Box, Contents & Bundle
The box has a black background with a scheme of the product on its front side. The technical specs are on the back side of the box.
| Bundle Analysis | |
| Part | Quantity |
| Fans (P12 PWM PST) | 2 |
| CPU Contact Frame | 1 |
| T20 Driver | 1 |
| Shoulder Screws | 4 |
| Screws | 4 |
| Nylon Spacers | 4 |
| Mounting Clips | 2 |
| Thermal grease (MX-6) | 1 |
The bundle includes all the items mentioned above.
The cooler features a single-tower design, resulting in a compact footprint. The aluminum top plate is a nice touch in an affordable cooler.
Two fans equip the cooler in a pull-push configuration. The P12 PWM PST doesn’t have particularly high airflow or static pressure, but this is not required in this cooler because the single tower’s fins are not that dense. The fans mount on the cooler through a system that Arctic calls “click”. Forget the pesky fan clips, which usually give you a hard time while trying to mount the fans. The only issue is that you can adjust the fan’s mounting height, but since this is a compact cooler, you won’t need this feature anyway.
The heatpipes come in direct contact with the CPU’s heatspreader. This is proven to provide superior performance compared to blocks where the heatpipes are inside the base; however, it also requires an increased amount of thermal paste, as the contact area cannot be perfectly polished.
The cooler is mounted on the socket through a pair of spring screws. This is the preferred way in the majority of coolers today.
Arctic talks about a fluid dynamic bearing, but it provides some schemes of the bearing where you can easily figure, if you are experienced in this subject, that the bearing is of rifle type.
If you want to learn more about this fan’s performance, check the following link:
I quite like the easy fan installation, saves time and effort when cleaning and repasting the cpu. Thermalright is slightly ahead in value as always. Arctic could afford to slash price down a bit to compete in that range.
Excellent review as always 👏