Today, the Swiss team over at Arctic Cooling has just released the world’s first socket LGA 1156 low-noise cooling solutions for Intel’s upcoming Core i5 “Lynnfield” processors, expected to be released from the chip giant next quarter.

The new CPU cooler series consists of the Alpine 11 Pro, Alpine 11, and Alpine 11 GT which are designed to target “mainstream” and “power” users, respectively. They are also all physically designed to support both sockets LGA 775 and the new LGA 1156.

To start off, the Alpine 11 Pro is the cooler designed for the power market as Arctic Cooling likes to call it, measuring in at 105.3x113.4x85mm (DxWxH) and weighing around 428g. It is equipped with a 92mm fluid dynamic bearing fan with PWM control that operates around ~0.4 sone, capable of pushing up to 36.7CFM with 500-2000RPM adjustments.

Alpine 11 Pro



The Alpine 11 fits in the mainstream category and measures in at 100x96x87 (DxWxH) with slightly less physical weight than the Pro at 370g. It is also equipped with a 92mm fluid dynamic bearing fan with PWM control and operates around ~0.4 sone, capable of pushing up to 36CFM with 900-2000RPM adjustments. The only performance difference we can see is that the Alpine 11 Pro can dissipate 95 watts of heat while the Alpine 11 can do 90.

Alpine 11



Finally, there is the Alpine 11 GT which we would think fits between the two previously mentioned coolers based on its name, but it is actually the lower end mainstream solution. It measures in a little smaller at 89x89x75mm and weighs a mere 286g. It is equipped with an 80mm fluid dynamic bearing fan with PWM control and operates around ~0.3 sone, capable of pushing up to 28.6CFM with 500-2000RPM adjustments. Overall, this solution can dissipate around 70 watts of heat.

Alpine 11 GT



Arctic Cooling’s new Alpine 11 Pro, Alpine 11 and Alpine GT are set to release this month for a mere $14.35, $10.25 and $8.00, or translated to €9.90, €7.10 and €5.60 respectively. The company states that “the whole installation process can be done in less than a minute – a totally peace of mind solution for Intel users.” Not to mention, they all include a pre-applied portion of the famous MX-2 thermal compound. Overall, we can say that these coolers seem to be very practical solutions for users of the mainstream Lynnfield generation coming up very shortly.