At ARCTIC, they are proud of the brand-new all-in-one (AIO) CPU Liquid Cooler series they have released. For the Liquid Freezer II series, they utilized their expertise in water cooling to develop an entirely new compact pump. The new pump of the Liquid Freezer II series ensures an ideal ratio of high CPU cooling performance with low noise levels. This AIO features integrated cable management within fully covered tubes for a clean appearance.
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Very good. Silent unless you increase your demands but within reasonable limits. Important to check if your box can accommodate it because it has a very large volume.
I will start with the positives: It has very good performance. I use it with a Ryzen 7 5800x processor, which from what I have read can reach temperatures up to 70 degrees, and its temperature does not exceed 40 to 41 degrees. Also, it is very economical, but unfortunately, there is a reason for that.
Now for the negatives: Although it is not poorly made, the collars on the tubes (e.g., where it connects to the processor fan) are plastic and not metal, as it seems.
The biggest disadvantage, however, is that it is huge! You can't find a case even with bullets. Only in full tower and still not in all of them. I ended up getting the BeQuiet 802, which is huge and still had to remove the base it has for the fans, and one side panel does not fit well because its clips hit the cooler.
Before you buy it, check that you have or are willing to acquire one of the few cases that can accommodate it.
Excellent water cooling. It was installed on an AMD 3700x that was running with the Wraith Prism cooler at 75 degrees, and now with this specific water cooling, the temperature has dropped to 45. Easy to install in the Lian Li Lancool III case. One cable connects to the CPU pump and powers both the pump and all three fans.
Top choice Value For Money.
Pay attention to the dimensions, it fits in very few Full Tower cases on the market. Check the dimensions and do not trust the case manuals.
I paired it with an AMD RYZEN 7950X and a BeQuiet 900 Rev. 2.0 case.
Very good performance with idle temperatures of 45c-50c, gaming temperatures of 75c-80c, and Workloads temperatures of 88c with 6 fans inside the case and a Push Pull configuration for the liquid cooling placed on the front of the case (it couldn't fit anywhere else). Room temperature is 20-21 degrees.
They sent me a replacement within the warranty period, which was announced by the company itself, and the noise and synchronization were greatly reduced.
For its price, it's the best purchase. The lifespan will show, I've had it for 1 year.
19/7/24 1 year of operation
I put it in a be quiet silent 802 case on the front side with the tubes from the bottom side (cooler in an upright position) to avoid any air bubbles. I had difficulty installing it, but I had never installed liquid cooling before, but it was worth every, and I mean every, euro. The 14-core processor doesn't go above 60 degrees Celsius in games and at most 65 degrees Celsius under stress. Guys, this liquid cooling is simply AMAZING!!! With an i5 13600 K, you can play everything up to 144 Hz with a 7900 xt :D
Perhaps the best 420-liter refrigerator on the market at a very good price for what it offers and with a significant difference being the quietest in terms of hydrocooling. I think it is overkill for most processors.
I have installed it for about a year now on a Ryzen 5 3600x, everything is good so far. Extremely quiet for such a big cooler.
The installation was relatively easy in the CoolerMaster Masterbox TD500 Mesh Gaming Midi Tower since I had never attempted water cooling before. It fit perfectly though.
Now time will tell for further evaluation.
I have worked with many aio but this one stands out as a very powerful pump with 100% efficiency at 40% pwm, a very efficient cooler, it makes noise above 1000rpm, it was installed on a 7950x with offset mounting, noctua nt-h2 paste, and it performs well.
It is better than the corsair h170i capellix and even better because it doesn't have annoying rgb.
The vrm fan is silent and definitely works, from there on, in a case with 9 fans, it will make a small difference.
With certainty, it fits in the corsair 7000d and can be top-mounted or front-mounted.
I installed it yesterday on socket 1151 and I am extremely excited. I haven't seen temperatures above 30 degrees and there is no noise at all. I came from a cooler master ml360r and it's like day and night. It's a drastic change from 60-80 degrees to 22-26 degrees. I highly recommend it
Don't tire it out too much......it is still among the top 5 AIOs at the moment and also the quietest.
If you want, there is also the ARGB version at a very good price. In March 2024, the new Arctic series will be released, and finally in white AIOs for you to enjoy.
It is clearly stated by all the major hardware reviewers - the best in terms of price/performance/noise ratio.
Check if it fits in your case first because the cooler is bigger than other AIOs. The installation is easy. The fans and pump are connected with one cable, so the control is unified. The pump is designed to open at 100% as soon as the fans reach 40%. Arctic claims that the pump should work at 100%, so in the AIO's fan curve, choose to open it as soon as it reaches 20-30C.
Fans Curve
25c - 40%
60/65c - 75%
70/75c - 100%
Pump: 100% (default full speed)
That's all.
You can separate the single cable into two on your own initiative and have control over the pump, but it is completely unnecessary as I was informed by ARCTIC itself, with whom I collaborate. This applies to all high-quality AIOs as long as the pump is not noisy.
The pump is like it doesn't exist in terms of noise. The fans are extremely quiet. You can hear them when they go above 75%. The fan for the VRM reduces the socket temperature by up to 5 degrees and the CPU temperature by 2-3 degrees. And it is powerful and quiet.
I have my PC 50cm away from me with a total of 14 120mm Arctic case fans in the other 360 version. There is no more silent PC.
For more detailed and thorough review, check out the corresponding 360 version that I have done! It's worth it before you buy something, by reading serious and honest reviews.
Pay attention to the QC PASSED sticker. (It is on the box and on the inside (tube side) of the refrigerator.
If it doesn't have it, then refer to the Arctic website, https://www.arctic.de/en/lf-service-kit
for the service kit or request a replacement with a refurbished or newer one.
https://youtu.be/jHdEqWpexH0
Amazing aio coming from nzxt x 62 - 5c with 9900k.
With 100€, such a beast is a steal! I have a thermaltake View 71 case and it fit comfortably on the top. - 5c on vrm with the mini fan next to the pump! I believe it's not worth the extra 200€ for the lights on the pump like z73.. Well done arctic, I didn't expect it!
The best performing AIO liquid cooler on the market by far, especially for RYZEN, as it features a mechanism for offset installation (check out the relevant video with the test by GamersNexus on YouTube)
Although I usually use good Air Cooling (Noctua, Bequiet, etc.), this specific liquid cooling system impressed me in every aspect, so I decided to get it.... truly, for me, it is the best liquid cooling (AIO) that you can install in a PC right now! (You need to check your case first due to its size and more, I must say...)
Definitely check your case before purchasing this beast. I had to modify the box to fit it in. After that, it fit perfectly.
Great job thermally on my i7 (oc 4ghz 1.2volt), it reaches 35c at idle with the fans (pwm) and pump. Once it reaches 100%, it goes up to 67c with 72c without having 100% fans, they go up on their own at 70 to 80. Ambient temp 25c.
The fan on the pump, which cools the vrm, is very important! I saw a 4c difference! Where it used to reach 63c, now it's at 59c, it does the job!
Finally, it's truly silent.
Excellent value for money if you have the necessary space, of course.
Awesome this water cooling, I have the 5600x with pbo 2 at 4800Mhz and the water cooling doesn't even notice it, but the cooler is big and in the end I put it on top until I get a monster case to put it in, I am very satisfied
One of the best AiO coolers I have worked with. Installed on a 5950X, idle temperatures range from 30-35 degrees, medium load temperatures range from 40-45 degrees, and under stress tests like Cinebench/OCCT/CPU-Z, it reaches a maximum of 62 degrees.
Especially for Ryzen CPUs, it has a mounting offset to ensure proper installation. Impressive temperatures for this beast.
Quiet, much quieter than I expected, especially with the PWM from the case (BeQuiet Silent Base 802).
On the other hand, installation is not exactly difficult, but it can be a bit tricky and unnecessarily complex. However, it is worth the effort.
I have it on a Gigabyte Z390 UD motherboard and an Intel i5 9600K overclocked to 5 GHz at 1.34 volts.
As for the cooler, it is a real beast. It is very thick, which is good because it cools better. Also, the fans are really quiet.
I have installed it in a Phanteks Enthoo Pro case and it fits perfectly.
In games, where I have it overclocked to 5 GHz, I have never seen it go above 65°C. However, if you test it with Prime 95 and use the Smallest FFT setting, it can reach 80-85°C. Of course, this is an extreme scenario that you will never see in games.
What impresses me is that even though the CPU reaches 80°C in stress tests, the cooler and the air coming out of it are completely cold. Shouldn't it be at least a little warm, or feel some heat dissipation? I remember a liquid cooler I had on an R9390 graphics card, when the card was running at 70°C, the cooler was blowing out warm air and it felt warm. Of course, it was only a 120mm cooler, not a triple 140mm like this beast. Maybe the heat is dissipated inside the large cooler and you don't notice it.
It's also great that it only requires a single 4-pin cable for the pump and fans. You can also use your own fans as long as they don't exceed a total of 3 fans and 10 amps. But I really tried some that I have and couldn't find anything quieter than the ones it already has.
At 98 euros, this beast really has no competition. It outperforms much more expensive ones. Also, I should mention that the reason I bought it is because it has a 6-year warranty.
Negatives:
Maybe I would have liked the tubes to be a little longer because you can feel them stretching a bit. But I haven't heard anything about them breaking, so they're probably fine.
I put it on an i7 9700k with overclock 5000mhz temperature at full load 100% 76 degrees, in gaming only 45. It is silent, you can't even hear it when the fans are running at 100%. The only thing to be careful about is to check if it fits in the case, I put it on the outside. 10/10 from me
I installed this cooler on a Ryzen 7 1800x, mainly to get rid of the idea of liquid cooling. The cooling results are truly incredible. I increased the processor to 1.45v and kept it stable at 3.95 for temperature testing. It stays consistently at 67C in Cinebench multicore.
However, be very careful with your case. Mine is really borderline, as are many on the market. In many cases, it doesn't even fit. In the Fractal Design Define R5, I had to remove everything from the top. This includes the DVD drive and other components. Nevertheless, it fits on the space occupied by the plate of the ports, LAN, audio, etc. Honestly, it's a difficult task and requires some extra knowledge. It wasn't plug and play for me.
All the "problems" stem from the fact that the cooler is quite thick, which of course enhances its performance.
Knowing beforehand that I would encounter difficulties with this beast, I give it 5 stars because it consumed me. It goes without saying that if I had purchased the 360 version, everything would be much better, except for the temperature.
So, it is wise to check the internet for implementations with this cooler and your case before purchasing it.
Yes, I would buy it again, especially now that the warranty has been extended to 6 years.
If you are looking for a large and quiet AIO, you should place the Arctic Freezer II 420 at the top of your list as it is an excellent product!
Advantages
• Affordable price (given its features)
• Good performance
• Quiet operation
• High build quality
• FDB fans with PWM speed control
• All-in-one system connection with a single cable
Disadvantages
• The lack of RGB lighting may be a problem for some
• Huge radiator and fairly large block
Check out the full review by Hardware Busters here: https://youtu.be/nSb5AKn5rlI
Wow, what a beast this is!!!
Unfortunately, I still can't try it out, but I will return soon.
But the first impression is that it is really huge and with a very thick radiator compared to some 360, 240, and 280 ones I had!!! And the price is dirt cheap!! Hopefully, its performance will match its appearance, we will see in a few days. I will also need a case... a photo on the Puritas cougar that is not a small case and it almost covers the entire length.
It easily outperformed the 10700k up to 5.1, easily covering all modern high-end CPUs with good overclocking, but it needs a big case to be installed.