ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III AIO CPU Water Coolers (Non-RGB & RGB): 240mm Non-RGB

smacky00

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Quote from osmantrex

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7800X3D is a very efficient CPU, especially compared to current gen Intel which will easily produce enough heat to need an AIO.

You don't need to do anything to the CPU really, although if you do feel like it you can mess with the PBO tool in the BIOS which will let you tweak some undervolting settings. But outside of benchmarking utilities or highly multithreaded workloads like rendering video, you're probably not going to see much of a noticeable difference messing with undervolting

So I won't see a drop in temps while gaming, even if by 5 degrees, or so? Or idle temps?

osmantrex

Feb 21, 2024 9:39 PM

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Quote from smacky00

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So I won't see a drop in temps while gaming, even if by 5 degrees, or so? Or idle temps?

The chip is routinely seen to draw like 80W max when gaming. A $35 tower cooler like the Thermalright Peerless Assassin is rated to handle over 200W.

Again: if you want an AIO you should get one, but as long as your core temps are staying under 89°C at load you're going to not see a performance difference and it's extra money for worse reliability.

veyvey

Feb 21, 2024 9:40 PM

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Montech air max/base is a good cheap case that can fit a 420mm aio with a little work

alxshanti

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Quote from nikko11

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I have one in it, I had to remove the front fans and it's placed in there, not really attached. It's not ideal but it works perfectly and got my 13900k under temp control much better than the NH-15 I had installed.

Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback. Were you still able to use the 360 as the bottom intake fans?

Swqnky

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Quote from danfn113

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Man I just bought the freezer 2 280 a week ago from amazon for nearly the same price. Gamer nexus has the freezer2 280 temps in the chart but not using the offset so its not as good as it could be so Im torn if its worth removing it and returning mine to amazon for this.

Same boat as you. I'm just gonna keep the II. It was a good enough upgrade from my previous cooler and the II has been a solid recommendation from everybody for years. Grass may be greener on the other side but we have it very good as it is.

af8

Feb 22, 2024 5:09 AM

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Quote from nuy6n6nn

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Madness. Looks like a damn car intercooler!

It's rated one of the best AIO for a reason and when your cooling that kind of CPU it makes a difference.

Your options are to run a small cooler with fans cranking at same load or larger cooler with more of a silent operation.

There is actually larger coolers out there than 420 but fitting that 420 in that case is pretty slick

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NEW0

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How long do these tend to last compared to something like a hyper 212evo? Is 2-3 years pretty typical for an AIO water-cooler?

KevinO2208

Feb 22, 2024 9:54 PM

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Quote from NEW0

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How long do these tend to last compared to something like a hyper 212evo? Is 2-3 years pretty typical for an AIO water-cooler?

Supposedly five years

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LabRat810

Feb 22, 2024 11:35 PM

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I swore I wasn't going to WC my AM4 build...
This is tempting, though.
(X3D AM4 seems to love being under water)

RandomBot369

Feb 23, 2024 4:18 AM

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Quote from KevinO2208

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Supposedly five years

These AIOs come with a 6 year warranty. Artic is planning on these lasting longer than 5 years. Plus 5 years is a very rough estimate with many different variables and depends heavily on how it's used. This duration can be longer or shorter based on various factors such as the brand, model, material of hoses used, water permeation, maintenance, over/under-volting, overclocking, etc.

Last edited by James369 February 22, 2024 at 08:44 PM.

CorNut

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Quote from checkerr

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In the same boat. I received mine last week. I have just initiated a return. Will buy the new version 280.

I followed suit

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nolf66

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If I didn't have a MSI MEG CoreLiquid S360 I would order the 420 to try out. Great price and thinking about one as a spare.

n19htmare

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Quote from RoyalMitKase

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So to sum up a bunch of comments, videos online, and other forums, if you have Intel, these won't sit flush with the CPU using the stock mounting brackets and require an aftermarket mounting bracket (Artic has them). However, this may void your warranty. If you have AMD, you're fine. Might be best to wait until they fix this issue if you're using Intel.

First, this product just released a couple of weeks ago so you must be referring to Liquid Freezer II and not this because these (Liquid Freezer III) now come with the contact frame included with the cooler.

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Jackdupondew2k5

Feb 26, 2024 6:20 PM

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Quote from smacky00

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The 360mm variant of this one or the Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO for a 7800x3D?

Would front mount the Arctic to a Fractal Torrent

Idk if this is too late or not but I just bought the arctic freezer iii 360mm RGB for my 7800x3D and have it in my Lian Li 011 Vision case, it keeps my CPU cool, my CPU idles at round 35-40c

neoshi

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neoshiFeb 26, 2024 6:33 PM

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Arg so tempted to replace my arctic lf ii 280 non rgb with one of these. But do i want to go thru the hassle of taking it all apart and back together?

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III AIO CPU Water Coolers (Non-RGB & RGB): 240mm Non-RGB

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