Review of the Arctic freezer 36

You cannot overcome the air cooler with a narrow budget and there is no better example than the excellent arctic freezer 36. It is still, it works extremely well and is very affordable – what more can you ask for?

Arctic nailed the formula with the freezer 36. Earlier I used other popular company projects, such as freezer 34, but undoubtedly the freezer 36 buys today. A gigantic part of this is the price. You can buy a freezer 36 for $ 46/£ 23 Today, which puts it very much on the budget scale of prices – a real budget hero in Great Britain, if also in the United States.

This is the price of the aluminum and copper model at the show, and the one I have to review. It doesn’t look half -bad. However, you can spend a few dollars more on a completely black version ($ 48) or a little more (in the USA) in the RGB version ($ 59/35 £). If I had such an option then, I would go to completely black, but it is a popular radiator and for a reason.

The freezer 36 is ready for every up-to-date computer, with the AM4/AM5 assembly options and the Intel LGA1700 and LGA1851 support using an attached contact frame.

That’s right, the contact frame is contained in a box with this budget cooler. I am as surprised as you. If you are not known, it is an ILM replacement (abandoned mounting bracket), which is pre -installed on the motherboard. It surrounds the processor on all sides and offers a point of study where you can close the radiator. It is good to have a generation with the Intel 13/14 processor because they are susceptible to bending always in continuous operate, which can lead to higher temperatures over time. The contact frame prevents it.

So, this budget cooler has a contact frame, saving about USD 10, maybe more to buy one separately. It is also good to see how the manufacturer also takes seriously bending the processor, along with brands such as NoTuua, which have released models of their radiators for already bent tokens (when the chip is bent, this is happening).

I conducted all tests using our ordinary Core i7 14700K test bench. This means loading the contact frame for installation. The installation is slightly more complex than the time-honored Intel cooler bracket, which is often twisted to the place with the rear bracket. There are more possibilities of damage to the motherboard socket without Ilm on site that you need to remove with the attached Torx key. After switching off, it is much easier if you have a motherboard to keep the processor in the nest, then it is quite uncomplicated to match the contact frame, making sure that you know it in the right way with the aid of matching symbols and holding the back plate in the right position.

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As I said, the freezer 36 is more complex to install on the Intel system than the average radiator, but it is worth having a contact frame, especially on a completely recent system. I also installed the freezer 36 on the AMD powered computer. It was a simpler process and only required removing the assembly points of the motherboard radiator and replacement with attached brackets and spacers.

Oh, in the box there is a tiny 0.8 gram tube of the MX-6 arctic thermal paste, which is good for installation or two. I did not operate it because I test with MX-4 in everything, but it is great to see everything you need in a box.

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After installing the radiator, this is testing.

Freazer 36 manages to cope very well with the hungry core i7 14700k during the game. On average, in extended course, Metro Exodus Emprovanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate 3, exceeded the cooler Master Hyper 612 Apex and be still! Dark Rock 5, both are more costly, and even matched the NHTA NH-D15 G2 at the Baldur’s Brama 3 gate. This sometimes allows slightly higher maximum temperatures, and here NH-D15 G2 enters itself, although in the expected variance with the radiator.

This is a different story when it comes to Cinebench R23 and X264 test tests, which are extremely intense. Not a single air cooler that I have tested so far is able to cope with 14,700 thousand. In these comparative tests, and the freezer 36 does not damage this trend.

However, I carry out a separate test in which I tune 14700K to 120 W. This means that the hungry Intel system, usually up to 253 W, at a more level with up-to-date Intel and AMD processors, which often often work at 120 in TDP. This is not a huge decrease for 14700 thousand, because most often it works closer to 120 in 253 W, but this means that the freezer 36 and most other air coolers have a chance to keep frosty.

PC Gamer Test RIG
CPU: Intel Core i7 14700K | Motherboard: Asus Rog Maximus Z790 Dark Hero | GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 Founders Edition ARIES: G.Skill Trident Z5 @ 5600 Mt/S | SSD: Sabrent 2 TB | Dog: Gigabyte Aorus P1200W | Thing: Termaltake Core P5 (open)

Because I adapted this refrigerated to the game of games powered by Ryzen 5 9600X, I can confirm that I manage to frosty down almost everything that the chip may have. Even throwing Cinebench R24, Blender, 7zip and 3DMark Time Spy Extreme saw only the maximum temperature of 72 ° C, and in various references to games he kept the processor at 62 ° C or lower.

All this is aimed at it works easily, as well as more air cooling bonuses, but more is how still it does.

This disposable cooler is placed between two P12 PWM PST fans. They are nothing special, except that they connect to the tower with the aid of what Arctic calls the “click system”, which basically consists of tiny metal fittings, which will click on the spot without any additional clips. This is a tiny difference, but it generally provides a cleaner finish.

What Is It is special that these two fans do very little noise during work. We test all coolers with fans will augment to 100%to get the maximum performance indicator in the offer, and these two were quieter than some cooler with one. Seriously impressive, Arctic, and you would not expect that he is looking at it.

Quiet, occurring and inexpensive – the freezer 36 has a lot of good. You can spend more on something like a still! Dark Rock 5 for a better appearance, or get something brilliant in the frosty Master Hyper 612 Apex or 212 Pro, but you won’t get anything as complete as in the case of the freezer 36. I will not seem it long, as long as I think that this is one of the easiest recommendations for years: if you need a cooler for another CPU amendment, and I will not want to spend a lot. I spent one of the best.