Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler Review
Results – Stock
The results at stock speed and voltage are pretty straight forward and are shown in the chart below.
All three coolers performed well at stock settings. When idling, the Freezer 13 was able to keep the CPU a full 3°C lower than the Intel stock which was only able to manage 30°C. The Freezer 7 Pro fell in between at 29°C.
The first load test, CPU: OCCT, is where we see the first instance of the aftermarket coolers pulling away from the competition. The Freezer 13 managed to keep the CPU to maximum of 42°C. That is just 1°C cooler that its older brother and 5°C cooler than the Intel stock cooler which managed 47°C.
The second load test, CPU: Linpack, kept more or less the same trend except that the Freezer 7 Pro was able to match the Freezer 13 at 50°C, while the Intel stock cooler fell further behind, increasing the temperature by 6°C to a maximum of 56°C. This is still acceptable for regular use though, keeping in mind that the strain that Linpack puts on the system is very unlikely to occur in real life daily use.
I have a suggestion Leon, why don’t you compare any new cooler with the older ones. The way I think about it is like this:
I reviewed cooler X under Y conditions. Chart is made.
I reviewed cooler Q under Y conditions. Q is added to chart…and so on.
This way since the conditions are fixed(room temp, CPU, voltage…etc) we can always compare previous coolers with the current ones.
Of course prices of the older models would change with time but it is more informative for us this way.
I most certainly was aiming to do that but several variables hindered that from materializing. However, if time will allow, I do hope to revisit that idea and try to get that done.
That was the idea behind this review — http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=8921.
Great suggestion! I will keep it in mind. Thanks.
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