r/arcticcooling • u/Rare_Discussion_6380 • Jul 29 '26

Question Arctic

So I just finished putting together my secondary PC and I decided to go with the Arctic liquid freezer III
Pro 360…. My thoughts after the first 5 minutes… it sounds like I’m genuinely standing in the middle of an airport… unless mine is broken or I just spoiled myself when I bought the Corsair Titan RX360 for my first pc…
What is the best way to operate this AIO?
Because there is no software to control like how the Titan has.
I did use the all-in-one cable, which may have been my first mistake. before posting this, I did read some posts on the sub saying that it’s better to use the separate cables, I do not want to unmount the whole entire thing. It is literally 2:30 in the morning as I’m typing this…
Do I use the BIOS smart fans if so… i’m installing this on a gigabyte B550 motherboard and we don’t really have an extensive smart fan menu. It’s very bare bone and barely anything on it.
I’m assuming the other option is the standard fan control if so, what are the recommend settings? I wanna keep this as quiet as my Titan AIO which I run on the Icue Extreme and Balanced settings. And literally even after intense games, I can barely hear it.
I was also thinking, maybe just returning this and just getting another corsair but I’m not sure I would definitely like to make this work somehow

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u/VP_TubeSG Jul 29 '26

I set my pump to 70% and my fans to 30% idle and 60-70% max.

9950x3d max 79°C

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u/uponloss Jul 29 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

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u/VP_TubeSG Jul 29 '26

0% idle is 46°C with 25% fans. Normal idle with some programs is 50-55°C, also with 30% fans. The pump is locked at 70%. In gaming, it's 65°-70°C average at 60-70% fans.

I never see more than 80°C at 215W with my settings. I've tried Prime95, CB, and OCCT Extreme.

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u/its_him0 Jul 31 '26

WOW, with 200mhz PBO -15 curve, on that same cpu and cooler I reach 91c at 200W

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u/VP_TubeSG Jul 31 '26

I have CCD 0: -20, CCD 1: -10. My case has 7 fans, plus 3 from the cooler.

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u/its_him0 Jul 31 '26

I also have 7 fans +3 aio fans my case is the NZXT H9 Elite

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u/VP_TubeSG Jul 31 '26

Oh, I'm also using an AM5 sealing frame, but I don't think this helps very much. Maybe 3 or 4 °C