Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 ARGB
2. Retail Package
The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280RGB costs around ~124 Euro (reduced price for a limited time of 82 Euro) and can be bought directly from the Arctic official website or at your local store. The retail package follows a similar design as with the Freezer II series and the A-RGB illustrates the RGB features of this model. Of course, users can buy this product with White color as well or without RGB, it all comes down to personal taste. As we mentioned earlier the product comes with 6 years of warranty.
Opening the box, we will find the internal, the CPU block/pump is well protected for transportation use, and everything is well packaged, no issues here. The product supports the newest Intel CPUs (LGA1700/LGA1851) and two AMD sockets (AM4/AM5).
In a carton box, there are the included spare parts, like mounting plates, mounting screws, thermal paste, etc. For the AMD socket, mounting screws are in a separate plastic envelope so you understand what you need to get. There is no printed manual included, just visit the online support page for the Freezer III 280 A-RGB model to find the installation method and general information.
Lets now see the product. As with the Freezer II series, the Liquid Freezer III also comes pre-assembled, meaning you don't have to waste any time trying to install fans or route RGB/power cables, everything is in its place. The 280 variation, includes two 140mm fans, hence the naming 280.
The product has 317mm/138mm and 67.5mm height (including the 140mm fans), while the radiator has 38mm thickness and complete, the product weighs 1765gr.
The base includes a big pump at 800~2800 rpm (PWM controlled), the base material is copper, there are two tubes with a length 450 mm and a diameter outer 12.4 mm / inner: 6.0 mm
The Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB includes two ARCTIC P14 PWM A-RGB – 140 mm Fans with 200-1900RPM fan speed, with Fluid Dynamic Bearing technology and low noise and power consumption. The connector is 4-pin and also includes a 3 PIN 5 V-DI-Gnd cable for the RGB function. 12 A-RGB LEDs per Fan fully illuminate the whole structure.
The radiator is 317 (L) x 138 (W) x 38 (H) mm, is made out of Aluminium, and also has the Arctic logo printed.
The fan/argb cable routing is nice and you won't have any issues during installation.
This AIO cooler does include a VRM fan that rotates from 400~2500 rpm (PWM controlled) and includes 12x A-RGB LEDs. The base cover is magnetically attached to the base, very easy and convenient.