Arctic Cooling announces Freezer Xtreme

[XtremeTiramisu]

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The quiet twin tower CPU cooler

Arctic Cooling has announced a new addition to its CPU cooling line up. The new Freezer Xtreme will feature an unique twin tower design and it will be able to achieve a stunning 160W of cooling capacity.

The mentioned unique twin tower design with 102 fins is paired up with four double-sided heatpipes and a single ultra quiet 120mm PWM fan. The dimensions of the new Freezer Xtreme stand at 130 x 100 x 131mm (LxWxH) and it weighs 608g. The PWM controlled fan spins at 800-1500RPMs and creates 35.7CFM of airflow. The new Freezer Xtreme supports Intel socket LGA775 and AMD's socket AM2+, AM2 and 939 processors with TDP of up to 160 Watts.

According to the press release, the new Freezer Xtreme is also able to cool the memory, Northbridge and voltage regulators, possibly due to the unique design and the placement of the fan. Arctic Cooling's testing reveals that Freezer Xtreme is able to hold Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor at 42.6 degrees, which is better than the stock cooler by 17.4 degrees. Besides the better cooling performance, AC's new Freezer Xtreme is much less noisier than the stock fan.

The cooler comes with pre-applied MX2 thermal compound and six years of warranty. The suggested price stands at €25.95 / US$39.95 excluding VAT.

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Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Specification Sheet PDF
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/downloads/spec_sheet/spec_sheet_FreezerXtreme.pdf



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I'd love to know how it compares to the all time king of air cooler TRUE, perhaps in the near future reviews.

[XtremeTiramisu]

Large resolution.

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[celemine1Gig]

This thing could be exactly what I was looking for. Let's wait and see for some results now. :)

[delewin]

This is early days. Its just been anounced.
Is there any reviews as yet?

What material is the base made from?

Are those 4mm, 6 mm or 8mm heat pipes?

How is it mounted to the motherboard? Push pin or bolt through?

How does it compare to the TRUE or Xigmatek S1283 or the new Archillies (S1284)?

I am looking forward to the answer to the above questions.

Patiently?

David

[Ar3s]

Being 130 x 100 x 131mm (LxWxH) Clearance issues for the Northbridge Heatsink may come into play. 608g is lighter than most.

Base is Copper with pre applied MX-2.

Push Pin mounting. To them its "easy installation"

No reviews No Idea.

Any Reviews - refer to previous answer.

[delewin]

Being 130 x 100 x 131mm (LxWxH) Clearance issues for the Northbridge Heatsink may come into play. 608g is lighter than most.

Base is Copper with pre applied MX-2.

Push Pin mounting. To them its "easy installation"

No reviews No Idea.

Any Reviews - refer to previous answer.

Being relatively light (608g), the push pin should not present a problem.

I like the base being pure Copper.

As I said, I am looking forward to the reviews.:) and comparisons (especially using the same bench marks!!!!)

Regards,

David

[celemine1Gig]

BTW, the base had to be copper. On todays CPUs, nothing else than copper makes sense. The HDT technology heatsinks just have aluminium around the heatpipes, because it's the heatpipes that conduct the heat aaway from the source and the aluminium is just there as a "filler". Remember the heatpipes are copper, too. Anything cheaper than copper has a way too low thermal conductivity for the heat output on todays CPUs that is limited to a very small area. And anything better is usually much too expensive. So in most cases it's either pure copper, or get's a nickel plating to prevent oxidation. And the plating doesn't really influence performance, as it's very thin.

[XtremeTiramisu]

I'd hope the heatpipes are in 8mm rather than 6mm for better heat transfer to compensate its none direct heatpipe contact design.

As with all push-pin design with heatsinks in the past, it's meant for a pain in the ass to remove and you might risk make scraches with the board.
Also a potential problem with push-pin design heatsinks are that they may not get enough pressure as bolt down screws for heatsink like TRUE.
There is also thump screws method for securing heatsinks like Tuniq tower 120, and it's somewhat better than the traditional push-pin.

Bolt down screws > Thump screws > Push pin

[BrokenWall]

I thought Copper was the best at absorbing heat while Aluminum is the best at releasing it.

[Goreg]

Article on it:http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602664/arctic-cooling-unleashes-freezer-xtreme.html

[[XC] NetburstXE]

I thought Copper was the best at absorbing heat while Aluminum is the best at releasing it.

I believe you are correct.

[Vapor]

Copper is better at everything. Just it's a lot more expensive and using it throughout makes heatsinks too heavy (usually).

[One_Hertz]

preapplied thermal paste?

Fail boat

[FrogBite]

preapplied thermal paste?

Fail boat

...why?

You can actually remove it if you want to...

[celemine1Gig]

...why?

You can actually remove it if you want to...

And most likely it isn't even bad after all. ;)

BTW, I was just shocked when I looked at the price. Shocked in a positive way. :D

It's listed here in Germany for arriving around the June, 13th and for only ~18,-EUR. That does indeed sound really good.

[FrogBite]

The thermal paste AC used for the Accerero wasn´t bad at all.

Ya, I´m also surprised at what price they can supply their products at.

[[XC] NetburstXE]

If this becomes available in the US then I will get one of these.