Hidden Changes: Tear-Down of Arctic's Liquid Freezer III CPU Cooler & Disassembly

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Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Kryosheets https://geni.us/53ArNb and Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut Paste (Amazon - https://geni.us/Fsray ) The Arctic Liquid Freezer III is the new best liquid cooler for CPUs that we've tested, and now we're tearing it down to learn about how it's assembled and what the differences are versus the original Liquid Freezer II. The Liquid Freezer III is a value-focused, high-performance liquid cooler that has a drastically different pump block (with separable VRM fan unit), and the coldplate itself underwent changes for this new version -- something we weren't expecting. The ability to repair and disassembly the Liquid Freezer 3 should make it easier to maintain long-term. Find the original and full performance review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfffNRTOZCc SUPPORT our in-depth, independent testing and help fund our next massive effort! Get one of our extremely heat resistant soldering mats! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat Or a PC building work surface with the Modmat! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Arctic Liquid Freezer III on Newegg (when it's listed): https://howl.me/clFOfj4zl7i Arctic Liquid Freezer III on Amazon (when it's listed): https://geni.us/wXZd Lian Li Trinity Performance on Newegg: https://howl.me/clFOg0OqFoA Lian Li Trinity Performance on Amazon: https://geni.us/84V7GY Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 on Newegg: https://howl.me/clFOmocBDx5 Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/8BokJ Thermalright Peerless Assassin air cooler on Newegg: https://howl.me/clFOhwtvZxG Thermalright Peerless Assassin air cooler on Amazon: https://geni.us/SjIrJgn TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Tearing Down the Best Liquid Cooler 02:12 - Coldplate Size & Repairability 04:46 - Anatomy of a Liquid Cooler 07:13 - TEAR DOWN: Coldplate 12:34 - PCB Removal 15:41 - Recap of the Big Changes 17:24 - VRM Fan Disassembly 18:55 - Conclusions: Repairability & Easy Disassembly 21:12 - Leaf Spring Flexing the Plate ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Steve Burke: Host, Tear-Down Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing