The Freezer 50 TR from Arctic has always been very popular among PC users. But the cooling solution had a crucial problem. The dual tower air cooler could only be used for AMD’s HEDT platform. If you didn’t own a processor from the Threadripper family, you couldn’t use the cooler. Now Arctic has taken up the justified criticism and reissues its freezer with more compatibility. The Arctic Freezer 50 can now also be used on mainstream platforms from Intel or AMD.
Basic structure unchanged
Despite the higher compatibility, not much has changed with Freezer 50 at first sight. This is because Arctic still relies on the basic framework of its predecessor. The lamella body with a total of 104 lamellas is composed of two radiators. All in all, this results in a weight of about 1.2 kg. Compared to the Threadripper version, the mainstream cooler has lost an impressive 500 g. One reason for the weight loss may be the slimming of the heat pipes. While the predecessor offered a total of eight...
