Problems with artic cooling freezer pro 7

willyboy104

willyboy104

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I knew that the fitting design of this heatsink was not the best however for the money and the reviews included i thought that it could not be as bad as the intel fitment.

However i was wrong, its just as bad, i am currently having problems getting the heatsink to fit properly, it does work and my temps currently run at about 35 degrees however this is stilll quite high.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced problems with fitting this cooler, and however they have eradicated this problem, is it just a case of playing around with the cooler and applying brute force? ^^

Thanks
 
willyboy104 said:
I knew that the fitting design of this heatsink was not the best however for the money and the reviews included i thought that it could not be as bad as the intel fitment.

However i was wrong, its just as bad, i am currently having problems getting the heatsink to fit properly, it does work and my temps currently run at about 35 degrees however this is stilll quite high.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced problems with fitting this cooler, and however they have eradicated this problem, is it just a case of playing around with the cooler and applying brute force? ^^

Thanks
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i found that when fitting it it was best to attach one side first and then the one diagonally opposite. your temps if idle arent to high (what cpu btw).
 
I have fitted it however the plastic clips don't all seem very secure to me.


I think they are high:

I am using

Intel core duo 2 E6600 (Not overclocked (yet))
Asus p5k premium mobo
corsair hx550 or 520w psu
7950gt 512mb graphics
2gb corsair dominator ram
500gbh samsun spinpoint hd
artic cooler freezer pro 7 heatsink
creative xfi gamer soundcard
antec 1200 case with additional side case fan

Lowest temp today 27 degrees
Highest temp today 43 degrees
 
those temps are deffinatly not high. the chips are ratd to over 80. how ever i call 55+high for air cooling. so you well under that. d

the clips should push in and kinda lock so that you can see them from the back of the board the end of the pin has a lip on it so it hooks onto back of mobo. if they are locked you can only get them out with a screwdriver that you use to twist the pin.
 
Hmm well they are definitely not in all the way then because i can pull the heatsink off, i have to say that kind of fitting design is not the best i have seen i rate the noctua heatsink design great but then again for £23 more quid what you expect really.

Well i am glad you do not think the temperature is that high, suppose i am comparing it to my friends he is getting average 15 degrees on air? Is that possible? It does go up to about 21 degrees sometimes?

Also do you think my temperatures are ok, for overclocking to 3 ghz?
 
15 on air i doubt is possible to be honest not on c2d i mean 15 this time of yeah would be colder then air temp on a warm day.


your temps shold be fine for overclocking to 3g, just keep an eeye on them if they shouldnt go over 60 at that overclock if they do then sums not right lol. but as you say you should be able to pull the heatsink off at all that is a bad sign.

are you mounting it with the mobo allready installed ?
 
Yes i thought that would be easier to mount with mobo installed as i tried last time with out and nearly ended up breaking my motherboard.

Is there anything else i should watch out for when overclocking, except for the cpu temperature?

My mate uses quad core 6600, but it does seem very low.
 
Make sure that the mounting pin screwdriver slot is oriented the right way before you try and push them to lock. You should not be able to pull the heatsink off the motherboard if it is fitted correctly. My temps are 42 under load (Orthos) and 34 at idle. That's a E6550 clocked to 3.6Ghz at stock volts.
 
is no way on air or normal water that you can get below ambient temps.. seeing as most houses are 18c - 22c and i would guess the best temps you would get would be around 22c - 26c idle and that would be with a high end air or water system
 
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