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Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro

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apsbob

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I received the Arctic Cooling Freezer from New Egg. I have an FX-55 in a Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939 motherboard. My new CPU runs a little hot so I thought this might do the trick. The first problem I had was when I removed the old heat sink the CPU came right out of the socket with it. After about an hour of straightening the pins I was able to re-install the CPU. (I didn't realize it had so many pins).

Then I could not get the Freezer 64 pro to clip onto the plastic clips on the side where the lever is. I noticed the cylinder things (diods?) seemed to prevent the lever from going all the way down. I switched the lever to the other side of the heat sink and tried to install it again. No luck. I still could not get the clips on the side where the lever is to fasten to the plastic clips. When I pulled the Freezer 64 Pro off the CPU came with it. (Damn there's a lot of pins).

I was able to get my old heat sink re-installed and everything works okay. My CPU idle temp is 40-42C and under load is 60-64C. This is with no OC.

First Question. Are my CPU temps in a satisfactory range?

Second Question. Is there any method of getting the new Freezer 64 Pro installed without damaging the CPU or motherboard?



 
The AC Freezer 64 Pro is difficult to install. It's best to install it with the mobo outside of the case. It takes some wiggling to get it fully seated, but keep trying to get it right. Your temps seem high for that HS, especially since you aren't overclocking. I have an OC and I idle at 36C and 42C under load. Sounds like your HS is not seated correctly.
 
You need to run a stressing program like Prime95 for a few minutes to warm up the CPU to loosen the paste.
Then, you should power down and immediately wiggle the sink and make sure that it is loose and remove it by tilting it rather than pulling it straight off.

Putting too much paste also makes it hard to remove the sink without pulling the CPU off with it.
 
Thanks John. When I first received my FX-55 I was running real hot. Temps would go over 70C when running Spy sweeper. If fact it triggered my alarm. Perhaps the sink was not seated properly. I reseated the sink and the temps came down to about what I mentioned. I bought a new case with larger fans which really didn't do much. I thought the new cooler would work. I am going to have to get psyched up when I have a lot of time before I pull the motherboard. It gives me a very uneasy feeling when you pull the fan and heat sink and look down and see an empty socket where the CPU used to be.

Thanks for your tip Navid. I don't think heating up the CPU will be any problem at all. You are probably right about the paste. I previously used a brand that had high silver and kind of semi-liquid consistancy. I bought a tube of Arctic Silver 5 with my Freezer Pro. The Freezer 64 Pro already had paste on it so I used it when I tried to install. Since I couldn't get the new CPU cooler on, I cleaned everything up and used the Arctic Cooler 5 to put my old cooler back on. It is really more of a paste than my other was, but it seemed to do a better job.

In putting the paste on, I do try to make certain the entire CPU is covered very lightly. I use an old business card to spread it over the top. Maybe my technique is worng. Don't you want the paste to cover the whole top as thin as possible?

 
I had to take my mobo out of the case to install my freezer pro. What sucked was the first time I installed it backwards, and had to take everything out again.
 
I bought the Intel version of this heatsink (Freezer 7 Pro) and installed it today and was initially dissappointed with it. ... 🙁

I finally managed to get it bolted down firmly but I think it's got too much thermal goop on it from the factory. It comes with MX-1 which is supposed to be really great but perhaps I gotta let it cure for a couple days/weeks? In any case, I have another tube of MX-1 on the way to apply the goop the way I like to do it. 😛

It has managed to reduced my load temps by around 5-7C which isn't that bad I suppose although the stock heatsink/fan kept it under 60C anyway. Cooler is always better. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Beachboy
I bought the Intel version of this heatsink (Freezer 7 Pro) and installed it today and was initially dissappointed with it. ... 🙁

I finally managed to get it bolted down firmly but I think it's got too much thermal goop on it from the factory. It comes with MX-1 which is supposed to be really great but perhaps I gotta let it cure for a couple days/weeks? In any case, I have another tube of MX-1 on the way to apply the goop the way I like to do it. 😛

It has managed to reduced my load temps by around 5-7C which isn't that bad I suppose although the stock heatsink/fan kept it under 60C anyway. Cooler is always better. 🙂
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I would expect much better than a 5-7C drop in temps. I just received mine yesterday, but haven't had the time to mount it (double shifts at work 🙁).

What CPU/OC are you running? My E6400 @ 3.2GHz idles at 62C with the stock cooler. We won't even talk about stress temps. (mid 70's!)

I am hoping for at least 10-12C reduction in temps.
 
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Beachboy
I bought the Intel version of this heatsink (Freezer 7 Pro) and installed it today and was initially dissappointed with it. ... 🙁

I finally managed to get it bolted down firmly but I think it's got too much thermal goop on it from the factory. It comes with MX-1 which is supposed to be really great but perhaps I gotta let it cure for a couple days/weeks? In any case, I have another tube of MX-1 on the way to apply the goop the way I like to do it. 😛

It has managed to reduced my load temps by around 5-7C which isn't that bad I suppose although the stock heatsink/fan kept it under 60C anyway. Cooler is always better. 🙂
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I would expect much better than a 5-7C drop in temps. I just received mine yesterday, but haven't had the time to mount it (double shifts at work 🙁).

What CPU/OC are you running? My E6400 @ 3.2GHz idles at 62C with the stock cooler. We won't even talk about stress temps. (mid 70's!)

I am hoping for at least 10-12C reduction in temps.
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I've revised my estimates. 😉

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro review

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