Arctic Liquid Freezer II Cooler Review: New Best CPU Thermals on AMD Ryzen

Our review and benchmark of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II features tests on the 3950X and 3800X, but also talks VRM thermals and whether the fan is a gimmick or not. Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (https://geni.us/BqEpf) Article version of this review: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3571-arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-cooler-review-benchmark Tear-down here: /watch/kncel-nwRQZwe The Arctic Liquid Freezer II review has been heavily requested by our viewers, and we're finally delivering. In this review, we're looking at thermal performance versus big air coolers (like Noctua's NH-D15 or Deepcool's Assassin III) and versus other liquid coolers (like the NZXT Kraken X62). We will be doing a tear-down video of this cooler separately and in short order, so check back for that. Testing includes thermals (AMD Ryzen 3950X, 3800X), coldplate levelness, linear feet per minute flow from the VRM fan, VRM thermal impact from the VRM fan on vs. off, acoustic performance, and more. A lot of people have asked us how the Arctic Liquid Freezer II performs vs. the Noctua NH-D15, the NZXT Kraken X62 or X63, and other coolers on the market. This video answers that question. Our CPU cooler testing methodology explained [video]: /watch/kyOK4PJOTmfOK Article version of testing methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3561-cpu-cooler-testing-methodology-most-tests-are-flawed Find the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/uxvOmsK Or find the Liquid Freezer II 280 on Newegg: https://geni.us/NUno Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 on Amazon: https://geni.us/B8cY Noctua NH-D15 on Amazon: https://geni.us/WWsSiju EVGA CLC 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/AoQXQ 00:00 - Important Background Information 05:45 - 35dBA Noise-Normalized on 3950X 08:05 - VRM Airflow (Linear Feet Per Minute) 10:18 - VRM Fan Benchmark vs. MOSFET Thermals 13:37 - Time-to-Max Temperature (Steady State) 15:10 - 100% Fan Speed Test on 3950X 16:30 - 35dBA Noise-Normalized 3800X 17:52 - 3800X Auto Frequency Results 19:04 - Coldplate Levelness Benchmark 20:00 - Installation & Mounting, Conclusion The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke Video: Keegan Gallick

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