Tecnical Data CPU Air Coolers - Artic Freezer i30 CO Vs. CoolerMaster V10 / V8

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Hello everbody,
I'm setting up my new gaming system and was wondering about one particular thing.
Since i decided to use Air Cooling for CPU i was astonished by the tecnical data found between Artic Cooling's Freezer i30 and CoolerMaster's heavy weights V10 - V8 (V8 GTS as well).

Artic states that it's Freezer i30 can cool till 320 Watts (!!!) which is awesome. But it is also way smaller then CoolerMaster's Vs, has way fewer heatpipes, and at the same time V10, which is enormous, cools till 200Watts and 180Watts V8.

Here are the links:
Freezer i30 CO: http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/cpu/621/freezer-i30-co.html?c=2181
V10: http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/cooling/v-series/v10.html

Freezer costs also less then a half price of V10.

What is the trick? What should I look here as main difference? Shouldn't Vs be way better? Is there a situation where Freezer fails when it comes to overclocking?
Which is better? and why?

Thanks for your oppinions!
 
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The original V8 and V10 are years old now, I believe. (2009?) The i30 Freezer was released last year. A lot has changed in that time, regarding knowledge of design and airflow. The V8 is powered only by single 120mm fan for four miniature towers, and the V10 has two, but one is at this awkward right angle attached to a small horizontal tower. The i30 Freezer has a single fan blowing directly into one deep stack of fins and its 8mm (not 6mm) heatpipes; the fins are also spaced as such to accommodate for high-airflow fans.

The other part of the story is just advertizing. Sure, the i30 Freezer may actually be capable of dealing with 320 watts, Tom's Hardware did an article where it managed to cope with 300, but for all its gumption the i30 Freezer is really just a direct competitor with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO in terms of performance. (I think the EVO is only rated for 180 watts?) A number of sites have done reviews and have shown that the two trade punches. When the i30 comes out on top, it's only by a handful of degrees; nothing that warrants $15-20 extra cost. On the plus side, the i30 Freezer is definitely quiet, and generally remains in the top tiers in that regard.

The V8 GTS is a different beast.

I own an A30 Freezer, since I have an AMD platform, and I like it. I managed to snag it on sale for $30 bucks, and I feel that was worth the purchase. I used to recommend it a lot, as long as the potential buyer was placing serious weight on silence and could find the unit on sale. Unless you can find it for that cheap, I no longer really recommend it. Why? Mostly because, after thinking about it, I think it is grossly overpriced. Standard cost is $50 for a cooling solution that can not be mounted universally, allows only for one fan, and, when mounted the "standard" way, is extremely RAM unfriendly.
 
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Thanks for your accurate answer.
I agree on what you said. Special that V10 is awkward and has 2° fan missplaced! And i exactly thought that advertising has a big role.

Well now I could ask you for advise on what cooler should i choose.

Since I'm from Europe I'll put the prices in Eur first.
Right now the offers about CPU Coolers i can find,
V8 GTS costs 108€ (148$)
Freezer i30 CO 30€ (40$) // as you can see the big difference
or should I go for CM's Hyper series 612s (+- 45€ (60$)) or TXs (TX3 EVO 20€ (27$))
or if you can suggest something smarter.

The CPU i will be using is i7-4770k, and i'll overclock it on 4.0-4.5 Ghz.
 
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That is quite a price difference! The i30 Freezer costs the same over here (in the USA) but the V8 GTS is $97.

Since you are over in Europe, is there a chance that some of the "in house" (made in European countries) solutions may be cheaper for you? Robcrez mentioned the Phanteks PH-TC12DX, which is a fairly solid solution. That runs us about $50, and the monstrous PH-TC14PE can be found on sale for as low as $75, currently. (That would be a good buy.) Noctua solutions are top quality, but very expensive. Same with Be Quiet! although Be Quiet! is more geared for... being quiet over just absolute performance. If you can't find any of these, especially if they are not less expensive for you, maybe the i30 Freezer would be the best investment for you.

I dug up the Tom's Hardware article where they did a round-up: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130-17.html Yeah, the i30 Freezer may be towards the bottom of the list, but it still is handling an i7-3960X clocked at 4.6ghz fueled by 1.4 volts. That is nothing to sneeze at; I think they mention in the article that the voltage regulator was using around 300 watts.
 
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Well I noticed these price difference between EU and US, so i have to blend :) Anyway that benchmark for Freezer really ain't bad. 4.6ghz on i7 extreme! keeping it on 60°C! On 1.4...

Well I did some more detailed research too. I looked up to Phanteks PH-TC12DX, which really is a beast as that benchmark shows too, but it's impossible to find it here! even if it's from Holland and made in China. My eyes stopped at BeQuite! Dark Rock Pro 2. What a beast. And i think you will be surpriced to hear that over here Dark Rock Pro 2 (95€ [128$]) costs more then a Noctua's D14 (77€ [103$])! Even if Noctua has the best air cooler i'll never buy it as it is ugly as Miley Cyrus's Ass. :D
I looked up some of the ThermalTake but nothing interisting.
Anyway for the price close to the Dark Rock i can get Corsair Hydro H110 280mm (100€ [135$]). Which doesn't sound as a bed solution to me. What are your thoughts on H110?

I looked up Liquid cooling as well.
CoolerMaster Eisberg 240L Prestige - 150€ (202$) - nice, but expensive
CoolerMaster Seidon 240L -115€ (155$)
Corsair Hydro H110 280 - 100€ (135$)
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 120€ (162$)

this is the line up i thought about. The prices are surely higher then a Freezer, but the performance too. So i thougth it is a nice ration price/performance, even if it's more expensive maybe it's still a better solution.
That Corsair H110 really caught my eyes.

Noctua really should improve their estetic design...at least the colors.
 
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Thanks Rob!
I didn't know about that eshop. I have already bought bunch of stuff from uk. Mostly amazon. But i don't see shipping options here. If they don't have shipping service, it's or impossible or too expensive for me to buy stuff from them.
But they have some cool stuff!
 
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They actually ship worldwide, but you have to email or call them for them options, their prices are quite good.
 
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I will check them out then. The prices are really good. I'll try emailing them for informations about shipping.
Thanks.

 
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I am not that knowledgeable about water cooling solutions. I have not had the privilege to use them, and I have not researched into them as much as I probably should. I have looked into them enough to know that to achieve a significant performance gain over air solutions, you end up spending a lot more money as well. Paired with the fact that they have more dependent parts, thus are more subject to a failure, makes me shy away. I have just an entry-level AMD-powered rig, not only is it not really worth it to slap on a top-tier water cooling solution, I just simply do not have the money even if I wanted to.

Good luck if you search! Take your time, and research everything. Last you want is to purchase something and then regret it.
 
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It deffinetly is more expensive. I'll still look into it and try to figure it out what's the best suited cooler for me.
Thanks ill keep it in mind.
 
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