What is the difference between all the versions of the Arctic Freezer i30 CPU cooler

[Apolo7]

There are 3 versions: Arctic Freezer i30 Extreme, Arctic Freezer i30 CO Extreme and Arctic Freezer i30. Surprisingly enough, the Arctic Freezer i30 is the most expensive and the Arctic Freezer i30 Extreme is the least expensive

 

[weberdarren97]

That's a good question... A basic Google search yields minimal results... They all appear to be huge though and may cover the first one or two RAM slots on your motherboard.

Have you considered other more mainstream coolers like the CM 212 Evo, the Cryorig H7, or the CM MasterAir Maker 5?

 

[Apolo7]

That's a good question... A basic Google search yields minimal results... They all appear to be huge though and may cover the first one or two RAM slots on your motherboard.

Have you considered other more mainstream coolers like the CM 212 Evo, the Cryorig H7, or the CM MasterAir Maker 5?

Yes, I considered them. Every review I have found says that this cooler is better than the others in my budget (<60$). As of what I seen, the cheapest cooler that beats this one in real world test is the Phanteks PH-TC14PE. I am leaning towards buying the Extreme one because it is only 35$ and has the same advertised cooling performance (320W). It also has the same fan as the other ones. The only differences I could find is the price and the fact that the CO one has a black fan. Also, the only variant listed on the Arctic website is the normal one and the CO one, but, on Amazon, there are 3 coolers (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=arctic+freezer+i30)

I know it is huge (It weights over 1Kg!), but I don't care. I am only going to ever use a maximum of 3 sticks on my mobo. I checked its size and concluded that the cooler will only cover 1 DIMM.

 

[weberdarren97]

Okay, then I guess just go for it. If you're sure it won't cause problems with your setup.