Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 - AIO CPU Cooler, 2 x 140 mm Water Cooling, 38 mm Radiator

This is the best cooler I have used yet. I had the cooler master 360L, for about 6-7monthd, top mounted as an exhaust in my Hyte Y60, and recently my temps started rising. After inspection the radiator had almost no water in it. So I bought the LF 280. The 38mm thick radiator is too thick for the top of my case so I mounted this as an intake on the front/side of my case. I had to reverse the fans to do that. I had to get two sent to me, as the first one was clearly used. I won’t hold that against the product, but a warning to others - be sure you inspect the product closely. The second cooler I got was brand new and works great. I have a 9700x that I’ve over clocked to get 24,058 points in Cinebench R23. When playing Arc Raiders my cpu was getting up to 84° with my CM 360L, then I tried the first LF 280 that showed up and my temps dropped to 55-58°° in game, and the brand new cooler was giving me 50-51° in the same game with the same settings. Under a 100% 148w Cinebenc R23 load I was hitting 81°, which is better than my CM 360L ever did, even on the stock cpu tune. I will say that the VRM fan is prone to ramping up even though I use the splitter cable. Noise level is acceptable otherwise.

Sterling Roseberry · 2026-01-12 · via amazon

Upgraded system from Ryzen 5900X to 9900X. I don't overclock or game much, but 9900X set for higher TDP in BIOS. Initially reused old 240mm AIO (Corsair H100i Pro). Idle temp was ~50 C and 95+ C under heavy video editing with some throttling - needed to upgrade AIO too. Pros: Fantastic price of $86 can't be beat. Same system with 280mm Arctic idles in high 30's C and only hits mid-high 70's C under same load. That's 20C cooler under load! and no throttling. Supplied fans cool fantastically, yet can barely be heard under full load (1650 rpm) The Arctic components are impressively built. All parts HD and well finished. The AMD mounting was easy to install. Out of box everything setup for top of case install - nothing to change. Minor Cons: No install documentation provided - Web only and cannot be downloaded - had to view on another device during install. My case was "approved" (Corsair 4000D Airflow), but everything was very tight. Fan wires and memory modules inaccessible after radiator in place. Hoses are stiff - had to restrain with big tie wrap to allow case door to be put back. Pump speed reporting whacky - out of box showed 4000-4800 rpm? Had to dial-in a 0.6 adj factor to get readings to 2800 max. If it will fit, highly recommend this AIO for hot CPUs

The Otter · 2024-11-10 · via amazon

PROS: Quality build, cheap price, fans preinstalled CONS: Installation I want to comment on the installation because it’s a hot topic with this air cooler. the hardest part is easily installing the cooler to the bracket if you are using the AMD bracket (apparently instal for intel is much easier). The amd bracket is in dire need of a redesign. I watched multiple videos and read the manual on installation. Ultimately it only took me about two minutes to screw the cooler onto the cpu, so I really can’t complain too much. It requires a bit of force as well as keeping the unit aligned to the brackets, it’s a pretty counter intuitive process but thankfully I was well researched on the process and I didn’t struggle too much. Honestly all the bad reviews on installation made me worry more than needed. Take your time and watch guides on how to do it. Everything else about the installation is good though. My biggest piece of advice for installation if you’re going to buy this is install the pump to the cpu BEFORE putting the mobo in the case. This way you can easily align the pump to the bracket. Second piece of advice is you’re going to have to use more force to push it down than you would like to, it’s okay, you’re not going to hurt the cpu. Then screw the radiator in to your desired location.

Albert S. · 2024-09-28 · via amazon

I bought this for my fiancée for Christmas. I can say it worked really well in an 85 degree room and kept the computer cool as it did not have any overheating problems.

H C · 2026-05-06 · via amazon

Replaced an aging coolermaster with this and it's considerably better, the 140mm fans are super quiet when in PWM mode, cools better with less noise. I'd make sure your motherboard isn't set to DC if this is loud because the volume difference between DC and PWM is considerable. Beyond that, at least on a AM4 motherboard, it was very easy to install, no clearance issues for me, but I do have a large case. Deduction is that the thermal compound they sent was completely dried up, couldn't even squeeze it out of the tube, got a little at first and it was basically solid rubber texture and not sticky nor enough to use for anything, so that's annoying since I didn't have extra on hand at the time. Also, the liquid tubes and connectors are very stiffl, basically no way to route these so they're not pressed up against the wall of the case, which isn't a huge issue, but it's not clean and I can't secure them to the side of a glass case.

Jamie E · 2026-01-19 · via amazon

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