Freezone CPU cooler

Steven · 20 Mar 2006 at 23:39

Looks like a tidy little setup, and from the reviews I've seen performs quite well......at full load.

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Thoughts?

Raikiri · 21 Mar 2006 at 00:19

Performance seems to be on par with my arctic freezer pro, although the quietest the fan runs is 26db which is quite loud.

jellybeard999 · 25 Mar 2006 at 04:48

That really is a horrendous cooler...

Poor use of tecs, poor water setup to start with tbh :rolleyes:

26dba is NOT loud at all... my Yate Loon 120mm fans are 28dba at 12v, and practically silent...

26dba is only loud when its some thermaltake crud, that is stated at 26dba, but is actually 40dba :mad:

sja360 · 25 Mar 2006 at 09:21

actually it depends on the person as to whether its loud or not, 18db to some people is loud, yet ambient noise in a house is around 18db afaik.
and whats this about tecs ^^
its a crappy watercooling system really.

Raikiri · 25 Mar 2006 at 13:14

jellybeard999 said:
26dba is NOT loud at all... my Yate Loon 120mm fans are 28dba at 12v, and practically silent...

26dba is only loud when its some thermaltake crud, that is stated at 26dba, but is actually 40dba

O Rly?

Well the antec 120mm fans I used were tested at silent PC review I think to be about 22db when at 7volt and I still found that a little too loud.

Please don't tell me what I can and cannot hear :rolleyes:

jellybeard999 · 25 Mar 2006 at 22:58

Raikiri said:
O Rly?

Well the antec 120mm fans I used were tested at silent PC review I think to be about 22db when at 7volt and I still found that a little too loud.

Please don't tell me what I can and cannot hear

were they going from the manu specs or was it a self tested level ?
how far away did they measure in comparison etc ?

it comes down to a lot of factors in reality, so isnt a level playing field, tbh it is a useless rating, unless unified...

in which case you can disregard my previous statement

sorry

WJA96 · 26 Mar 2006 at 10:27

This is a fairly expensive setup for what you get. You could have a Koolance PC3-725 for pretty much the same money ($400/£280) and that's guaranteed to work well and it comes with a Lian-Li case.

If you want a TEC cooler, search on a famous auction site for a Thermaltake one. You should be able to get one for £20 or so. They work pretty well with a decent cooler.