Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler Review

Conclusion
[COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The Freezer13 will eventually replace the Freezer7 Rev2 as Arctic’s flagship cooler and on the evidence of these tests consumers won’t be left disappointed. The performance is on a par with the already excellent Freezer7 series and does so with a lower noise profile. In fact, with Cool ‘n’ Quiet enabled the fan is eerily silent and easily able to handle the Phenom II overclocked to 3.8GHz @1.5 Vcore on all four cores. Combine that with the excellent new design, proven reliability from Arctic’s previous products and a retail price below £25 – the Freezer13 truly is the “bang for buck” king![/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]Pros:

• Excellent performance on multi-core CPUs
• Attractive design
• Great value for money
• Superb build quality
• Fits narrow cases (130mm tall)

Cons:

• AMD mounting bracket places CPU fan at 90° to exhaust case fan
• Pre-applied MX-4 a little thick
• Can’t run 2 fan “push-pull” setup

[B]Ratings:

• Design – 8
• Features – 7
• Performance – 8
• Value – 9

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