ARCTIC Announces Alpine M1 and M1-Passive CPU Coolers For AMD AM1 Users

Building a quiet PC system with a small budget? That is possible! The Alpine M1 & Alpine M1-Passive were specifically designed for the AMD AM1 platform and are the ideal alternative to the noisy stock cooler. The ARCTIC Alpine M1 is priced at $10.95 and features an 80mm cooling fan that spins at 750RPM and can handle processors up to 50Watts in TDP, which isn’t bad for a tiny 80mm x 80mm x 41mm HSF assembly. ARCTIC says that Alpine M1 running at 750RPM will keep an AMD Athlon 5350 Quad-Core processor at full load at 46C with a noise rating of just 0.05 Sone. The stock AMD cooler would be spinning at 4,000 RPM and have a noise level of 0.4 Sone, so this inexpensive cooler can quiet down your noisy system if it is bothering you.

For those looking for an totally passive solution there is the ARCTIC Alpine M1-Passive that runs $11.95. This aluminum extruded CPU Cooler measures 77mm x 77mm x 70mm and can handle processors rated up to 40W TDP without the need for any active cooling solution.