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For those of you that have been building and customizing your own PCs for a
while now, the name Arctic-Cooling is probably very familiar. They are very
well known for their excellent CPU coolers that not only keep temperatures
down, but have done so quietly and at very low cost. One of the things that
may have kept many customers away was the performance aspect, for even though
Arctic-Cooling makes some of the quietest heatsinks on the market, they tended
to only outperform stock units by a few degrees, making them not well suited
for overclocking. Today we will take a look at the latest in the
Arctic-Cooling line – the Freezer 4. This particular unit is very interesting
because it is such a clear diversion from the other heat sinks they produce,
with a very odd fan design and two large heatpipes. Arctic-Cooling appears to
be out for serious performance this time, but is this drastic change a good
idea or marketing hype? Let’s find out!
Packaging & Contents
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Arctic-Cooling has very obviously decided to let
this heatsink speak for itself…the small black box has mostly specifications,
with one picture and one logo. The installation instructions are also on the
side of the box, so don’t toss it in the trash too quickly!
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Currently, I own and use two Arctic-Cooling CPU
coolers in my systems - a 4ProL for the Intel P4 and a 2TC for the AMD Socket
A. Although not the highest performing heatsinks I’ve ever owned, they are
super quiet, easy to install, and are easy on the wallet.
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The Freezer 4 looks to break the mold, with a
rather interesting fan design and two heatpipes. The fan is suspended in front
of massive aluminum fins, which in turn are connected to the twin heatpipes
extending from an almost ridiculously small copper contact plate. The surface
of the plate is roughly the same size as the face of a Pentium 4. This part
also has the retention mechanism attached to it, and it looks fairly easy to
operate. Also included in the package is a small tube of MX-1 thermal grease
and an Arctic-Cooling case sticker.
Specifications
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Heat Sink: |
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92 x 72 x 120 mm |
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Fan: |
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77 x 77 x 42 mm |
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Overall Dimensions: |
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92 x 114 x 120 mm |
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Rated Fan Speed: |
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2200 RPM |
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Power Consumption: |
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0.13 Amp. |
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Air Flow: |
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32 CFM / 55 m3/h |
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Weight: |
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488 g |
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Noise Level: |
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1.0 Sone |
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Thermal Resistance: |
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0.20°C/Watt |
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