Freezer 36

The Freezer 36 could be nearly double the price and still get a look in for our guide to the best air coolers. It's affordable, effective, and quiet—look no further.

Arctic Freezer 36 makes waves in the air cooling market, proving that performance doesn’t need to cost you an arm and a leg.

Arctic Freezer 36 entry-level air cooling with excellent noise levels and a reasonable price, starting below $30.

Even with two fans, this cooler is a very good option, handling significantly higher loads compared to similar and typically cheaper designs with four heatpipes.

The Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB is a multi-compatible CPU cooler with RGB lighting, available in multiple colors, and includes a special contact frame for Intel processors.

The Arctic Freezer 36 offers good value when on sale at $27.71, but its performance is middling on AMD CPUs while being more competitive on Intel thanks to its included contact frame.

The Arctic Freezer 36 offers decent performance on par with some dual-tower designs and a high performance-per-price ratio, though it is outperformed by some slightly more expensive competitors.

Thanks to the compact size it should be a solid entry-level option for more space constrained builds.