ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme - Twin-Tower Heatsink CPU Cooler, Intel & AMD, 120 mm PWM Fan, 4 Double-Sided Heatpipes, Easy Installation, 160 Watts

Amazon once again helps us to fulfill all of our shopping needs. This Christmas we are surprising our daughter with all the component that she need to build herself a computer that will definitely make her classmates jelly. Computer assembly isn't difficult for noobs, but to the uninformed saying that your built your own is definitely impressive. With each system you need to make sure that you purchase certain components. This is what we got her:1. Case: Thermaltake Versa N21 Translucent Panel ATX Mid Tower Window Gaming Computer Case Cases CA-1D9-00M1WN-00 - This case is a simple sleek design that will help protect the vital components from her younger sister's tiny fingers.2. Power supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1, 80+ GOLD 650W, Fully Modular, 10 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Power Supply 120-G1-0650-XR - This power supply was one of the highest rates, quality built, cost effective supplies available.3. Motherboard: Gigabyte LGA 1151 Z170 2-Way SLI UEFI DualBIOS ATX DDR4 ATX DDR4 NA Motherboards GA-Z170XP-SLI - We chose this Motherboard because it will allow us to add up to three m.2 SSD hard drives at a later date, perhaps her birthday.4. Processor: Intel Core i5 6600K 3.50 GHz Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1151, 6MB Cache (BX80662I56600K) - Every computer needs a good processor. Intel currently leads in performance (Sorry AMD)5. Heat Sink: ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 CPU Cooler - Intel & AMD, Twin-Tower Heatsink, 120mm PWM Fan - Heatsinks are important to help transfer heat away from the processor and help to avoid it from overheating. Water cooling is very effective but introduce additional points of failure. We chose this because she isn't heavy into gaming but it will allow her to explore.6. Ram: Corsair memory kit 16.0 DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) (QTY:2) - 32gb of ram is a bit overkill but provides additional room for growth.7. Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING ACX 3.0, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6183-KR - This video card it is a bit of overkill for her, a EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 3GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Cards 03G-P4-6160-KR is more affordable and in line with her fascination for World of Warcraft.8. Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010) - Seagate makes a quality product, I have used them for years. I have a network drive with one of their hard drives that has been running since 2009. 1TB is sufficient for her needs.9. Optical Drive: LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black (WH14NS40) - This is only needed if she has a need for playing/recording DVD or Blu-ray discs. To watch Blu-ray movies will require purchasing additional software.10. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit - I prefer to use to the professional versions of windows as it allows me greater control of the operating system and aides in the monitoring and protection of the system from the youngins'11. Antivirus: Norton Security Premium - 10 Devices [Key Card] - I use Nortons to help protect all of my computers for one low cost. There is only one computer in our household with a different AV and i've had to clean a couple viruses off of it.

Fantastic product!After much research, I decided to go with this cooler for a couple of key reasons.1. It did not require access to the back of the motherboard, so installation would be easy.2. It had a 120mm fan, which meant it would push more air quieter than a smaller version.Cooler arrived exactly as expected. Installation was a breeze.(Socket 775)I did have to reseat it once, since the instructions did not specify how tight to screw in and my first attempt wasn't enough to seat it properly.Results: Temperature before with old artic cooler: 80c under full loads, 60c idling.Temperature with this cooler: 60c under full load, 40c idling. (After I overclocked my cpu from 2.9 to 3.2 ghz I'm sitting at 70c fully loaded.)Keep in mind that these are the core cpu temps, NOT the case. The case of the cpu never budges above 50c or so.Conclusion: money well spent for a well designed, good looking, excellent performing cooler. The fan is so quiet you can put your ear right next to it and not hear it, yet it moves a good amount of air. The only warning I have about this cooler is that it is HUGE. Make sure you've got plenty of room in your case for it.

I am using this cooler with a "AMD Fx-9590 Oem Fx-series 8-core CPU 4.71GHz" CPU, However before you go on reading this. Do note that I am writing this review early after using it with my system.Cons: At first glance you got a big heatsink, with a big fan with a decent RPM ratting. However after 2 days my system did lock up with what IM assuming is a heat issue. The contact area for the heatsink is smaller than my CPU. I would prefer that it was about the same size or just a little larger. However I cannot say for sure that it was a heat issue that caused the lockup. The only thing that I can think of for the time is that the contact area is smaller that what you would want for a hot high clocking CPU.Pros:ITS BIG!! You got a big heatsink and a big fan, that is currently keeping my system at 26.0 degrees C. / 78.8 degrees F.at a low usage. This would work great for a quad core CPU at about 3.4GHz give or take under heavy load. It also came with its own thermal compound on it. However for my CPU I had to replace it with some of my own.It also came with ways to mount to a AMD or Intel MotherboardIts a little troublesome to install onto your CPU however the tight fit ensures that it will work correctly, besides its not like your going to be moving it every day.I am rateing this a 4 Star due to the reasion that the fan does not go to a higher RPM However it is really quiet!