In one of his YouTube episodes, the author of the 313° VRM channel compared the efficiency of the inexpensive liquid cooling system ID-Cooling FX 280 and the Frozen A610 air cooler. The main disadvantage of the A610 cooler is the high noise level during operation.
The configuration included the stock 5700X3D processor, stock RX 6800 XT video card, and Deepcool CH360 chassis.
Test results are below. The presenter first checked the Frozen A610. It copes with cooling the processor. We reach a maximum temperature of 79 degrees with a consumption of 97 W and the frequency remains around 4000 MHz.
FX 280 performs better. You get 75 degrees with 97-98 W power consumption. Frequencies are higher: more than 4000 MHz.
In general, the water cooling system turned out to be better, but the difference with the cooler was not critical. The Frozen A610 cooler works the same as the 280mm LSS, with all its shortcomings. But only if the life support system is on top.
In general, of course, it makes sense to buy a 280 mm liquid cooling system for 5 thousand rubles. It’s not too noisy, which is a plus. As for the Frozen A610 cooler, the expert does not recommend buying it, since there are much more interesting options in the ID-Cooling series. For example ID-Cooling 207 XT. It will handle cooling better and is capable of cooling much hotter processors. The Frozen A610 processor with a consumption of 100 W only cools to 81 degrees Celsius.
Source: Ferra
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