ASUS Arctic Cooler

Keeping the cool temperature for CPU overclockers is an important thing and thus such procedures require good cooling systems. There are various systems on the hardware market, some more expensive than others, some based on water, some based on freon. ASUS is a well known PC hardware manufacturer, with a good reputation among PC enthusiasts. Here's a solution that does not require water or freon, is quite acceptable as price (around $55): the ASUS Arctic Square Cooler. This cooler works with both AMD and Intel CPUs, and the compatibility list is the following: AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon 64 X2 series, AMD Athlon FX, Intel Pentium 4 HT, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad. The basic idea behind this CPU cooler is to offer great thermal environment for the processor without making irritating and noticeable noise. However, if you plan to buy it and install it on your CPU, you need to take out the motherboard from the computer case in order to mount the back-plate. After the plate and the cooler have been properly mounted, the motherboard is to be placed carefully back into the case - the next step is to check the new temperatures of the CPU both in idle mode and during intensive processing. According to various testers, this cooler should reduce the heat with about 20 Celsius degrees extra than the average standard coolers.

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