Freezer i13 X CO

It's silent and has knocked my CPU temps down by over 10C. I wish however they would have included a tiny bit of the Arctic MX5 paste on the side instead of pre-applying it. It's nearly impossible not to smear that around while trying to secure the heat sink to the front of the board. Also, this particular i13-X model does require the installation of a backplate... which is not an issue on nice cases like mine where you can access the back of the board from the back panel. It also fits well on my micro ATX mobo. I can't believe how quiet it is, either. I highly recommend this cooler, but maybe buy a tube of paste, clean the paste off the contact spot and CPU, then apply a pea sized dot in the middle of the CPU.

If you have a Dell XPS8940 with i7 cpu, this is the most important upgrade to lower the CPU temperature on the system. It fits Dell XPS8940 with i7 cpu perfectly using just the included mounting parts, and screws. The fan is very quiet and doesn't produce much noise during normal usage. When playing heavy game or video rendering, it would be noisier but bearable. I upgraded my Dell XPS 8940 with this cpu fan, a 90mm case fan in front of the power supply unit, a heatsink for VRM, and it has lowered the CPU temperature about 20 Celsius degrees.

For a sub-120mm fan CPU cooler, this performs admirably. I wouldn't recommend it for K chips, and I wouldn't recommend it for Intel chips with more than 8 cores. It works great with an i5 11400, though, keeping temps under 72C even under stress testing (I would guess that it would keep temps under 80C on an 11700, but taming a 10900 might be too much). Noise levels are very good, being very quiet under most loads. You can hear the fan spin up under a full stress load, but that's to be expected. It's not terrible. In that circumstance, it can be heard just barely above the noise of the case fans. If you really need a much quieter setup, then I would recommend a Scythe Fuma 2, but it's also twice the price of this unit, and taller. RAM clearance is excellent, and tower height is fairly diminutive, making both case and motherboard compatibility quite extensive. It is a breeze to install, rivalling Noctua's mounting system. For $30, this is a solid buy for a relatively basic budget gaming system, especially if you have significant cooler height restrictions.

For a Dell XPS 8940 overhaul - found a reddit that recommended this, and used the suggested combo of additional fans with splitters and removal of metal grating that builds up heat/addition of extra air flow holes in plastic facing. Dropped temps regularly climbing into the 80s under even medium load to 50s and 60s under heavy load. I run heavily modded versions of Stardew Valley (200+ with Smapi) using an Intel i9 and Nvidia card and this has done the trick for keeping everything cool and fast.

Brought this for a cheaper small fan that could fit my case. Seemed to fit perfectly height wise, but the product did not come with the kit to fit 1700 socket mother boards even though it says it does. The document in the box says if it did not come with one, contact support. When you go to there website and click get a 1700 kit by contacting support, it takes you to a page to buy the kit instead, but they don't sell it outside of Europe as of right now. So now that I tried to get this on my mother board and used it, I cant return it. And I cant buy a kit. And its been a week with no reply from there support. So I just wasted my money on a useless product that will just go and into a landfill. Thanks...

I just bought a brand new XPS8940 with the 10th generation i7-10700 CPU. The stock fan is horrible to say the least. When rendering video for social media, and pegging the CPU at 100% load, temps were hitting 100C+ sometimes, so I went in search of a better cooler. Came across this one in the reviews here, and the price is perfect with Amazon Prime. Arrival came quickly, and was handed right to me at my front door. Long story short, plug and play. This is really nice and so well built! I've had other major brands, and I love the way this one is made. The fan and shroud snaps right off for very easy cleaning, which has always been a huge issue with me when cleaning CPU heatsinks and fans. They made this one just for me, exactly how I wanted. Removal of the old stock heatsink is easy, just unscrew 4 screws and remove. The new Arctic Freezer i13X you will just screw on the new stand offs, then mount the braces with 2 new screws for each one, then screw down the new heatsink. The included backplate is not used because the heatsink screws directly thru the motherboard into the case itself. Perfect fit and temps went all the way to a down to a high of 60C is the highest I've seen it under a full load. INCREDIBLE!! I replaced the case fan also with a bigger better thicker fan with a high CFM, and it helps suck out all that heat that comes off this little jewel. Added another low CFM fan in the front to draw in cooler air, a small fan for the larger 8TB drive, and they all work in harmony together to really lower temps and NOW my idle temps are around 29C!! This one is the REAL DEAL!!

I have been using this for a year now with my XPS 8940 (the 2021 model with the 11th gen i7-11700). When it is not under load it is quieter than the coil whine on the computer, meaning, essentially inaudible. When the CPU is under 100% load the tone of the fan is still very nice. It sounds more like air circulation than a spinning fan. With the room at 19C, at 100% CPU load, it doesn't go above 57C. Installation was easy as well because the included screws fit into the mounting points built into the computer's case. ARCTIC Freezer i13 X - Compact Intel CPU Cooler, 100 mm, 300-2000 RPM (Controlled by PWM)

better than the stock cooler. it is super quiet during intense gaming or video editing. it fits in my mini atx, easy to install and it is fast shipping, i got it the next day.

It's like this cooler was built to be used on the Dell XPS 8940 PC. The stock cooler was horrible and this was a much needed upgrade. I've tried numerous other coolers and they don't fit properly since Dell uses a proprietary motherboard. But this cooler was plug and play, literally so easy to install and didn't boot with any errors. I'm seeing a pretty significant drop in temps aswell. Very happy with it so far.

Ahora que no tengo tarjeta gráfica dedicada, dependo de mi procesador para todo... El modelo que compre es la versión para intel: ARCTIC Freezer i13 X. Tengo un procesador core i7 9700k que tuve con un disipador de stock de intel por un mes, en tareas normales se mantenía en 36-40 grados (chrome, visual studio code, cosas así). Cuando cambie por el artic bajo 5 grados en este tipo de tareas, nada mal. El verdadero potencial lo vi cuando hago stream jugando algún juego como LoL, aquí, con el disipador de stock de mantenía entre los 76-81 grados. Con el Artic no pasa de 55 grados haciendo las mismas tareas en este escenario, muy satisfecho. El diseño me gusta, no tiene luces y el fan es de color blanco, pero si buscas eficiencia sobre estética este es muy buena opción. Es un poco más pequeño a comparación con el de otras marcas, no estorba a las memorias ram y su instalación fue súper fácil. (busquen el vídeo oficial de cómo instalarlo en youtube). Es silencioso, con mucha diferencia comparado con el de stock. En conclusión estoy muy satisfecho por el costo-beneficio que da.

Fixing it was a a bit of a trouble. Needed an ipad to look at the pictures on the online manual to fix install. It was kind of cool having the manual online and having a QR code to access it. But I am sure quite a few would have found it challenging and frustrating. Having one sheet of "recycled" paper with the pictures would have helped. The product itself was of very good quality and finish. Getting the fan shroud off was troublesome. Was worried that I am going to break it. A small arrow on where the clip is located or an indication of the same in the manual would have been helpful. I was impressed with the quiet working of the fan. The only way to know its working was to feel the slightly warm cooling fins. They too are of a very good construct and dissipate heat effectively. Definitely recommend. Some feedback for improvement. - An arrow on the installation instruction to show where the fan shroud's clips are to enable easy removal and fixing. - Some preliminary instructions before installing the holding plates to finalize the direction of the fan. I fixed it in one direction and after finalizing everything realized that the fan needs to face another direction. Then had to remove the whole thing, re-arrange the base-plates, reapply the paste and fix them. Would have saved all the trouble if the instruction to plan the fan alignment was placed before fixing the base plates. - The resin holding the wire in its slot in the fan shroud was cracked and was off when I opened the package, leaving the wire moving about. Probably redesign the shroud with a tiny plastic clip to hold the wire instead. (The product is beautifully designed and is of very good quality. Am giving feedback to make it totally without any problems)

Very happy so far. I have waited a bit before reviewing. I can confidently say now that it is durable, so it’s job well, no issue. Quiet. Very happy, would buy again