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The nature of a review cycle (while a product is relevant) typically dictates that there’s no means to realistically test for endurance or age. We can revisit in the future if needed, but that’s the only question mark left after the review process: Arctic’s pump design is new, something we’ll look at in our tear-down video coming up shortly, and a new design means we have no reference point for endurance and reliability. In general, liquid coolers outlive the usable life of the system, and potentially two systems, but those that fail do so in a much more visible or catastrophic fashion. Failures are overall rare, however, and that’s always important to note. We’ll send you to our Air vs. Liquid cooler content for more of an explanation on this front. Albert.Thomas said:I'll be extremely impressed if I ever find a cooler capable of handling it full bore :)Time to step into 420mm territory? XD
I separated the fans from the pump and connected the radiator fans to cpu fans and the cable coming from the LFII into the pump header. I am not getting any pump RPM value. I thought it may be because it could be a 3-pin “fan” but even still I should have RPM value. I have used that header with other pwm fans in the past and it read RPM no problem. Good fans, like PSUs and cases can last you through multiple builds though so not a horrible investment. Edit: and yes, similar to OP, I am OCD and need to have every fan in my case match (noctua for me). admin said:System builders with an aversion to RGB lighting who seek a liquid cooler with distinct attitude should put Arctic’s Liquid Freezer II 280 cooler on their short list.
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It's impressive even the Arctic Freezer 360 has issues cooling a 13900K at full bore... It's kind of scary, really. As Cinebench R23’s multi-core benchmark will push coolers to their limits, it’s also a great test for recording the worst-case scenario of fan noise levels. Here the results are a bit different than above, with the Liquid Freezer II providing the second quietest performance of all the coolers we’ve tested. Only Thermalright’s single-fan low-profile AXP120-X67 air cooler is quieter, although that cooler is the worst performer in the previous test. The increased cooling challenges posed by Raptor Lake mean that we’ve had to change some of the ways we test coolers. Some coolers were able to pass Cinebench R23 multicore testing with Intel’s 12th Gen i9-12900K when power limits were removed (although only the strongest models were able to pass that test). The V1 has three fan connectors. Two of them have three pins, with the third pin missing, so only pins 1, 2 and 4 are there. The third connector--the one closest to the radiator, has all four pins.
This seems like a top contender for the best 280mm AIO. Great job on Arctic's side of things. The only thing left to test is whether or not there will be more or less horror stories with them, as well as, how many are DOA and the longevity of each cooler. This shows the delta in height, measured in microns, from a calibrated 0-point. The A500’s box plot shows the largest range, illustrating the chaotic levelness that hurt its performance, while the Deepcool Assassin III and original Wraith coolers have some of the best levelness. The Arctic Liquid Freezer II averaged about 8-10 microns depth from the 0-point, with minimums and maximums at 2 microns and 48 microns. The Liquid Freezer II has a couple deep points in the coldplate, but is overall closer to the smooth end than the unlevel end. Installation & Mounting The lowest power limit I test at is 125W, mainly because this is also the lowest level where I can reliably measure noise measurements. Lower power consumption causes the noise of the CPU cooler to fall below the noise created by the system fans (even while restricted to 35% speed). I just hooked up one of my Noctua 3000 RPM fans and plugged it into an empty harness port. It reported 2700 RPM (from the Arctic fan).
B) it will be difficult to run a push/pull due to the sheer size of the radiator depending on your case. I BARELY got it all to fit. The illuminated P-fans are already mounted on the radiator from the factory. During the development of the new P-series fans, special emphasis was placed on a focused airflow and thus a high static pressure. The fans guarantee extremely efficient cooling, even with increased air resistance. Therefore, the P-series fans are particularly suitable for use on heatsinks and radiators. It's 100% "Harness" speed on the V1 that is reported on only one of the fan connectors. It's not pump nor VRM. They don't have a sensor at all. Corsair Dominator Titanium First Edition DDR5-6600 C32 2x32GB Review: Abundant Capacity And Performance Should be available in Europe -- I'm pretty sure Arctic is a European company -- based in Germany maybe?
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