Arctic freezer 34 esports duo Vs Gelid phantom

[Owens93]

Hi, I recently bought a ryzen 3600 and I'm not happy with the stealth cooler so I've decided to buy a budget aftermarket cooler.

 

I've almost settled on the arctic 34 eSports duo for £30, but I was also looking at the Gelid phantom for £28 and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it as I can't find many reviews.

 

I've also been looking at the gammaxx GT RGB for £23 if that's any good.

 

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Slayer3032]

The Gelid Phantom looks like a great cooler, the other two look pretty standard. I can't seem to find the Gelid in the US anywhere other than QuietPC.com.

 

https://www.overclock.net/forum/246-air-cooling/1638292-new-gelid-phantom-twin-tower-air-cooler-review-plus-five-more-air-coolers-comparison-140w-ryzen-r7-1700-a-2.html#post26344831

 

I found that post comparing it to a few other coolers, if it can beat a Noctua NH-U12S then I'd say it's probably the best of the bunch. Under 30 euros sounds like a great price for that performance.

[WoodenMarker]

On 8/12/2019 at 2:26 PM, Genwyn said:

arctic lists it as hitting 65c at at 28db, so fairly similar to the phantom

i suggest the gelid phantom, its pretty much the same but slightly cheaper, its a nice little dual tower

Temps can't just be directly compared from different tests. Factors including case airflow (if there's a case) and ambient temp differences easily skew results.

The Gelid Phantom is better. At worst, it at least ties with the NH-U12S or Mugen 5 whereas the Freezer 34 eSports Duo is usually seen lagging behind said coolers.

The Gammaxx GT cools even worse but all 3 are still upgrades from the stock cooler.  

https://nl.hardware.info/artikel/7606/gelid-phantom-black-review-dual-fan-tower?utm_source=rss-all&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=hardwareinfo

https://whatnext.pl/test-chlodzenia-gelid-phantom-black/

http://www.comptoir-hardware.com/articles/refroidissement/38752-test-arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo.html?start=3

https://www.hw-journal.de/testberichte/luft/3851-arctic-freezer-33-esports-edition-arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-test?showall=&start=4

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/arctic_freezer_34_esports_duo_review,7.html

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?296779-Arctic-Freezer-34-eSports-Duo

https://www.eteknix.com/arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-review/5/