The Best BUDGET CPU Coolers!

[@Bryan-T]

I love comparisons like this. There are so many products nowadays and essays like this really help.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks for calling it an essay! ;)

[@VincentAndre_HK]

Thanks Mike for the positive review and top3 position for our Freezer 34 eSports. For the 34 CO, Let me add the mention about the dual ball bearing of the fan that makes it lives for like forever. Congratulations on completing such extensive round-up.

[@nerdonabudget]

Remember the days when the CM Hyper 212 was the go to budget cooler? Seeing them at the bottom of this list, when they come in more expensive then a lot of the coolers shown here is really telling. Cooler Master hasn't done anything really unique with the design for so long and now they've been surpassed. Hopefully this gets them working on the line of Hyper 212 coolers to get more performance out of them because the only time I ever pick them up nowadays is when they go on sale for $20. Any other time I go with the other alternatives for $20-30 since $40 standard pricing for the Cooler Master brand name is NOT worth it.

[@HardwareCanucks]

In a way, they've been sitting back raking in the sales. Don't think that's enough anymore.

[@devilmikey00]

To be fair to CM, the RGB version has a higher RPM fan which helps it perform better than the version here which uses a lower RPM fan. I'm not sure if that brings it in line with the rest here or not though.

[@TYTLs]

I'd bet that a number of these other brands are also manufactured by Cooler Master since they're huge in the manufacturing side of things. They certainly have the capability to do better, but when the tooling is paid for and they keep selling there's not much of a need to improve.

[@darthwiizius]

Dunno mate I've been looking at one of them "esports" coolers tested here for a couple of months to replace my AMD stock cooler, they cost about 30 quid in the UK new so.....

[@Seatux]

@@darthwiizius Not alone there, the Toughair 310 is like half the price of the Freezer 34 in my own country.

[@talldarkshark8012]

I really like this dude's delivery and calm demeanour. He keeps me focused on the video. Wish you guys did more videos like this. Cpu fans next, maybe?

[@gamtax]

I feel there's a awkwardness in front of camera vibe. Sorry if I put that in a wrong way but yeah, I like the mood of this video.

[@HardwareCanucks]

@@gamtax Yeah I'm still not loving the camera. :( - Mike

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks!

[@benohara1604]

This is hella useful, thanks!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks!

[@lordseph]

Fantastic review! I've been using the Se224xt (white) for a month now and I'm pretty happy with it. Since it comes with an extra set of retention clips, I went ahead and bought another identical fan for a push pull config. Now I'm running the fans slower without changing the performance and having it too loud.

[@soapa4279]

Just want to say it looks like a ton of time was spent on making this video. Good stuff guys

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks!

[@elgigante2001]

This video was great. Was looking to upgrade my cpu cooler from a small cheap 92mm tower to a bigger 120mm tower. After watching I went with your pick of the ID Cooling SE-224, and I love it. I like having that extra headroom when it comes to the cooling, and a little extra noise under heavy load isn't too bad on my system. Thanks for all the work comparing all these coolers and making my decision easier.

[@Wild_Cat]

How does this video only have 70k views? this is one of the best reviews for products that people can actually afford!

[@d4nyll]

The best: AC eSports Cheaper alternative for NA customers: Vetroo Cheaper alternative for Asian customers: SE-225-XT For SFF builds: Pure Rock Slim 2

[@MegaFernandogames]

snowman or gammaxx 400 v2?

[@AbdullahAlMamunBUET]

I got DeepCool Gammaxx 400 V2 for $15. IMO, the best one is the cheapest one you can find where you live.

[@viewer-of-content]

Amazon had the coupon check mark option that manufacturers can use to evade price check cites like CamelCamelCamel, so it's hard. To figure out msrp sometimes if your a reviewer just trying to do things imperically. 😅 I don't really fault Hardware Canucks or anyone else who gets fooled by deepcool. Deepcool also has like three different neer identical models that they shuffle around sales and are nearly called the same thing and have the same number of heat pipes. 🤔 So everyone could just look for deals if they want cheep cooler goodness.

[@Sykeye7]

As a proud owner of a black & red Arctic 34 Freezer Esports Duo cooler, I can only LOVE this video! :)

[@randydavid3496]

I have the ID-Cooling SE-224-XT and tested it with several fans I have laying around; Noctua NF-P12 1700, Scythe Wonder Snail 120, Arctic P12, TT Toughfan 12. The cooler then goes to the next level.. says a lot about what an excellent heatsink ID-Cooling made.

[@goordu2008r]

Any chance you still have the results and could post them? I currently use a Scythe Mugen 5 but upgraded the fan to the Phanteks T30, would prefer having a smaller tower personally and seems like the SE-224-XT is a great performer despite being much smaller and having less heatsinks, it's not available here atm so next option was the Gammaxx 400 v2, sadly i can't find any reviews comparing heatsinks with standardized fans at different heat loads, wondering how the SE-224-XT and 400 v2 would do with the T30 on a 5900x or similar, compared to the Mugen 5

[@ariprabowo85]

Did mine dirty by slapping two, 12-inch, industrial, 3000 rpm molex fans on the tower (push-pull config) and my worldly desire for Noctua ND-H15 is out the window. My PC sounds like a vacuum cleaner but temps are relatively low and fans go brrr haha

[@joshuaj6929]

Man I was really hoping to see the Esports Duo I stand by that cooler. Artic just makes some good coolers. Great video way to go guys keep it up!!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Over the price range.

[@joshuaj6929]

@@HardwareCanucks Understood, I respect the process. You guys are great! Keep it up!

[@LowsJuan]

This has got to be one of the toughest comparison challenges out there. Not for the reason that most people think. The ID Cooling SE-224-XT that is recommended is priced in the canuck market for almost 3x the price. The vetroo is 2x the price. Artic cooling Freezer 34 eSports is 2x that price. Still, even with all the variance in pricing, this is a great resource and the effort is to be lauded.

[@kevin-sj3wt]

lucky i am in SEA (indonesia) id cooling se224xtduet fan even cheaper than MSRP

[@Scholewes123]

@@kevin-sj3wt same here in SEA IDcooling is the way to go. it's the cheapest of them all

[@blitz3484]

Great roundup. Just found about ID Cooling and its SE-224 and the price is great.

[@stephenrogers981]

Just built my mates PC today, and bought him the 224-XT Black. I was VERY impressed with the quality. Absolutely amazing for only AU$39!!!

[@TMM6900]

Wow. They know how to test these thing. In a professional, simple to understand format

[@HardwareCanucks]

That as probably one of the hardest aspects of these tests.....and not having an hour long video.

[@soerya22]

ahh, finally.. ID Cooling SE-224-XT Basic

[@mattotto9949]

This was a great video. Informative and well researched. I do agree with the other comments about the 212 being a relic and not improving, but personally having had one in push, pull, it was still pretty good especially since we can't find many of the others here in South Africa. But that aside, I'm glad you made this. The Noctua is a bit above the pack, but when you're considering that people running 150w CPU's are probably paying a fair amount for them, I think it's valid to say they won't use a sub 50$ cooler on them. This is the reason I found LTT's video on the Noctua very shilly. You need comparisons when releasing new products, comparing it to those from the same manufacturer won't get you anything more than, more money more good. Keep up the great work!

[@grintcoalways]

FYI In Indonesia you get 2 fans instead of 1 for SE-224 XT Basic for $28.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Wow, THAT'S a deal!

[@svetta3003]

I think that's the se-225 version though. I'm from SEA too and the se-224 always comes with 1 fan while the se-225 comes with 2.

[@grintcoalways]

No, 224 xt basic as well. Only basic tho, not other variants.

[@ARXIDMEDIA]

@@svetta3003 Only in Indonesia you get SE-224 XT Basic Dual Fan Version :)

[@kotarojujo2737]

@@svetta3003 its Indonesian only exclusive i think, CMIIW

[@hunspeaks]

Thank you. Finally a review for us 3rd world peasants. To put things in perspective, the case I've been desperately saving for almost a year now, the Cooler Master H500, costs 1/3 the average income here. I'd be fantastic if you guys add a segment to review really low budget hardware even once a month. There's no political correctness here so you can even call the suck to be you budget Keyboard etc. :D

[@lastheroes7030]

ID COOLING 224-XT user here. Love this cooler ♥️ Never regret buying it

[@troutrl5669]

i love how thorough this video is thank you!

[@KonvoyChief]

Best tech KZbin video I've watched since the start of the human malware situation. In depth, informative and yet still palatable. Must be something to do with the delivery :) Also it helps that it's something that we can buy.

[@KiKeebs]

SE 224 XT is your go-to budget cpu air cooler if you can live with that noise. There are ways which you can do to reduce the noise levels, but to perform that good while being cheap is absolutely a win for me. A great video nonetheless!

[@CDReimer]

The Deepcool Gammaxx 400S has a non-PWM fan that maxes at 1,300 RPMs. All the others have a PWM fan that maxes out at 2,000 RPMs. I switched out the fan for the Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 fan. There was only a one-degree Celsius difference between 1,300 and 2,000 RPMs. YMMV

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

it's not just about fan speed though, especially when it comes to CPU coolers... static pressure is important too

[@perdomot]

Excellent work. These kinds of roundups provide the information we need when building our rigs.

[@SaiChooMusic]

"Yeoman's work" 😮 I learned something new today.

[@MARTINREN1231]

ID cooling is great. its cheap and it works like a charm. i mean even their $33 GPU AIO is amazing. it managed to cool my overheating overclocked RX580. its been 2 years and it still works its charm

[@brennenhrebeniuk9661]

This is by far the best comparison review ive ever seen! You should compare mid tier coolers and high end coolers in two seperate videos as well!

[@asoromano01]

Excellent review with affordable coolers thank you

[@807800]

This is really helpful. Thanks for your hard work!.

[@spacet1me]

Glad to see no regret in my purchase of my Vetroo V5 over the NH-U12S for my 5600x. Woohoo!

[@craigpelton6134]

I’ve been trying to decide between the Vetroo V5 and the Arctic 34 esports. Where I’m at the vetroo goes for 45$ whereas the Arctic is 80$. Your reviews and comparisons really helped me decide that based on the price difference vs relative performance difference that the v5 is good enough for me. Thanks a bunch for these!

[@petercruz1993]

I definitely prefer air coolers. I’d only go AIO if I didn’t have space in the case

[@nktslp3650]

and aircoolers can usually be used for a decade, while AIOs...

[@kiwimonster3647]

AIO probably is mostly only for aestetics

[@emp1985]

agreed. but there is something about the CPU area being accessible and visible that is very appealing. I keep switching between my AIO and tower air cooler every now and then.

[@Ari_G73]

For me its access to the case. With an AIO I have a lot of room to work and I dont have to pop off the AIO to get access to the area around the CPU. A good AIO will last you at least 5-6 years if you dont position it in a stupid way.

[@kiwimonster3647]

@Angela Merkel I prefer black with or without RGB

[@nadtz]

While I'm a Noctua guy and totally admit to being biased when it comes to air cooling this is a great review as I'm often helping people put together systems who think Noctua prices are way too high. Sad to see the hyper 212 rank so low, I remember when it was the king of budget cooling and I installed quite a few of the initial version in quite a few systems. I know it would be a huge pain to do but I'd love to see how all these coolers do with better fans i.e. if some of the included fans are the limiting factor and not the cooler itself (which in the past has usually been the case).

[@PINPAL]

Good to know I've been making the right decision using the Esports Duo for budget silent builds :D

[@golfgrouch]

A great follow up test would be to normalize the fan to test the performance of just the coolers' heatsinks. In other words, run the tests with all the coolers again but use the same fan on all the coolers.

[@musek5048]

Ooh that's actually a good experiment to perform! They can also try testing different 120mm fans on different heat sinks to see which fans move air more efficiently through the fins. I'd love to see the data on each of those!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Interesting idea!

[@terrapinflyer273]

That would be a awesome to see the results of that test! Maybe with an Arctic P12 PWM PST CO fan, since that seems like a most likely purchase for... "frugal" gamers. I'd like to see someone cover the recently released ID-COOLING A410 also. No one has reviewed it yet afaik.

[@matiasbeckerle]

Thank you very much for working with and sharing these things!

[@giorx5]

Very nice test video, thanks a lot!

[@Guavamente]

That Thermaltake ToughAir 310 is blowing my mind! I would be happy to recommend it to anyone since that’s the one thing they can do is make good fans and it’s the cleanest looking one

[@devilmikey00]

It's also way slimmer than all the rest while doing better than most of them.

[@nekoonweed]

Oh wow, I was just looking at the ID Cooler yesterday, its currently about 20 USD(80 MYR) in Malaysia right now, was wondering about its performance, thanks ! I don't really mind the noise, because I have a table fan right next to me anyway.

[@mrketiw88]

The quality of this video is amazing, truly 4k 😱

[@leoneldb60]

I would love a comparison with the Scythe Fuma 2.

[@johbuldmann0206]

Great video and I find your presentation very natural already, great job 👏

[@explosivefruits]

Awesome video, brilliant to know I can rely on you guys!

[@camotech1314]

I have the ID Cooling XT224 RGB on my 5600X and I love the way it looks (I'm using a different fan). Had the Freezer 34 Duo before and it was decent too!

[@MexUnderScore97]

How do the fans run now a little morw quiet

[@Sard_Onyx]

I bought the ID Cooling almost a year ago for 22$. No regrets with my 3600xt.

[@nikmilosevic1696]

The gammaxx 400 was my low cost go to for a long time, because I just dont like the stock fans from intel, AMD not so bad but why not something a little better. But the Gammaxx 400 has gone up in price, so when I saw these ID-Cooling SE244XTT locally for real cheap, it looked good. So glad I came upon your review, as this might be my new default cheap replacement for stock CPU coolers. Nice review!

[@mateofantasma]

Great video, a lot of work clearly went into it, and the presentation was clear and informative. Thanks! Also, air coolers is my jam.

[@valkasolidor6727]

This was very helpful. Still a challenge making a choice. but along with user reviews this is an excellent tool, thanks!

[@nathanaelbuchanan2680]

Huge help towards stretching my budget build a little further

[@narcoleptic-insomniac4663]

I’ve been super loyal to the Arctic esports 34 duo for $40/$50 and I am betting it doesn’t let me down. Freaking solid price to performance! I am at the start of the video and betting it’s at least top 2!

[@narcoleptic-insomniac4663]

No duo…hmmm ok. Still have faith in my single fan heat slayer

[@HardwareCanucks]

@@narcoleptic-insomniac4663 The DUO busted the budget.

[@narcoleptic-insomniac4663]

@@HardwareCanucks fair enough. I have been estacted to find it for $43 lately in all varieties including the “grey” one that is actually the all white edition! Ari ie the techbuyersguru has some amazing fan related content for everyone who is itching for more case fan content. Amazing channel and I was insanely happy and surprised to meet him in real life. It’s crazy when your favorite content creators live in your neighborhoods :)

[@nitroxize]

Purchased the ID cooling a week ago and have been using it since! It's been fantastic! Thanka

[@HardwareCanucks]

It really is an awesome cooler

[@MiraiVT]

So useful, Thanks. I'm rocking my EVO 212 on a 5600X, it gets the job done but I think right now there are better options in the price range.

[@spamfood9971]

Great video. I am sure I can speak on behalf of a large part of the community and say this is exactly of type of content we look for and enjoy. We appreciate your efforts.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks! I'll look into doing more of it!

[@monapizza6085]

Not surprise at all about ID-Cooling, been screaming in the comment section for you to notice it and I'm really happy that you actually finally get it for the series. ID-Cooling also has a few slightly more expensive cooler that would 100% beat the U12S.

[@HardwareCanucks]

I heard. - Mike

[@seanord]

One of the best videos I've seen all year, awesome job.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks!

[@Christophe_L]

Back when I started getting into building PCs, these would've been $150 and loud. Just got myself a Pure Rock 2 for the living room HTPC/Gaming rig, and it's amazing how much it cools for how little sound it makes. Pretty awesome.

[@borcepecale216]

hello my friend , can you pls tell me if pure rock 2 is a good one , im planing to buy pure rock 2 fx and put it on i5 12400 ? thank you !

[@Christophe_L]

@@borcepecale216 Hi, it should work great.

[@MihailAleksandrovich]

Great job. I hope the same video will be with super coolers.

[@AxR558]

I'd love to see a fan normalised test on these, I mean it's all well and good to test them with their included fans but I have a few spare arctic fans left over from downsizing my rig and would be really interested to know which heatsinks have the best raw performance. It would also answer the question of how much of the performance of these coolers is purely down to the fan.

[@Whiskeyj456]

I’ve been using the white ID Cooling cooler on my Ryzen 5 2600X for the past few months and love it! It was on sale for $25 with free 2-day shipping. I use an Antec Prism fan on it instead of the stock one but the temps and noise are phenomenal. It pulls around 110-120 watts at full load and has only seen a max of 70C. I also used Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste as I will never trust a generic paste that comes with cheaper coolers.

[@RustedCroaker]

ID Cooling making its own thermal paste and it's actually rated above average in most tests.

[@kelownatechkid]

Amazing round-up! This is a fantastic resource.

[@jonw7757]

I just saw this now but props for the great list of CPU coolers. Love that you threw in one of the cheapest/best selling coolers on Aliexpress too. Awesome awesome.

[@basmus]

I got my Pure Rock 2 a year ago for 35 Euros. Im really happy with the temps on my r5 2600. I bought it mainly because of the look

[@primuscaprius8245]

What a great video. I personally own Arctic Freezer 34 (non duo, with just one fan) and it's the best cooler I ever had. Not only it cools great, but it's so silent I don't even hear it at all, even when gaming.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks man! Since I posted this there may be another dozen competitors...maybe a new video?

[@fullmetaflak]

Loved the whole series, and I'm glad you had a lot of fun making it

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks!

[@pscoriae6981]

Thanks for this roundup! Finally know to get the SE224 XT

[@polkiolp8834]

If this is ever revisited, it would be awesome to include the various stock coolers as a comparison point. The main thing with budget coolers is that the performance needs to be proven to be substantially greater than the stock coolers to convince me to spend my $30 for example. The other thing that I think can be explained better is the noise output - you provide decibels as a measurement, but it is real hard convert that to real world experiences. Decibels being on a logarithmic scale, I think it may be better to provide a perceived loudness for us (Tech Jesus does a good job at this, where his comparisons may include something like "3dba is where things are noticeably louder" or "X vs Y is twice as loud," or "multiple times as loud in acoustic perception". Love the good work though, doing this many tests is definitely tedious!

[@bimbocrammmm]

Am I the only one that wants to see these coolers compared when all of them have the same fan? Having just watched the best fan video, it's very clear that there's massive differences between the different fans. Fingers crossed for that video

[@Rick020]

212 BE works fine for me. 26C idle, 55-60C load (Warzone), 75C max after 30 min of Cinebench. CPU: R5 2600X oc to 4.2GHz (1,35V)

[@stevanskoric8233]

Mate I'm looking am4 to replace wraith stock, you have done it professionally!! Congrats even now

[@garytrawinski1843]

This was very good information. I appreciate you efforts!

[@seanraf2554]

Great video! Really appreciate the effort and thought put into it. This helped a ton

[@GoldWave816]

I’m gonna have to go with the AC Freezer 34 eSports. It’s price is really good for the performance you get from it.

[@cizyeah]

looks good too

[@ford1546]

There's one thing many people don't know about fans! Almost all fans have a motor sound that comes from the control electronics inside the fan. The speed regulator circuit inside many fans creates a special frequency. NOCTUA fans do not have this problem. They have a specially made control circuit that does not create this problem. As soon as you cut the power to the fan, this sound disappears immediately. Many fans have problems with this and therefore you almost always get a special fan sound inside a computer case. PWM is pulse width modulation and changing the frequency to achieve higher and lower volts. This creates little heat but creates flickering that can be seen in some LEDs. light or beep sound in battery screwdrivers. Ordinary linear regulators that do not have this problem get very hot, which makes them impractical to use. I have replaced all fans with NOCTUA fans and you can hear the difference. Rhen there are also many cheap fans that are not balanced correctly and they can vibrate.

[@Razear]

I had the unfortunate privilege of using a CM cooler for my first build a decade ago and I remember tearing my hair out at the finnicky mount and backplate. If you're a first-time builder, it's better to get something more user-friendly like a Noctua if you plan on going the aftermarket route.

[@erich6860]

The wraith cooler that came with my Ryzen CPU was free, and keeps it at 50c idle, and 70c under load :-) (Ryzen 7 3700)

[@Kizarat]

The Wraith Prism is really one of the most visually pleasing coolers and I'm glad i bought one for my Ryzen 3600. I prefer the blow down coolers compared to upright coolers, they help cool VRMs, RAM and other motherboard components.

[@masterofthefirstraceoftheu8608]

@@erisium6988 Actually it's (wraith stealth) around the same level as Intel stock copper cooler. There are benchmarks on techspot.

[@bytesk1167]

Best material ever. Thank you so much

[@MrSnek]

for an extra like 10usd, the scythe mugen 5 is an awesome cooler. the heatsink itself isnt anything special but the fans scythe makes are the quietest ive ever seen. i threw 4 of them in my pc including the one on the cooler and pretty much any noise drowns them out, like any gpu fans or a ceiling fan or your home AC.

[@davidinthestudio5867]

I'm glad I just bought the Vetroo V5 like a week ago 😂

[@Grimmwoldds]

I bought 4 right when Jay first dropped that video. 4 accounts to leverage 4 Amazon coupons = 4 20 dollar coolers. Had my family bring over their computers and en masse upgraded their crappy coolers to those bad boys.

[@Oscee613]

Bit higher on the budget category but once you go Scythe, you never look back. Kutetsu is $40, Mugen is $50, Fuma is $60, latter leaves Noctua in the dust.

[@hassan7569]

Check GN's review. Fuma isn't that good.

[@NIVO1972]

yea Scythe Mugen 5 rev b is a beast. keeps the 3900X in check. (running push/pull and whisper quiet)

[@DangerGnom]

@@hassan7569 then you didn't understand the GNs review at all. Just saying.

[@HardwareCanucks]

If you keep increasing the budget, it never ends. ;)

[@Oscee613]

@@HardwareCanucks Fair point! :)

[@blackhoundrise8431]

I’ve got an Arctic Freezer 34CO with a second fan for push pull. It’s mounted On a ryzen 3900x. When playing cyberpunk I get between 54-65degrees depending on areas of the game missions. On doom eternal and forza I get a range of 45-50degrees. As I go into animation and 3D design I am getting high 80s on a blender render. Will go for artic freezer 50 or Ndh15 chromax

[@isaiahfurrow7414]

I have seen a few of your videos in the last month or so as I help my son research and choose components for his first build.... this was a really good video, thanks for the content... this video has me deciding to click the subscribe button and heading over to check out what other previous content I have missed... cheers!

[@simoSLJ89]

Noctua U12S Redux for 45€ (at least in my region, in Europe), has to be considered at this price point.

[@xxx_ray]

Agreed 100%

[@Born2Legit]

I'm still rocking my Gammax Gt

[@anderername3099]

The pricing on the Arctic 34 ESports surprises me. Here in Germany it's 28€ (32$). The lowest price in the last month was 19€ (22$)

[@xs4543]

50 euros in Serbia Noctua u 12s 100 euros

[@mohnkhan]

Thank you for this comparision and all the hard work. I subscribed!!!

[@mrPCbuilds.]

That sucks you’re missing the best 2 budget coolers.. :/ Reeven Justice @ $35 USD and Thermalright Peerless Assasin $41.. Pretty sure, they’ll both smoke everything here. Another worthy mention, Gelid Phantom $36 USD.

[@Stalast.]

A big oversight here is that you've compared all these BUDGET coolers with aftermarket thermal paste instead of whatever is included in the box. People on a tight budget are not going to buy extra paste, they want to have a good quality paste included. With that in mind, did the ID Cooling SE-224-XT really win? The included paste is the ID-TG25 which I've only read bad things about whereas the Arctic Freezer 34 Esports comes with Arctic's MX-4 paste which we all know is high quality. Another thing, the Arctic Freezer 34 Esports comes with a 10 year warranty as opposed to ID Cooling's 2 year warranty. These are things you need to be taking into consideration when making recommendations.

[@XYZ__-mv2vg]

i have a artic esports duo with R5 5600X and its great .While gaming it never goes above 69C

[@anant0089]

Good work wish I had seen this before but still happy with gymaaxx 400

[@TSUNAMI17]

Please make a video like this for budget low profile coolers. The popular low profile coolers are all expensive, and we really need to know where our money is best spent.

[@fpscracker232]

ID-cooling se 224 XT RGB user here, best cooler i've ever had.

[@dorientjewoller113]

Shame the Scythe Kotetsu Mark II isn't in the line up.

[@johnblackley7805]

How refreshing. Great show. You speak well.

[@shahzaibkhawaja6903]

I have the Cooler Master hyper H410r on my Ryzen 3600, loved this video

[@ptzzz]

Came back to this video to leave a comment. I wanted the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports but it didn't make sense in terms of price compared to the ID Cooling SE224XT Black V2 (could find the Basic version). The Freezer 34 eSports was ~$47.68 vs the SE224XT Black V2 was ~$22.51, that makes the Freezer 34 a bit over 2x the price of the SE224XT for not too far off performance wise. So far in my initial testing it made a 20C drop on my R5 2500 when comparing it to the Wraith Stealth it came with at 100% fan speed. So its pretty good. Fan noise wasn't bad but it might have a different fan from the SE224XT Basic version since it just tops out at 1950rpm and at that speed it was just a bit louder than my Arctic P12 fans at 1400rpm. Also it has a pretty shiny base plate like mentioned in the video which was neat to see is true. I checked some of the other coolers mentioned in this video like the Pure Rock Slim 2 (~$88), Snowman MT-6S (~$34) but they were all more expensive than the SE224XT I got. Also checked the Scythe coolers particularly the Fuma 2 that Gamers Nexus reviewed but its stupidly expensive (~$100), the prices of Scythe products in my country are stupidly close to Noctua and if I was at that price range I would go Noctua honestly. Got the SE22XT Black V2 as it was the best value for the performance it had.

[@theminecarthero]

i'm surprised you guys haven't reviewed the gelid phantom yet, highly recommend it.

[@kaigrett5354]

Yeah great cooler. I have the gelid phantom with arctic fans

[@AxR558]

@@kaigrett5354 Did you try it with the stock fans by any chance? I've always wondered how much better the cooling gets if the fans are replaced on cheaper coolers.

[@kaigrett5354]

@@AxR558 I first used it with the Stock fans. The thermal performance was great but they were a bit too loud for my taste (I optimised my pc for maximum silence) The arctic P12 fans reduced the noise to inaudible levels. But if you do not care that much about noise, the stock fans will be fine.