Arctic Freezer 11 LP

Zitat: At less than £18, the Arctic Freezer 11 LP is a cheap and easy way to get a unit that´s quieter and better-performing than the reference cooler, if you´re still using one. This is unlikely (well we hope it is) if you´re PC is a tower with an overclocked CPU. This is a low-profile cooler that´s designed to make the most of tight situations where it´s simply not possible to use a tower cooler, and you should be using/planning to buy the latter if you have the space. Using the reference cooler in an HTPC or mini-ITX build isn´t uncommon; it does the job and as the system probably won´t see 100 per cent load put on its CPU more than once or twice in its lifetime, it will be fairly quiet too. In this situation, the Arctic Freezer 11 LP excels as it´s far quieter than the LGA1155 reference cooler we used, but it knocked spots of its cooling performance too. The fact it coped well with our overclocked high-end Sandy Bridge CPU is an impressive feat, although the temperature may well be a bit higher in a smaller case. That said, our test system only uses one 120mm fan for an exhaust - not totally dissimilar to a lot of mini-ITX and HTPC cases (in fact some have much better airflow). As we mentioned on our testing page, we aim to do more in the way of reviews of small coolers, cases and motherboards. Until we start churning out this content, though, the Arctic Freezer 11 LP is a capable low-profile cooler if you´re planning on buying/making/modding a dinky system. If it can cope with an overclocked Core i7-2600K, then anything less toasty than this will be a piece of cake. LGA 1155 Score

Zitat: Pros: + Very good mounting system + Minimum height + Silent PWM controlled fan + MX-2 TIM pre-installed + Shaved a little off Intel stock cooler temps Cons: - Base finish - Cooling capacity The Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP CPU cooler is completely designed for very slim or HTPC cases. It features a 92mm PWM controlled fan that is very quiet in operation, even under the overclocked stress test we put it through. The mounting included with this cooler was a very simple and effective solution that was a joy to install. The addition of a cooler such as this, can shave a few needed degrees off of your CPU temperatures to make it a little happier under load for a rather mild investment.

Zitat: Advantages: + Good cooling performance + Quiet performance + Easy installation Disadvantages: - Push pin installation doesn’t look very durable