ID-COOLINGSE-214-XT Black CPU Cooler All-Black Layout, 4 Direct-Contact Heat Pipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Noninterference with RAM, TDP 180W, Work with Intel LGA1700/1851/1200/115X and AMD AM5/AM4 Sockets

Pretty much what the summary says, I'm running a Ryzen 5 5600 in a stock ATX chassis and it keeps my processor nice and cool without a lot of fuss or noise. Installation was pretty easy, I just wish the heatsink attached to the rail standoffs a bit easier, I had a hard time with alignment between the heatsink itself and the provided standoff rails. And I say that as someone who's taken hundreds of computers apart in their day. But once it was on, the fan attached with the included clips pretty easily, just be aware of cable routing. As for size, it's big. it goes all the way from the motherboard to right to the chassis edge in terms of height. I thought for sure it wasn't going to fit my case but it just barely stays below the edge. Through all that though it keeps my processor nice and cool no matter what I'm doing. No thermal issues, no high fan speeds to report. I've been using my system normally to heavy for about 2 weeks now after installation and everything is as it should be. For an inexpensive heatsink it does the job perfectly.

I did a lot of research looking for a budget ARGB cpu fan and this ID-COOLING SE-214-XT keep coming up. Since I am building 2 computers and this is first time building one, I didn't want to spend too much money (incase I screw up or something), decided to buy these one in white and one in black. Surprised the price is very budget friendly especially it is an ARGB fan and comes with a small pack of thermal paste (which after more reviews, says its does a good job cooling lower end cpu). It comes with Intel bracket and AMD 4/AMD 5 bracket. The cooling fins are well made and not cheap material. What more can you ask for in a budget fan?

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.

I got it on sale for $17 and it works. It keeps my 5800x3d at 38.4C - 42.7C at idle. When playing games, the max temp was 80.3C, but it averages around 70-73C. Did a really good job keeping it cool at this price point. The mounting process was really easy. It came with a back plate but the one that came with the motherboard works the same. I put it in my NR200P ITX case, and it fits perfectly. The noise is what you expect out of an air cooler, but there isn't any whining noise at high speeds, which is great. The RGB lights looked pretty nice and well-diffused. The only downside was the damage shown in the picture. Hard to tell what could have caused it. Whether it was shipping or during packaging. However, despite that the functionality was not impacted. Would recommend this cooler for any budget builds! You don't need to return/replace it if there's damage like I had but I was just being lazy. I didn't want to go through the trouble for $17.