Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro

[MON]

will the above fit the A8N32-SLI .. and how much temp drop will i get over the stock cooler?

[chazt]

i was using a zalman znps7000-cu and now i've fitted my freezer its over 10 degrees cooler!

[MON]

been looking on net at reviews and there raving about it ... only thing is put the mem in first ...

pity there not in stock at scan yet

[chazt]

froogle it. scan's price is pretty expensive compared to some other places

[MON]

THANKS i froogled and got this

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...=HFA-F64&af=50

[MON]

i was using a zalman znps7000-cu and now i've fitted my freezer its over 10 degrees cooler!

wot temps were you running before you fit the 64 and when you fit the 64

[bright_]

also remember if you don't want to break the motherboard it's likely you'll haveto take everything out of the box to fit it, the springclip is apparently pretty strong.

[MON]

also remember if you don't want to break the motherboard it's likely you'll haveto take everything out of the box to fit it, the springclip is apparently pretty strong.

all the reveiws were saying the fitting was easy .. never saw one that said the clip was strong..

do you have one of these?

[PenguinJim]

Mine makes an annoying whine - it's quiet, but I'm distinctly and frustratingly aware of it! Does anyone know an easy fix? I was going to pick up a variable speed control (like Zalman's little black box one) and find a less annoying frequency, but that means ordering one, and waiting for it, and installing it, and stuff. Effort!

Other than the whine (which is not a common problem, it seems - probably just a combination of factors in my specific install), it seems to work a treat! 37 degrees on an Opteron 146 @ 2.4GHz. Cheap, too.

[MON]

Mine makes an annoying whine - it's quiet, but I'm distinctly and frustratingly aware of it! Does anyone know an easy fix? I was going to pick up a variable speed control (like Zalman's little black box one) and find a less annoying frequency, but that means ordering one, and waiting for it, and installing it, and stuff. Effort!

Other than the whine (which is not a common problem, it seems - probably just a combination of factors in my specific install), it seems to work a treat! 37 degrees on an Opteron 146 @ 2.4GHz. Cheap, too.

was that spring clip hard to fit then..

[arthurleung]

was that spring clip hard to fit then..

The spring clip is so easy to install (way easier than the stock cooler). You don't even need a screw driver to help. But its somehow not tight enough IMO.

[bright_]

I don't have one myself, and I know your going to say "so you can't comment" but I have quite a few friends who have bought them, and although compared to a lot of HSFs they're easy to fit, my friends said that they're stronger than a normal stock cooler. I have no personal expierience, so it might just depend on batch >.>

[chazt]

my idle temps were in the 40s with my zalman and now around 30 with my freezer. It's ace!

[MON]

my idle temps were in the 40s with my zalman and now around 30 with my freezer. It's ace!

wot was the idle and load before zalman cooler .. or when the stock cooler was on?

[JPreston]

also remember if you don't want to break the motherboard it's likely you'll haveto take everything out of the box to fit it, the springclip is apparently pretty strong.

Not in my experience, the clip is actually way softer than the stock cooler. That was Custom PC that said it was strong, I think what happened is that there are two small studs that fit into holes to keep the clip in one specific position and when they reviewed it they must no thave alligned the studs with the holes. Hhhhm hard to explain but there is most definitely no need to remove the mobo, the cooler is very very very easy to fit.

On the subject of noise, it's actually pretty noisy running at the default speed (in my mesh-fronted case at least, compared to my previous Acousticase) so make sure you enable cool 'n' quiet or whatever it is in the BIOS - mine runs at 1400rpm now (even under load, but I can't get it any slower with my BIOS ), and it is inaudible. All in all it's a very good cooler for less than £20

[SpawnofSonic]

reviews and personal opinion seems high, will be purchasing this week, will let you know how i get on with it