So I won a Arctic Cooler Pro 7 on Ebay......

[Taz100420]

I won it for $21.50 USD SHIPPED......and was wondering how much better is it than stock? Good deal? Its used for 3 months and says it works great so I'll find out when it gets here.:p


and for those who have them, how much of a drop did ya see in temps?

[xman2007]

im using the arctic freezer64 pro dunno if there similar design (cant be bothered to google it :p ) but before i got that my x2 3800+ was running at 45c idle and around 60c load and now it idles at 30c and 50c

edit: ok googled it in the end :p looks similar to the freezer64 pro but the 64 has 2 extra heatpipes and a 90mm fan ;) but that will still be better than stock imo

[Thermopylae_480]

I went from stock cooling to an Arctic Freezer 7, I definitely noticed a difference in temperature. Definitely worth the 21 dollars your paying in my opinion :) .

[Taz100420]

yea strating bid was $11.50 and shipping was $10 and I thought hey Id bid just to see if I win and I look back one day and had it won, so I cant wait for it to come in.

this things huge how far off is it from the CPU?

[dnoiz]

I have that baby for 19 euro's over here. And I have it running at around 1000rpm (else I find it to loud). But it keeps my E66000 @ 3Ghz around 35 - 45 degrees (celcius). So I'm happy.

R.

[Taz100420]

man this beast came in today and was a bitch to put in. my hands didnt want to fit to clip them in. but now its up and running at the lowest temp ive seen was 24C and highest ive seen was 41C! Man thats a hell of an improvement from the stock cooler! and does my thumb hurt........lol


and I tested it on prime95

[Taz100420]

I was just thinking since I took off the old paste and I was looking at it and the bottom is kinda rough, would lapping it be advisable?

Ive read the how to guide here and pretty much get the idea on how to do it but was wondering if it would be worth the extra time to do.

[Frogger]

it's only Time :) but yes 2-5c

[Taz100420]

hmmmmmmm.....i juss may do it because the bottom was rough enough for me to have a bit of resistance dragging my finger nail lightly over the surface

I got the stock heat sink i may do it on that since it will be my first lap job<----kinda doesnt sound right:laugh:

[Frogger]

practice makes... better to play with the stock helps get the feel for it ...