Arctic Announces the Alpine 23 Socket AM4 CPU Cooler

[btarunr]

It's getting frosty: In addition to the new Alpine 23 CPU cooler, ARCTIC's diverse product range is expanding with new fan variants this month. Compact, solid, affordable - that's ARCTIC's Alpine series. Today, the series expands with the Alpine 23, the further improved successor Alpine AM4. This new AMD cooler boasts a revised assembly system.

The Alpine 23 can simply be plugged into the existing AMD retention modules and screwed tightly; robust metal clips guarantee stability and safety. High-performance MX-2 thermal compound is pre-applied, making it easy to get started right out of the box. Thanks to radial heat sinks and a broad, PWM-controlled speed range, the compact CPU cooler offers sufficient performance as well as low noise levels at a very low price.



Technical details:


Pricing: 11.99€ including VAT.
Warranty: 6 Years, limited.

For more information, and to purchase, visit this page.

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[ZoneDymo]

WOOOH so exciting!!!

 

[INSTG8R]

WOOOH so exciting!!!

My thought was just, why? It looks inferior to the AMD stock cooler...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Ah yes... Arctic giving you the best cooler design you AMD users have been screaming out for -- The Stock. Intel. Heatsink.

 

[Caring1]

Ah yes... Arctic giving you the best cooler design you AMD users have been screaming out for -- The Stock. Intel. Heatsink.

Oh no, the stock Intel heatsink at least has the option of a copper core.

 

[TechLurker]

I'm curious if this even has a copper slug. Otherwise, the only thing that might be better than the stock Wraith Stealth cooler would be the fan, since IIRC, they removed the copper slug from the low-end Wraith variants (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[_JP_]

What to do when the OEMs actually upped their game with the stock cooler?
Keep releasing the very same 12-that-used-to-be-8€ barely-handles-65W-TDP SKU, different mounting, until nobody buys it.

 

[Chrispy_]

I don't understand why this exists; Everyone who has bought a compatible chip will have a similar cooler already.
Even the non-Wraith cooler that ships with the Athlon 3000G is in the same ballpark as this....

I'm curious if this even has a copper slug. Otherwise, the only thing that might be better than the stock Wraith Stealth cooler would be the fan, since IIRC, they removed the copper slug from the low-end Wraith variants (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

No, you're correct. The Stealth never had the copper vapor chamber, the Spire used to have it and changed to a cheaper solid aluminium extrusion for the Zen+ refresh.
Basically, all the low-end AMD coolers are as bad as Intel stock coolers, but the Wraith Prism is still excellent for its size, especially since it's free.

 

[btarunr]

I guess this cooler is OK for system integrators building Ryzen 4000G machines. Since those chips only come in trays, this cooler is a cheap way to build. Also "Renoir" desktop chips have a single die located dead-center, so the base of this cooler should be OK.

Plus you get the long-life fluid-dynamic bearing and a somewhat reputed pre-applied TIM.

 

[zo0lykas]

Intel stock cooler with am4 bracket?

 

[bob3002]

I'm pretty sure this is a product designed to be sold in bulk to system integrators who buy CPUs by the tray (so no included cooler)

Arctic just decided to make up a retail package and price for something they were going to make a bunch of anyways.

 

[suraswami]

I don't have the Stealth cooler so can't compare, only good thing about this cooler is the quietness of the fan. I have the low profile version from Arctic for AM3+, the fan is absolutely quiet.

Mounting mechanism sucks, it is very flimsy, little bit extra pressure the plastic shroud breaks. Low profile cooler is not compatible with some ITX boards.

 

[Octavean]

Oh goody,...

Now we have something to install on our L33T RyZen 5950X and 5900X processors,....said no one,.....ever,......

 

[Valantar]

I'm curious if this even has a copper slug. Otherwise, the only thing that might be better than the stock Wraith Stealth cooler would be the fan, since IIRC, they removed the copper slug from the low-end Wraith variants (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

Judging by this picture on the linked Arctic product page, I'd say it's massive aluminium.

 

[Pepamami]

Ah yes... Arctic giving you the best cooler design you AMD users have been screaming out for -- The Stock. Intel. Heatsink.

this cooler is like 100 years old, they only changed holding clips since version "AM4" ("alpine am4" mounting clips sucks alot), and this cooler is quite popular for people who buys cheap 35w-65w out of trays (no box cooler), coz it provides pwm fan, decent preapplied MX-2 thermal interface and does not fall apart in few years of usage.

 

[evernessince]

My thought was just, why? It looks inferior to the AMD stock cooler...

The Intel stock cooler has a weight of around 100 grams.

This cooler has a weight of around 275 grams.

The wraith stealth has a weight of around 300 grams.

It should perform much closer to the stealth than the Intel cooler.

The price is a bit high give that for only a bit more you can get a tower cooler that likely performs 35% better but I'd say it should be decent at current pricing. Typically I spend around $8 USD on similar products for entry level gaming builds.

 

[Caring1]

The Intel stock cooler has a weight of around 100 grams.

This cooler has a weight of around 275 grams.

The wraith stealth has a weight of around 300 grams.

It should perform much closer to the stealth than the Intel cooler.

Intel has at least two version of the stock cooler, one for low TDP and the copper core version with a higher profile for higher TPD CPUs.

 

[Mussels]

Hey look, it's the intel stock cooler for AM4!


Probably quieter than the wraith stealth at least

 

[evernessince]

Intel has at least two version of the stock cooler, one for low TDP and the copper core version with a higher profile for higher TPD CPUs.

Intel does not bundle a copper core cooler with any of it's CPUs anymore. Intel only sells a larger cooper core CPU cooler separately. I have a bunch of stock Intel coolers from over 2 decades, the older stock coolers were not only heavier, they also had a copper core.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

So whats the TDP for this?

{I was use TDC, totally dead cooler, but you know Intel still uses this}

 

[Chrispy_]

So whats the TDP for this?

{I was use TDC, totally dead cooler, but you know Intel still uses this}

65W claimed but realistically that's not going to cut it at temperatures conducive to getting all the boost the stock figures claim.

 

[micropage7]

actually i expect something better than copy paste design from stock intel heatsink, maybe add copper, different type of fins, or maybe a heat pipe

 

[Valantar]

actually i expect something better than copy paste design from stock intel heatsink, maybe add copper, different type of fins, or maybe a heat pipe

This isn't a new design, just a new mounting bracket. The base aluminium extruder and thus the heatsink shape probably hasn't been changed in a decade.

 

[Chrispy_]

actually i expect something better than copy paste design from stock intel heatsink, maybe add copper, different type of fins, or maybe a heat pipe

Arctic do make dozens of those already.

This is a bargain-basement cooler that exists solely to make something work at the lowest possible price point. MRSP of €12 and a tiny footprint on store shelves mean that these will end up in several local repair shops as an easy, failsafe way to patch up 5-year-old prebuilt AM4 computers from Wallmart.

Is it good value? No.
Is it quiet? No.
Will any of the target market care? No.

Complaining about this is like complaining that a 1.4L Chevy Spark at $14K doesn't perform as well as, say, a $39K Chevy Camaro with a 6.2L V8. NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!

 

[bmacsys]

This cooler is a tiny, all aluminum POS. Stop with the bogus press releases masquerading as reviews.