Hidden Changes: Tear-Down of Arctic's Liquid Freezer III CPU Cooler & Disassembly
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The Arctic Liquid Freezer III is the new best liquid cooler for CPUs that we've tested, and now we're tearing it down to learn about how it's assembled and what the differences are versus the original Liquid Freezer II. The Liquid Freezer III is a value-focused, high-performance liquid cooler that has a drastically different pump block (with separable VRM fan unit), and the coldplate itself underwent changes for this new version -- something we weren't expecting. The ability to repair and disassembly the Liquid Freezer 3 should make it easier to maintain long-term.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Tearing Down the Best Liquid Cooler
02:12 - Coldplate Size & Repairability
04:46 - Anatomy of a Liquid Cooler
07:13 - TEAR DOWN: Coldplate
12:34 - PCB Removal
15:41 - Recap of the Big Changes
17:24 - VRM Fan Disassembly
18:55 - Conclusions: Repairability & Easy Disassembly
21:12 - Leaf Spring Flexing the Plate
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Steve Burke: Host, Tear-Down
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing