AMD Ryzen Offset Mount: 420mm Arctic Liquid Freezer II CPU Cooler Review (New Best)

The Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm CPU cooler is a new best cooler for AMD Ryzen, but the margin is small vs. the 360. More interestingly, the offset mount gets benchmarked vs. standard. Sponsor: EVGA Z20 Keyboard on Amazon https://geni.us/kvPqEC Learn about our CPU cooler testing methodology here: /watch/kyOK4PJOTmfOK You can find the written methodology article here: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3561-cpu-cooler-testing-methodology-most-tests-are-flawed This benchmark of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 liquid cooler tests it vs. the 360, 280, and EK AIO / Galahad coolers. Of course, we also have air coolers for AMD Ryzen CPUs tested, if you'd like to see the benefits of air vs. liquid in a CPU cooling scenario. This cooler uniquely offered an opportunity to test an offset mount versus a "standard" full IHS coverage mount, something that Arctic released after its initial launch of the Liquid Freezer II line. We'll look at both mounts to see which does better. Watch our Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 initial review: /watch/0LM6eGESaPKS6 And the Arctic 360 vs EK AIO 360: /watch/oylPHklWLPKWP The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus RELATED PRODUCTS Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 on Amazon: https://geni.us/PpbWg Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 on Amazon: https://geni.us/cA4wXFg Lian Li Galahad 360 on Amazon: https://geni.us/L54S Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/RJBy EK AIO on Amazon: https://geni.us/d7wGzW TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Offset Mount on AMD Ryzen 01:30 - Basics of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm 03:30 - Size & Measurements of Liquid Freezer II 420 05:30 - Installation (AMD Offset Mount & Standard Mount) 09:00 - Fixed Complaints & No Longer Needing Third Hand 09:38 - Pressure Testing of Offset Mount vs. Original 11:48 - Offset Coverage 12:56 - Thermals: 200W at 35dBA Normalized 14:49 - VRM Thermal Benchmarks 16:20 - Thermals: 200W at 100% Fan Speeds 17:14 - Coldplate Flatness Testing 17:55 - Time to Max (Steady State) 19:23 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Editorial, Test Lead: Steve Burke Testing, Additional Reporting: Mike Gaglione Additional Reporting: Patrick Stone Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman

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