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Is this a good 92mm heatsink?

crazymonkeyzero

crazymonkeyzero

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Hi guys,

Had a quick question. What do you guys think of the Artcic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro as a cpu cooler?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
I was going to make a new build on 1155 and intel core i7 2700K, and was looking for a medium sized aftermarket cooler. I am not planning to overclock, however, I will be leaving my computer on like 24/7 and applying stress to the system as I use my computer for scientific computations. So I was looking for something better than the crappy stock heat sink intel provides. Do you think this will suffice, or do I need one of those 120mm Noctuas? Thanks in advance for your responses and advice. 🙂
 
I'd get it .. with over 3400 people giving it 5/5 stars. I really might get it to upgrade my current rigs HSF, stock Phemon X3 8650. I got a Cool Master Hyper 212+ for it on Xmass .. but it is too tall. This will fit perfectly, as it is about 36mm shorter.
 
If the 212+ is too big for your case (and it might be), and you need a 92mm fan, the CoolerMaster TX3 is a bit cheaper than that Arctic Cooling 7, but should perform at least as well, if not better due to it's direct heatpipe contact design. Other than direct contact vs not, they are essentially identical coolers from a design standpoint, though I understand the fan is not replaceable on the Arctic Cooling HS, while it is on the TX3. The TX3 won't cool as well as the 212, but it's smaller and still cools quite well for its size and price.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.At the moment I am really considering CM TX3 as Jman pointed out. It's funny because I actually have a coolermaster hyper212+ laying around, but it's huge, so I haven't really used it as it will be a pain to put in my case. So I kind of have to stick to something around 92mm But in the 92mm territory there aren't really that many options. The only ones I see that are feasible are as follows.
So how would you guys rank these? I believe these all have direct contact heatpipes.

Xigmatec Loki
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233081
Cooler Master TX3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064&Tpk=coolermaster tx3
Noctua NH-U9B SE2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608016
 
The Noctua does not have direct contact heatpipes, but it has 4 as opposed to the 3 of the other coolers.

Look at this test of 15 coolers, including all 4 92mm models mentioned that you were looking at: http://www.behardware.com/articles/824-1/roundup-15-affordable-coolers.html

They test the Noctua with one and two fans, but the others with only the one supplied fan.

With one fan, the TX3 is the best performing of all the 92mm coolers you're looking at.

These are load temps on an i7 2600K with fans at full voltage. Best temps are bolded.
Noctua:
Stock: 53.5C
@4.5: 74.5 C
@4.8: Failure

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7:
Stock: 62C
@4.5: 83C
@4.8: Failure

CoolerMaster TX3:
Stock: 51.5C
@4.5: 69C
@4.8: 83C

Xigmatek Loki:
Stock: 54C
@4.5: 69C
@4.8: 87C

They also test the Noctua with two fans, which is a little better than the TX3 by about 1-3C, but the TX3 with two fans drops temps about 5C from one fan (I own one and use p/p).

For comparison, the 212+:
Stock: 47.3C
@4.5: 64.3C
@4.8: 80C

So, the 212+ will get you an extra 3-5C over the TX3. Up to you whether it's worth it (if you can even fit it in your case).
 
Jman13 said:
The Noctua does not have direct contact heatpipes, but it has 4 as opposed to the 3 of the other coolers.
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Correct. Just quoting this to add that the Noctua only mounts with the fan blowing vertically (in a tower config) with the AMD mount, although you can buy the mounting brackets for a front-to-back AMD mount.
 
I am looking for a 92mm HS&F .. of these which would you say is better:

Cooler Master TX3
Cooler Master N520

The only difference I can really tell is that the N520 is push/pull & different fans.
 
Joshatdot said:
I am looking for a 92mm HS&F .. of these which would you say is better:

Cooler Master TX3
Cooler Master N520

The only difference I can really tell is that the N520 is push/pull & different fans.
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Also, the N520 is screw-mounted with a backplate. The TX3 is pushpin mounted.
 
Jman13 said:
Do you move your box around a fair bit? Usually the heat sinks with pushpins are pretty light...
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no, they broke due to having been taken off and put on several times. additional care on my part might have prevented it, i suppose.


Joshatdot said:
I am looking for a 92mm HS&F .. of these which would you say is better:

Cooler Master TX3
Cooler Master N520

The only difference I can really tell is that the N520 is push/pull & different fans.
Click to expand...

zip ties and/or duct tape can make any cooler push/pull.
 
I just installed the TX3 .. fan is alil abit louder than I'd like. The OEM HS&F was around 48~49*C idle .. and right now it is 33~34*C idle 😎

My case is so thin, I had to remove the 120mm side fan .. though I could mount it outside the case .. but that'll look ugly D:

edit: Since my CPU is an AMD, I didn't have to use the pushpin gubbins, just the retainer lever thing.
 
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