ID-COOLING SE-214-XT ARGB CPU Cooler 4 Heatpipes CPU Air Cooler ARGB Light Sync with Motherboard(5V 3-PIN Connector) CPU Fan for Intel/AMD, LGA 1700 Compatible

unbelievable value and performance for cost. the rgb looks great.
easy enough to install and surprisingly good performance. the stock rgb fan blows a surprisingly good amount of air through the heat sink. for its size and form factor, this thing performs better than it should lol its a great little heat sink. the value here is incredibly good. the fan is loud at top speed, but, you can easily set very acceptable noise level RPM speeds while still getting great cooling. even 75% fan speed is totally acceptable noise levels and still moves a LOT of air.

PC Tech of 35 yrs – BEST VALUE for the Money – UPDATED REVIEW (newer model)
I am a professional IT Pro, system builder and enthusiast of 35 years. It is not easy to impress me, yet this affordable cooler exceeded my expectations.Yes, I read all the reviews and there were some whiners, but I consider them to be buffoons. For starters, this cooler is a perfect replacement for the stock Intel coolers that come with the 12th gen CPUs.My caution is this cooler is best for 12th gen CPUs, such as Pentium, i3 and i5. I do NOT recommend this ID Cooler model for overclocking or anything more powerful (like i7 or i9)… since this model is NOT made for crazy excessive heat.Since the review below, ID Cooling has improved the fan retention springs. They now have a crook type hook to lock into the fan frame holes. (see last photo) This will help if you ship your computer, as it resists the G forces of the boxes on the UPS/FedEx conveyer belts.. helping the fans from falling off the grill.Also if they were to dismount off the aluminum block, remounting is easier because the springs stay on the fan.Assembly of the cooler is easy. I recommend you READ the directions to understand which parts are to be used and which are extra/alternative. When done, I found the mounting secure and stable. I trust this kind of mount over push pins. Why? When I have shipped computers with push pin fans to clients, several times shipping caused the coolers to come loose while in route.My 12th gen i3-12100 has four cores, 32 GB G.Skill RAM, Samsung 4th gen 980 Pro 500g SSD, MSI 1700 LGA motherboard with onboard 4 video ports… and nothing more. The case is a clever, well-ventilated aluminum mini-tower made by Rosewill (you can’t buy it any more.) Said case is NOT good for sound buffering, so any FAN installed must be whisper quiet for a work environment like my own.After adjusting my fans speeds in the bios, the system is now silent. Note: on my first setup, I heard a nagging buzz sound, but this came from an older rear vent fan, which I changed to a 100% silent variety. Then I connected this exhaust fan to the wrong motherboard header, which made it spin too fast. And… plugging in the wrong header for the exhaust fan affected the speed of the ID COOLER fan.. which makes no sense, but it happened regardless.My CPu temperature testing was done two independent ways. One from the board bios and then once Win 10 Pro was loaded, I downloaded the free CoreTemp program. The first time I tested with this software, I had already MISCONNECTED my exhaust fan to the wrong header. After realizing my mistake, I went into the bios and ran CoreTemp again to reverify fan speeds and temperatures. Both the ID COOLER and exhaust fans slowed down and CPU temps remained low at idle (about 90 F) with fluctuations to 98 F. The attached snapshot shows my idle CPU readings in Win 10 Pro in Celcius.These are the lowest CPU core readings I have ever seen in a performance computer.I advise when using this cooler…To be sure to install at least ONE rear fan blowing exhaust outside the case. Why? The ID Cooler does it job best if you add negative airflow to the case itself. You do this by adding fans… where ONE fan must pull air OUT of the case in the same direction of the ID Cooler fan. And THIS is how my system is set up.If you add yet more fans, which is a good idea if you have a gaming video card adding system heat, then you add THOSE fans to locations that PULL fresh air INSIDE the computer. Those areas often have dust filters, so that is how you know which area is for IN-DRAFT fans.In summary, you want air flowing just in ONE direction inside your case.

Loved the purchase
So this cooler for my build — is somewhere between a “balanced gaming rig” and “daily use + occasional heavy workloads” — I can say it’s a smart, affordable, practical choice: it keeps my CPU, a Ryzen 5 9600X, always below 50 °C during normal use, and even while gaming it hasn’t gone anywhere near high temperatures like 70 °C., runs quietly, fits perfectly with my setup, and the ARGB lighting adds a clean, stylish touch. It’s exactly what I wanted to stay cool and make my build look good without spending on top-tier cooling.

reçu avec du retard, mais le plus gros problème c’est les ailettes en aluminium qui étaient tordues alors que le produit est neuf ! j’ai renvoyé l’article, mais la encore c’est uniquement par dhl donc pour le retour c’est plus compliqué car pas moyen de le laisser à la poste.

For its price, it’s actually decent and capable. Even when pushing a Ryzen 9 5900X hard, it managed to keep the temperature bellow 75°C