits what new cases i can buy as i want to mount it in the top, not the front.
This at £70, wow... for the best 280mm CLC there is, i'm very tempted.
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This at £70, wow... for the best 280mm CLC there is, i'm very tempted.
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That's quite high compared to elsewhere too.This at £70, wow... for the best 280mm CLC there is, i'm very tempted.
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That's one thing that puts me off these coolers is the bigger radiators means you can fit them in the top of all cases (like my Corsair 5000D) and I don't like the idea of having the radiator as an intake and heating up the air inside the case.I'm still running an Artic Freezer II 320, i love the cooler, its been flawless and effective over the years but i do regret getting the 320, its overkill for a Ryzen CPU and it limits what new cases i can buy as i want to mount it in the top, not the front.
This at £70, wow... for the best 280mm CLC there is, i'm very tempted.
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I'm wondering if the 280 version could work or if that still has problems.
Does anyone know if there's a compatibility guide for cases?
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I didn't know it doesn't fit in the top of the 5000D, i want the 4000D, the 5000D is too large, is it the thickness of the rad that's the problem? I mean its thicker than typical CLC's but it can't be any thicker than a proper open loop rad, can it?
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Length ways the 5000D is good for 320mm in the top.
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The 4000D is 280mm
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The 4000D is 280mm
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