Liquid Freezer III 360/420 – Installation on AMD

Liquid Freezer III – Multi-Compatible All-In-One CPU Water Cooler

00:00 Liquid Freezer III 360/420 on AMD
00:03 In the box
00:09 Motherboard Preparation, AMD AM4/AM5 Installation
00:37 Mounting Preparation
00:58 Choose Connector Cable and Install
01:13 Cooler Installation
01:57 Radiator Installation
02:58 Outro

Let ARCTIC take you through the step-by-step installation process for the Liquid Freezer III 360/420 on AMD AM4/AM5.

IMPROVED AESTHETICS
The design of the pump has been completely overhauled to
give it a sleek and modern look that matches most systems.
For those, who prefer brighter systems, a white option was added.

MOTHERBOARD VRM COOLING FAN
An additional 60 mm fan sitting on the pump helps to cool the
motherboard's VRM chips. This helps especially for overclocking
and allowing continuous heavy loads.

NEWLY DEVELOPED PWM-CONTROLLED PUMP
As its predecessor, the Liquid Freezer III features a new, PWM-controlled
pump comes with an improved copper base, improved efficiency, and quiet operation.
When no cooling is needed, the pump controls itself with PWM,
allowing even lower noise levels and power consumption.

CONTACT FRAME FOR MODERN INTEL CPUS
The Liquid Freezer III uses a proven mounting frame for LGA1700
and LGA1851 sockets, ensuring the CPU is evenly locked to the socket
for better contact with the cooler.

IMPROVED RADIATOR DESIGN
Even if the radiator has not changed visually at first inspection,
it has a significantly enlarged fin surface for further improved performance.

TWO CONNECTION OPTIONS
All PWM components of the Liquid Freezer III can be controlled
together using the same PWM curve and a single header.
In addition, individual control is possible via several curves and headers.

MAINTENANCE-FREE WATER LOOP
The water loop is sealed, therefore no water or additives have to be
refilled.

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[cmoneypit]

thread the leaf spring screws into the brackets first, then apply thermal paste and set the spacers, then thread the bracket to mobo screws. tighten the bracket to mobo screws in a star pattern, when secure, finish tightening down the leaf spring screws. I literally just did these steps and it went smoothly. A beer also helps ;)

[darreldash]

I see a lot of people complaining that this is a difficult cooler to install. What helped me was just loosening the mounting brackets and pulling up on them while screwing in the water block, that way you have more room.

[jesperjens]

Its amazing that arctic produces some of the best performing fans and coolers at a really competitive price range

[JagsFPS]

This cooler mount is the most difficult ive ever tried in 12 years of building pc's for amd. I don't understand why its so needlessly hard to get 2 screws in on a mount.

[DDosAndDonts]

1:25 ah yes, you skipped the horrid part where you have to pray to god that the shallow threads will catch into the hole. what an ingenious (not) mounting system.

[jasonbuttens]

I followed the video and had no issue installing. Took a few minutes.
The brackets have L & R in printed on them and you can’t confuse if they go top or bottom.

Painless install! Thank you Artic!

[xalexpalex]

I had hell trying to install this, turns out I had the mounting brackets upside down.
Next time you make a video, please show side by side "NOT LIKE THIS" or something.
My neighbours probably think we had an argument over here cause I yelled so much! 🤣

[sokoloft]

They don't show you the part where the screws to mount the heatsink are bowed outwards. So they don't fucking line up

[CrusinVK]

Steve at @gamersnexus will be happy that a manufacturer has finally produced marketing video showing an ideal orientation in which to mount the radiator.

[thats_conk_creet]

probably the most frustrating mounting experience of any aio. other than that it’s great so far. temps for my 5900x are looking much better

[VeilothR]

1:36 The most difficult computer component in the world

[funkymonkey]

Can you explain the differences or pros/cons to using the AIO cable or the Individual control cable?

[antoniocarlosalveszacca]

get confused, the all in one cable must be attached on the cha_fan ? does it not supposed to be attached on cpu_fan bised the cpu ?

[savagedove]

What an awfull mounting system for AM5! I can not believe u guys released something like that! It's a fucking nightmare!

[Global-Apathy]

For everyone having issues installing this, the tolerances on the 4 bracket to board mounting holes is a bit large.
Don't tighten the screws holding the brackets to the board completely, allow the bracket to float a little on the motherboard about half a turn loose. Once you are ready to install the water block start the screws on the water block in both of the mounting brackets, the assembly should be a little lose. Now tighten the 4 screws holding in the brackets and complete tightening the water block to the processor.

[ColdNeonOcean]

I've been trying for nearly 2 hours to get the conductor screwed to the brackets but I can only ever get one side screwed in and no matter how hard I press the other side just won't attach. I'm worried about damaging my equipment with the amount of force this supposedly needs unless I just got a faulty device

[respatijaka]

If you go to hell, you'll see someone instaling this

[coke]

Install the L and R rails to the block FIRST and then install the rails to the motherboard. It will save you hours of frustration and is safer to do it that way.

[ORG]

You can't install it as easily as in this video.
I spent over an hour installing the pump.
AMD's method of fixing it with two screws is very difficult.
Be careful not to damage the parts.
I fixed the mounting clip set to the pump and trying to tighten a screw with spacers on the motherboard, the spacers were not fixed, I missed it and scratched to the motherboard.
Fortunately, the main circuit is not damaged, so there is no problem in operation.
Remember that the spacers are never locked in place until you tighten the screws.

[tiramifue]

This was the worst installation experience i have ever had with any product.