ARCTICFreezer 34 Esports Duo - Tower CPU Cooler with BioniX P-Series case Fan in Push-Pull, 120 mm PWM Fan, for Intel and AMD, LGA1700 Compatible - White

I have the Ryzen 5, 3600 with 6 Cores, and 12 processing threads bundled with the AMD Wraith Stealth stock cooler with Max Temps 95°C. My Motherboard was the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4. I built this system in December 2019. I was happy with it for a few months, but I consistently watched the CPUID HWMonitor and noted that my CPU temperatures could reach over 80°C. There were a couple of days they even went up to 90°C. I started to research for an after-market CPU fan to replace the stock cooler. I noted that many YouTubers had reviewed the Freezer 34 series of CPU fans and they all gave these fans high marks in the categories of price-to-performance, Noise level, ease-of-installation, ram-clearance, and case fitting. After installation, my CPU’s temperatures from minimum to maximum were reduced by more than 10°C each. I ran Cinebench, and my CPU temperate reached a high of 79°C. I didn’t run it while I had the stock cooler so I wouldn’t know what could the CPU temperate had been.The Freezer 34 cooler came with one fan. I had an old Cougar Vortex PWM 120 case fan lying around. I was able to fit this fan onto the Freezer 34 with the extra set of brackets that were included in the package. I believe this 2nd fan created the push-pull condition that matches the more expensive models in the Freezer 34 series that are sold with dual fans. There was no problem fitting this CPU fan in my case, an Antec Gaming Series Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower case. Also, there was no problem with ram clearance. And this Arctic 34 cooler operates very quietly.I had a few issues while installing this CPU cooler. First, I had to remove the motherboard out of the case before I could install it because there was not enough space to maneuver inside the case frame. Secondly, when I installed the cooler onto the motherboard, I encountered the same problem the other reviewer Aaron had. In his March 30, 2020 review of his Freezer 34 CO, which he titled: “I wanted to like this.”, Aaron stated that “The threads on the mounts for the AM4 socket are too short making threading the nuts onto them for final mounting and tightening impossible unless the metal brackets are bent down a bit. This is difficult to do because one hand needs to hold the backplate for pressure while you need to get the screw into the nut and apply presser on the other end, the slightest slip would lead to stabbing the mobo with the screw quite aggressively. The thread should be about 2 mm longer and the nut should be 2mm deeper so that the mounts can be preinstalled and then the nuts loosely threaded by hand…” This exact thought came across my mind when I was doing the exact same steps during my installation. It took me a few tries to screw in the nuts and I had to press hard to make the nuts to fit and latch onto the threads.And lastly, after the cooler was fixated onto the motherboard with the two above mentioned fans, and it was ready to go into the case, I had a very hard time plugging the CPU power cord into its 8-pin connector! I had to ask my wife for help as she has smaller hands than I do. Even after she lined up the plug with the socket, she wasn’t able to press it all the way down. I had to use two chopsticks to do that for me! Next time, when I need to remove the cooler for cleaning or for any other reason, I would buy a CPU power 8-pin extension cable. This way, I can pre-plug in the extension cable to the motherboard connector, and then I would have all the flexibility to connect it to the cord coming from the PSU - outside of the tight space that was originally limited by the cooler.After the installation, I turned on the PC and pleasantly found that the temperature was lower by more than 10°C, I finally felt relieved and thought to myself all these efforts were worth it. Also, I want to mention: in place of thermal paste, I used a 40mm X 40mm Innovation Cooling Graphite Thermal Pad. I believe it works just as well as any good brand of thermal paste in the market.

Problem - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 was hitting 95C (max operating temp) and throttling while running handbrake batches. (Dangerous temp and throttling performance in attempt to not burn itself up)Picked this up as a cooling solution after reviewing multiple products online where coolers were put head to head. This seemed to have the cooling chops as well as a look I enjoy, so I went with it.Install notes: I installed this with mobo (MSI B450 Tomahawk) still in case. My case doesn't expose the backplate, but several reddit posts had indicated they used the existing backplate. This did work for me and the cooler is quite secure (more on that later). Arctic includes a card with a QR code and a nice walkthrough of install instructions (some animation to aid in your task). Make sure you are using the correct standoffs (these are indicated by a hashmark (1 hash (AM4), 2 hash (Intel 2066/2011), No Hash (Intel 115x/1200)). Also, there is an up and a down for the standoff. The thumbnuts only fit on one side, so I tested this first.. the other side screws into the board/backplate. I ordered Arctic MX5 thermal paste which came in a nice syringe and applied lines on each of the tubes as instructed (they advise this in the instructions and its their cooler, so I didn't do the pea method). The cooler lined up fairly easily. You'll want to just get the thumbscrews to catch on ALL 4 standoffs BEFORE turning them down. If you don't, there is enough play that you won't be able to get the last one on. Then tighten them down gradually (I went criss-cross pattern similar to tightening lugs on a tire change to ensure even pressure as I went). Then the fans - I"ll admit this was the toughest part for me due to not removing anything (including graphics card), so I had to wrestle a bit to get the metal clips in place. (This is also as previously mentioned how secure the cooler actually was as I put a fair amount of somewhat controlled force on pulling those clips past the ends of the fans. Plugging in was fine (fans include a built in splitter so you don't need to buy one). Also note the fans have an arrow telling you which way they're blowing air, so make sure when you put them on you're not making them fight. One should push air into the fins and the other should pull it out. I have front intake and rear exhaust so I aimed them both that way.Additional notes: Purchased MX5 paste due to other reviews complaining about packet of paste, but Arctic included a small syringe of MX4. Older reviews indicated problems with AM4 standoffs, but more recent ones including me it worked. (possible product updates)Performance: As stated before, I was hitting 95C with stock cooler running handbrake batches. Now the temp fluctuates between 76-82C when running handbrake. (keep in mind these are batches, so I'm kicking them off at night and handbrake is running them up to 8 hours of pedal to the floor on multiple cores). I also saw a boost in performance when I ran userbenchmark, so possible some throttling was slowing down other tasks.Overall, I recommend this product as I've had a great experience with it and will definitely buy again. If you have an older case like I do, you'll want to check clearance if there is a side intake fan. (It crowds the window, and I had to external mount my intake fan - Still worth it.) I also recommend taking the time to at least pull your graphics card to give you more space to work with.. if not pulling the entire board. The install took me probably 20-25 mins, but would have been a lot faster if I'd at least pulled the GPU.- Husband Review

The product comes with its own thermal paste for you to apply, the fasteners to secure it, a mount adapter for different motherboard styles, as well as the radiator itself and two fans.While installing, I had trouble securing the screws through my LGA 1700 cpu socket, but it eventually mounted successfully. I've had no troubles with its security of attachment since that original install. I applied the provided thermal paste, though some people can be snobby and prefer to use their own. I have 11 fans in my PC total--including the two on this cooler--and I keep my room at 70 degrees F. I haven't yet had my i7 13700K CPU push above 70 degrees C, which is well below the upper limit of safe usage. I've maintained these temperatures despite using video editing software and streaming.I've so far used this for a month, and will update this review if anything changes.