ID-COOLING SE-225-XT Black CPU Cooler 5 Heatpipes CPU Air Cooler 2x120mm Push-Pull PWM Fans CPU Fan for Intel/AMD

My Intel i5 CPU was running 60->100'c in a warm west facing room.It's now operating at 45 (Office) - 74'c (No Mans Sky) depending on the task.The installation instructions were slightly intimidating for a Gen X'er, but ID Cooler have installation guides on their YouTube channel.Overall:Value for money (Vastly Cheaper then a new CPU).Easy to install.Quieter then my old cooler.It's coping with the CPU & UK summer heat nicely.

Good cpu cooler, keeps my 5700x nice and cool even under load so performance is not comprised. Very easy to install, has installation videos on YouTube too.

This one was a bit bigger than I thought. To be honest, I wasn't sure it would fit when I was doing my build, but it did, as you can see in my picture. It was lighter than it looked, performance is better than expected, and since my machine is never off, that's a bonus. The installation was a little fiddly, especially with the thermal paste, but if you take your time and plan it out, it worked just fine and yes, it's compatible with this kind of build

I wanted to build a Plex Server using an old Ryzen 3600 I had. As much as the stock AMD cooler was OK, it was too loud whenever there was load put on the CPU, plus the temps were a bit high. This cooler is simply outstanding for the price. Even when stress testing with Prime95 I max out at 68c with an ambient room temp of 25c. With a little tweaking to the fan curve in the BIOS, it runs practically silent even under load. Very pleased with this.I'm sure another reviewer said the same thing, this is almost as good as an AIO liquid cooler that costs considerably more.

Very good cooling, quiet fans. Easy to install. Came with all the hardware for different cpu sockets. Temperatures are very good for my i5 12600k

Using this on stock 5900x with the included thermal paste, it keeps the CPU 35-45c when idling and during stress tests I haven't seen the temperature go much above 75c. The only downside is that it's loud, but to be honest for a CPU like 5900x I'd expect the cooler to sound like an engine 😂. It's my first day using it but if this review isn't updated then that means it's still running well 👍Edit: I'd like to change my review to 5 stars. I've been using this cooler for a month now and after doing some tuning, I can barely ever hear the cooler, the sound only kicks in under heavy load so overall I'm happy with it. If its loud for you, do some tuning with help online, it'll definitley be much quieter 👍

To start this review my PC is old. It’s an 1155 socket using a 3770k. I wanted a cooler that would take the stress of an overclock and didn’t wanna spend a fortune on something this old.The Cooler is well packaged and does feel decent quality in the hand. It comes with all the fixings you need to fit it to practically any CPU. Followed the instructions during the set up which was very easy. No problems at all getting it fitted to my Z77-GD55 mobo. I didn’t use the supplied thermal paste so can’t comment on that. Only real negative is I can hear a slight high pitched whine coming from it but nothing too annoying.The tasty bit of this review is what did I manage to squeeze out of my old i7 3770k? The answer is 4.6Ghz with a voltage setting of 1.4 and my temps during a stress test maxed at 97 degrees on core 2. This is acceptable for the CPU I’m using maybe just a touch over what I’d like. I’ve been able to get quite a few extra fps out of the games I play, mainly single player stuff.Something you’ll notice about air coolers is they tend to let the temps shoot up before really doing something about it. As opposed to liquid coolers which I hear tend to be on top of it all of the time. Still a great buy and I’ll probably move towards liquid cooling when I want a serious upgrade.Worth the money and easy to install.

Excellent performance for the money. I have a ryzen 7 5800x and my Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE wasn't able to keep this cpu cool with 90c when under 100% load and around 80c and above when gaming. I seen many reviews about this cpu cooler so thought I try it out. I was impressed! This 40 pounds cooler is way better then my 100 pound cooler with around 68c in games and 80c when under 100% heavy load. Very happy