ID-Cooling Iceflow 240 ARGB Snow Edition AIO Cooler Review

A Closer Look

Out of the box, the first thing that strikes you is just how clean and stylish this ‘Snow Edition’ cooler is. Admittedly, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a product get the ‘white’ treatment, but given that consumers are more traditionally familiar with black designs, this still gives you a more than pleasant surprise.

As an AIO cooler, however, there are clearly more than a few individual components that have gone into the overall design. Let us, therefore, take a closer look at them and see what we think!

Pump Head

The pump head comes in a fairly standard circular design and, just in case you can’t tell, carries on the white colorization from the overall ethos of this product. I mean, it wouldn’t make much of a ‘Snow Edition’ product if it wasn’t all mostly white would it?…

The main surface to the top comes with a mirror-like surface and this is clearly where some of that ARGB goodness will flow. If you get it in the right light and angle, however, you can just about make out the ID-Cooling logo peeping through.

Contact Plate

The contact plate is fantastically large and, as such, whether you sit in the AMD or Intel camp, this will provide some excellent coverage while the copper coating gets that heat transferred nice and quickly. Unlike many AIOs, however, this does not come with thermal paste pre-applied, so that aspect is down to you!

Radiator

The radiator is, generally speaking, fairly standard as far as 240mm AIO coolers go. There’s no branding on it which is perhaps a little disappointing, but then some may prefer the bright white coloring to be allowed to be the sole and key emphasis of this design.

The while coloring is continued in the hoses which are, quite frankly, excellent in terms of their look, length, and quality. One minor factor of note, however, is that the top of the radiator (pictured below) does look a little unusual. With a seemingly thin plastic coating, part of the workings underneath are clearly visible through it and, while not seemingly representing any issue, it does detract from the aesthetic a little.

Another area of concern is the fins to the radiator. Although perhaps more evident in the pictures above than that below, some of them are mildly dented or out of place. While no apparent damage has occurred to the product in transit, that may be indicative that the manufacturing process wasn’t at it’s peak point of quality.

Fan

One of the most interest aspects of the ID-Cooling Iceflow 240 ARGB Snow Edition’s design is the fan. Rather than providing you with 2 individual 120mm fans (as you would usually expect to find), you are instead given their IceFan 240mm block. This is a pre-assembled unit that includes the fans pre-attached in one whole lump.

I must confess, I really like this. Not only does it make installation a lot earlier, but with the combination of the fans, you only have 2 cables leading from it (rather than 4 if it was 2 individual fans).

With some inserts cut into the side as well, with the ARGB running this should provide some nice lighting effects in an area that is usually, when compared to other AIO designs, completely covered up.

That doesn’t mean to say that this is 100% perfect, however. As you can see in the image below, the fan does sit slightly larger than the radiator and while this shouldn’t represent an issue in terms of installation, it does seem to suggest that the inclusion of this fan block was an afterthought rather than a part of the original concept.

On a more positive note, a look at the rear of the fans does confirm this to be an ID-Cooling own in-house design and, as such, one would presume that they have been configured to give the best performance available out of this AIO cooler. More so, we even have a manufacturing date present showing that these are more than a little fresh off the production line!

Overall

As an assembled unit, the ID-Cooling Iceflow 240 ARGB Snow Edition looks excellent with it’s bright white aesthetics. Touching on a point we made earlier as well, unlike other 240mm AIOs, this is notably light on cabling thanks to the inclusion of that fan block unit.

So, it certainly looks good, and in terms of an AIO clearly has more than a little potential to give us some nice test results, but how easy is it to install? Well, there’s only one way to find out. Let’s get this strapped down onto our test bench!