Aerocool Air Frost 4 RGB - Opinions?

[Shigeru]

Since this forum as a lot of people with quite more experience than I in cooling, what to ask a quick opinion:

 

I'm checking the Aerocool Air Frost 4 RGB (link to the offcial page: https://aerocool.io/product/air-frost-4/ )

 

Cannot find a good review and wanted some opinions regarding the performance, is going to replace the (I think) stock cooler what my Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is using (motherboard is a GA-880GM-UD2H), that thing is noiser as hell and cannot cool the processor enough when above 80% load. Why that one? Well, in summary, I live in Argentina and don't have too much money, that one sells here about 28-30 u$d, the next ones are at double that prize... so is pretty much a situation of buying that one is good enough improvement or leave that CPU like it is now.

[5x5]

Hats a very tiny cooler. I'd say a used 212 Evo would be a better bet

[tarfeef101]

Disclaimer: have not used this or even seen it before

That being said, it won't be significantly better than your stock cooler. It will likely be quieter simply because the fan is unlikely to be capable of spinning fast enough to be louder. It will be unlikely to allow you to overclock more or anything like that though, it's not designed for significant heat loads. 

I also would question how good the quality is given they couldn't even shell out for a 4-pin fan.

That being said, it SHOULD still be quieter, and if it's your only option that you can afford, it would probably do what you want. Just not really good value nor would I expect an improvement in thermals, just a little bit less noise.

[Shigeru]

4 minutes ago, tarfeef101 said:

Disclaimer: have not used this or even seen it before

That being said, it won't be significantly better than your stock cooler. It will likely be quieter simply because the fan is unlikely to be capable of spinning fast enough to be louder. It will be unlikely to allow you to overclock more or anything like that though, it's not designed for significant heat loads. 

I also would question how good the quality is given they couldn't even shell out for a 4-pin fan.

That being said, it SHOULD still be quieter, and if it's your only option that you can afford, it would probably do what you want. Just not really good value nor would I expect an improvement in thermals, just a little bit less noise.

I was afraid of that... maybe... maybe I can strech to a Cooler Master H410R, but have doubts if the standard case where that computer is right now can accomodate that one, or maybe to replace the case for a Thermaltake V100 (similar price, around 50-55 u$d) first and the cooler later... I need to improve the termal of this machine since building a new and up to date system is going to be out discussion for the near future.

[WoodenMarker]

2 hours ago, Shigeru said:

I was afraid of that... maybe... maybe I can strech to a Cooler Master H410R, but have doubts if the standard case where that computer is right now can accomodate that one, or maybe to replace the case for a Thermaltake V100 (similar price, around 50-55 u$d) first and the cooler later... I need to improve the termal of this machine since building a new and up to date system is going to be out discussion for the near future.

The H410R would be better. The Air Frost 4 probably wouldn't improve performance much but it should be quieter. https://youtu.be/GM5z9vfIn_o?t=557

Can you link us to where you're shopping?

 

[Shigeru]

18 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

The H410R would be better. The Air Frost 4 probably wouldn't improve performance much but it should be quieter. https://youtu.be/GM5z9vfIn_o?t=557

Can you link us to where you're shopping?

 

Thanks for the video!

 

Here is the store: https://www.venex.com.ar/componentes-de-pc/coolers-y-water-coolers

 

Even if Capital Cordoba is the second biggest city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, some things are hard to find locally.

[WoodenMarker]

1 hour ago, Shigeru said:

Here is the store: https://www.venex.com.ar/componentes-de-pc/coolers-y-water-coolers

Even if Capital Cordoba is the second biggest city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, some things are hard to find locally.

I'm not seeing any better alternatives so the Air Frost 4 seems to be your best bet if you're looking for something cheap since the downdraft design will also be good for cooling the motherboard. 

[Shigeru]

4 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

I'm not seeing any better alternatives so the Air Frost 4 seems to be your best bet if you're looking for something cheap since the downdraft design will also be good for cooling the motherboard. 

Yep, you are right in that regard, but also you are right before about the cooling being only marginally better, especially with the TPD of the Phenon X4 965 BE (140W) so kinda stuck... buuuuuut, I also have an old i5-2310 with a cooler what is reaching is end of life so, maybe I can buy the Air Frost 4 and worth case scenario use it later for that other machine.