DH Review: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro

Zardon · Jan 6, 2006, 10:12 PM

Steve "Chaos" Ruxton has taken a look at a behemoth of a cooler from Artic Cooling:

Well it is time to have a look at a new CPU cooler from Arctic Cooling - the new Freezer 64 Pro. This cooler is built specifically for the AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 Dual core line of processors. Most of you assuredly have heard of Arctic Cooling and some may be using their famous line of VGA Silencer coolers. They also make high quality PC Cases and cooling fans.

Read the review here

bug77 · Jan 6, 2006, 10:54 PM

I have one and it's absolutely fantastic (at least compared to my old Volcano9).

Zardon · Jan 6, 2006, 10:56 PM

what kind of temps are you getting?

Asmoday · Jan 6, 2006, 11:19 PM

Seems like a nice cooler.

Chaos · Jan 6, 2006, 11:32 PM

it's nice, even though I'm not big into overclocking my CPU i'm sure it would stand up without breaking a sweat

mizzer · Jan 7, 2006, 03:58 AM

Zardon, nice review. I have the cooler installed on my FX-53 running on a DFI NF4 SLI-D. On this mobo the cooler cannot be installed to blow the air to the front or to the back of the case...only up or down. I guess the DFI design is not a reference NF4 design and is the only one that has this issue.

That being said, this cooler is great. Temps (from stock) are lower and the fan is quieter.

Spellbot 5000 · Jan 7, 2006, 04:35 AM

This may be a shot in the dark, but does anyone know if this cooler fits on the Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobo? Many reviews state that some coolers won't fit on that Asus mobo because of the placement of the heatpipes on the mobo. I'm interested in this cooler as well as the mobo, but I need to know if they work together before I go and spend the money.

redsolar · Jan 7, 2006, 06:32 AM

Certainly, a massive heatsink, but performance is excellent too!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 7, 2006, 07:24 AM

Good review ..

I still think desighns like this are less then optuimal, as in they could be better

EDIT:

my question is this: why does most cooler MFG still think we have our PC
setup like this: http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4897/10wq1.jpg
when they desighn thier coolers. Lest it looks that way!

When its obviously clear 95% of them are mounted like this:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3420/23mu1.jpg

one woulwould think ther would be a a sizeable difference

pr0digal jenius · Jan 7, 2006, 07:39 AM

same designer as the original Xbox controller i see?

j/k

good looking chunk of metal, altho it does look like it ought to overstrain a weak motherboard tray or something. Impressive none the less.

Necrosis · Jan 7, 2006, 07:47 AM

I have it's older brother the plain Jane freezer pro. On my MB it blows straight at my exhaust fans. Perfect!

Spellbot 5000 · Jan 7, 2006, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

Good review ..

My question is this: why does most cooler MFG still think we have our PC
setup like this:

They don't. Why would you think that? If it's because of the "heat-pipes need to be horizontal" thing, it doesn't mean the entire cooler should be horizontal, just that when installed the cooler should be aligned so the heatpipes are left and right, not top and bottom.

ViRuS2k · Jan 7, 2006, 10:12 AM

HMMMM

the cooler im useing at the mo and just bought is the Thermal Take Big Typhoon!
with 120MM Fan, how does this cooler differ in performace to the TTBig Typhoon CPU Coolers ?

you would think just knowing it has a 120MM fan would be better but i want to know hehe.

mizzer · Jan 7, 2006, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ViRuS2k

HMMMM

the cooler im useing at the mo and just bought is the Thermal Take Big Typhoon!
with 120MM Fan, how does this cooler differ in performace to the TTBig Typhoon CPU Coolers ?

you would think just knowing it has a 120MM fan would be better but i want to know hehe.

About the same.

http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=acfreezer64pro1

Partizan · Jan 7, 2006, 06:49 PM

I bought the beast yesterday. My Opteron clocked @2.7GHz never goes over 50, even after 11 hours of Stress Prime 2004, whereas with stock cooler it went to 59 after 10 minutes of playing games

And when it blows with full speed, it's audible, but the noise is actually pleasant.

Regards, Partizan

Vikingod · Jan 7, 2006, 07:06 PM

Anyone have any idea how this thing would work with an ASUS A8N Sli Deluxe and a 7800GTX? I've read some nice reviews, and this one was great, but I don't want interference between the card and cooler. Anyone have a similar setup?

bug77 · Jan 7, 2006, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

what kind of temps are you getting?

Haven't seen 40C yet (haven't tried prime either, just games). And as low as 29C when idling. I just love this thing. And on top of that, it comes with Arctic Cooling paste pre-applied!

knuth · Jan 8, 2006, 12:24 PM

Quote:

good looking chunk of metal, altho it does look like it ought to overstrain a weak motherboard tray or something. Impressive none the less.

It's quite a bit lighter than the Cooler Master Jet 4 so I don't think it's all that bad.

Sandok · Jan 8, 2006, 12:32 PM

Hey it's swiss engineering and prescision

What do you all expect?

Chaos · Jan 8, 2006, 03:32 PM

I was very surprised at the performance and the weight is not that bad since only the heatpipes and base are copper. All of the fins are aluminum.

riles9262 · Jan 8, 2006, 06:26 PM

Nice review. This may be my next after market cooler.

mainman · Jan 9, 2006, 01:54 AM

hmmm why does this look familiar....anyhooo good review Stevy

Chaos · Jan 9, 2006, 02:07 AM

thx Helio

Ulric · Jan 17, 2006, 07:00 PM

Is the fan attached to the heatsink made of rubber or plastic? It looks kind of flimsy from the pictures I've seen. Anyway, I'm quite happy with my Zalman, so I'll be recommending those to my friends instead of this.

Partizan · Jan 17, 2006, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ulric

Is the fan attached to the heatsink made of rubber or plastic? It looks kind of flimsy from the pictures I've seen. Anyway, I'm quite happy with my Zalman, so I'll be recommending those to my friends instead of this.

How can you recommend Zalman if you haven't tried the Freezer?

Regards, Partizan

Chaos · Jan 17, 2006, 10:18 PM

the fan is molded plastic and is quite sturdy, it's a decieving design, because of the non traditional frame it just looks not as sturdy

Zalmeniet · Jan 25, 2006, 11:34 PM

To answer a question asked twice in this group... It doesn't work. Just started building my system using motherboard and cooler mentioned. Problem is not the heatpipes, but the placement of the memory modules.

I use Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO modules and the fan is eating them!

It actually ends up above the modules. With this particular modules, it is too low.

Looking at it (have not connected the cooler yet, just tried loosely), I do not think any memory module would fit.

UPDATE: Put the question to Asus and got a reply (which was actually talking about something else) that point me into the right direction. Although the manual states use A1 and B1 when using 2 modules, the QVL actually shows that you can use either A1-B1 or A2-B2 combination. In any case, when using A2-B2, you should just be able to place the Freezer 64 Pro. Will update this when I get it in.

Jan 6, 2006, 10:12 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Steve "Chaos" Ruxton has taken a look at a behemoth of a cooler from Artic Cooling: Well it is time to have a look at a new CPU cooler from Arctic Cooling - the new Freezer 64 Pro. This cooler is built specifically for the AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 Dual core line of processors. Most of you assuredly have heard of Arctic Cooling and some may be using their famous line of VGA Silencer coolers. They also make high quality PC Cases and cooling fans. Read the review here Last edited by Asmoday; Jan 7, 2006 at 02:03 AM.

Jan 6, 2006, 11:19 PM	#4
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Seems like a nice cooler. __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Jan 6, 2006, 11:32 PM	#5
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	it's nice, even though I'm not big into overclocking my CPU i'm sure it would stand up without breaking a sweat __________________

Jan 7, 2006, 04:35 AM	#7
Spellbot 5000 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 104 Rep Power: 0	This may be a shot in the dark, but does anyone know if this cooler fits on the Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobo? Many reviews state that some coolers won't fit on that Asus mobo because of the placement of the heatpipes on the mobo. I'm interested in this cooler as well as the mobo, but I need to know if they work together before I go and spend the money. __________________ "I often wonder what would be a better form of suicide - a revolver between the eyes or marriage and a 40-hour week."

Jan 7, 2006, 06:32 AM	#8
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Certainly, a massive heatsink, but performance is excellent too! __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Jan 6, 2006, 10:54 PM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	I have one and it's absolutely fantastic (at least compared to my old Volcano9).

Jan 6, 2006, 10:56 PM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	what kind of temps are you getting?

Jan 7, 2006, 03:58 AM	#6
mizzer HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	Zardon, nice review. I have the cooler installed on my FX-53 running on a DFI NF4 SLI-D. On this mobo the cooler cannot be installed to blow the air to the front or to the back of the case...only up or down. I guess the DFI design is not a reference NF4 design and is the only one that has this issue. That being said, this cooler is great. Temps (from stock) are lower and the fan is quieter.

Jan 7, 2006, 07:24 AM	#9
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Good review .. I still think desighns like this are less then optuimal, as in they could be better EDIT: my question is this: why does most cooler MFG still think we have our PC setup like this: http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4897/10wq1.jpg when they desighn thier coolers. Lest it looks that way! When its obviously clear 95% of them are mounted like this: http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3420/23mu1.jpg one woulwould think ther would be a a sizeable difference __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Jan 7, 2006 at 08:03 AM.

Jan 7, 2006, 07:39 AM	#10
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	same designer as the original Xbox controller i see? j/k good looking chunk of metal, altho it does look like it ought to overstrain a weak motherboard tray or something. Impressive none the less.

Jan 7, 2006, 07:47 AM	#11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I have it's older brother the plain Jane freezer pro. On my MB it blows straight at my exhaust fans. Perfect!

Jan 7, 2006, 10:12 AM	#13
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	HMMMM the cooler im useing at the mo and just bought is the Thermal Take Big Typhoon! with 120MM Fan, how does this cooler differ in performace to the TTBig Typhoon CPU Coolers ? you would think just knowing it has a 120MM fan would be better but i want to know hehe.

Jan 7, 2006, 06:49 PM	#15
Partizan Fun loving criminal Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Slovenia Posts: 1,182 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	I bought the beast yesterday. My Opteron clocked @2.7GHz never goes over 50, even after 11 hours of Stress Prime 2004, whereas with stock cooler it went to 59 after 10 minutes of playing games And when it blows with full speed, it's audible, but the noise is actually pleasant. Regards, Partizan __________________ Live and let live!

Jan 7, 2006, 07:06 PM	#16
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Anyone have any idea how this thing would work with an ASUS A8N Sli Deluxe and a 7800GTX? I've read some nice reviews, and this one was great, but I don't want interference between the card and cooler. Anyone have a similar setup?

Jan 8, 2006, 12:32 PM	#19
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Hey it's swiss engineering and prescision What do you all expect?

Jan 8, 2006, 03:32 PM	#20
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I was very surprised at the performance and the weight is not that bad since only the heatpipes and base are copper. All of the fins are aluminum. __________________

Jan 8, 2006, 06:26 PM	#21
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Nice review. This may be my next after market cooler. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Jan 9, 2006, 01:54 AM	#22
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	hmmm why does this look familiar....anyhooo good review Stevy

Jan 9, 2006, 02:07 AM	#23
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	thx Helio __________________

Jan 17, 2006, 07:00 PM	#24
Ulric DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Is the fan attached to the heatsink made of rubber or plastic? It looks kind of flimsy from the pictures I've seen. Anyway, I'm quite happy with my Zalman, so I'll be recommending those to my friends instead of this. __________________ -Ulric

Jan 17, 2006, 10:18 PM	#26
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	the fan is molded plastic and is quite sturdy, it's a decieving design, because of the non traditional frame it just looks not as sturdy __________________

Jan 25, 2006, 11:34 PM	#27
Zalmeniet DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Arctic Freezer Pro 64 on Asus A8n32-SLI... To answer a question asked twice in this group... It doesn't work. Just started building my system using motherboard and cooler mentioned. Problem is not the heatpipes, but the placement of the memory modules. I use Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO modules and the fan is eating them! It actually ends up above the modules. With this particular modules, it is too low. Looking at it (have not connected the cooler yet, just tried loosely), I do not think any memory module would fit. UPDATE: Put the question to Asus and got a reply (which was actually talking about something else) that point me into the right direction. Although the manual states use A1 and B1 when using 2 modules, the QVL actually shows that you can use either A1-B1 or A2-B2 combination. In any case, when using A2-B2, you should just be able to place the Freezer 64 Pro. Will update this when I get it in. Last edited by Zalmeniet; Jan 26, 2006 at 06:29 PM.