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expired Posted by ezsdfl • May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023 8:24 PM
Arctic Liquid Freezer II ARGB 280 ($90), 360 ($115), 420 ($120) + $10 Shipping + Tax [B-STOCK] AIO - eBay
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One more note: arctic uses some thicc boi radiators so make sure it will fit in whatever your application is.
Still think these are the best AIOs and they shipped me a new one before I even sent the failed one back but just be aware since they are popping these open before shipping them out to fix the gasket on old stock, there is maybe a risk of them not being put together right.
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Got a Corsair 5000D case, and with the top recessed the way it is there's not enough room to mount an average thickness radiator, so had to use the side mount. Problem there is that the ~12" hoses used on so many AIOs are too short, so wound up buying Arctic.
I was able to fit the arctic 360 with some modifications.
I could only get one side of the screws attached and ended up cutting and drilling out my own bracket extension using a couple of small pieces of steel. It honestly was probably fine with just the one side screwed in, as the 5000x rgb case has pretty thick metal for the mounting areas on the top and it felt pretty secure, but I was worried about it causing too much pressure over time when moved or if it got shifted too much, especially when I clean it (5000x needs a fair bit of cleaning for the dust filters and glass panels to keep it looking sharp).
My first arctic 360 had a bad rgb fan. Second one has no issues but I'll be damned, it still struggles to cool the 13700k under load. Both coolers had almost identical cooling results on the 13700k. Still cooled way quieter and at better temps than the Corsair did, but I ended up needing to undervolt the cpu -.1 Now it only maxes out under stress at 90-93c…. Lol. Undervolting Raised my cineabench score 2000 points to 30k and haven't had a single crash, though maxing out in the low 90's Celsius is still maddening to me. Probably need to redo my thermal compound as this one hotspot is the main culprit of the high temps with hot spot of 5-6c higher than the rest. As crazy as those temps sound, it seems to be on the normal side (for full load) and under the thermal throttle limits of 100c.
Long winded post, but I hope my experience might be helpful to anyone else building a similar speced pc and running into similar issues.
*The arctic cooler was about 7c cooler than the Corsair I tried prior, as well as being much quieter.
As for gambling with B stock, not for me, but if you get a good one, this is a good aio. Just make sure you measure first or are prepared to work around the sizing.
I bought my Arctic RGB 360 new and is extremely happy with it so far.
To both of you, B-stock doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong with it or it's a return. They mention it could be due to damaged packaging. My friend got one, and he was happy with it and said looked brand new. He couldn't tell. Came with Intel 12th gen adapters too.
I was able to fit the arctic 360 with some modifications.
I could only get one side of the screws attached and ended up cutting and drilling out my own bracket extension using a couple of small pieces of steel. It honestly was probably fine with just the one side screwed in, as the 5000x rgb case has pretty thick metal for the mounting areas on the top and it felt pretty secure, but I was worried about it causing too much pressure over time when moved or if it got shifted too much, especially when I clean it (5000x needs a fair bit of cleaning for the dust filters and glass panels to keep it looking sharp).
My first arctic 360 had a bad rgb fan. Second one has no issues but I'll be damned, it still struggles to cool the 13700k under load. Both coolers had almost identical cooling results on the 13700k. Still cooled way quieter and at better temps than the Corsair did, but I ended up needing to undervolt the cpu -.1 Now it only maxes out under stress at 90-93c…. Lol. Undervolting Raised my cineabench score 2000 points to 30k and haven't had a single crash, though maxing out in the low 90's Celsius is still maddening to me. Probably need to redo my thermal compound as this one hotspot is the main culprit of the high temps with hot spot of 5-6c higher than the rest. As crazy as those temps sound, it seems to be on the normal side (for full load) and under the thermal throttle limits of 100c.
Long winded post, but I hope my experience might be helpful to anyone else building a similar speced pc and running into similar issues.
*The arctic cooler was about 7c cooler than the Corsair I tried prior, as well as being much quieter.
As for gambling with B stock, not for me, but if you get a good one, this is a good aio. Just make sure you measure first or are prepared to work around the sizing.
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