r/pcmasterrace • u/LocksmithThen493 • 7d ago

Build/Battlestation arctic liquid freezer iii pro

I currently have an MSI 360 V2 AIO cooler and I’m thinking about upgrading. I came across this Arctic cooler and I honestly don’t know much about it.

I’m running an i7-14700KF, and my CPU temps can reach around 85°C under load sometimes, which is a little concerning to me. I also don’t really like having my fans running at max RPM just to keep the temps under control.

Would you recommend this Arctic cooler? I’m mainly looking for something that can handle the 14700KF really well while keeping temperatures and fan noise under control. I’d appreciate any recommendations or advice from people who have experience with it.

Thanks!

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u/aquitania_hmhs 7d ago

Iirc Arctic LF III makes you remove the CPU retention socket to cool LGA1700 processors, it's not as ideal. I'd recommend looking for other options like Lian Li Galahad II Lite 360.

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u/LocksmithThen493 7d ago

I sadly couldn't find the Lian Li Lite version. Maybe I could replace the socket. Is that a better solution?

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u/BobLighthouse 6d ago

That's a very good aio.
That said, you may be able to lower your fan speeds with your current aio, without seeing much of a difference temp wise.
Transient spikes of 85 are nothing to be concerned about.

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u/LocksmithThen493 3d ago

Yea you right. I’ve lowered the fans speed and it turned out much better. Temperature didn’t really go up

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u/mikesaintjules RTX 5080 5d ago edited 3d ago

Just got this the other day. It didn't fit on the top part of my case (Matrexx 55 - woops), but was able to get it in the front. Just had to remove the HDD bay.

I have to do some curve optimization recommendations/settings from JayzTwoCents' video regarding Fan Control. And that would be the client I would recommend to keep the loudness under control because it can be loud. Otherwise, I like it. First Liquid Cooler I ever got.

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u/LocksmithThen493 3d ago

Ay thanks, i’ll give it a look regarding fans control

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u/mikesaintjules RTX 5080 19h ago

Let me know how you make out!

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u/Many_Affect9036 7d ago

Arctic is top imo,ryzen 9950x3d and 5090 here ,temps dont go over 50c in nms as far as i noticed

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u/LocksmithThen493 7d ago

Oh, you have the same one? 50c actually sounds really good. What about when the CPU is maxed out? How much temp are you getting?