ID-Cooling SE-224-XT ARGB Air Cooler Review

A Closer Look

With the fan stored separately to the main radiator when unboxed, it seems logical to start with the largest single part.

The radiator has a nice black-gloss finish with the vents being in a nice sizeable number, but while keeping well spaced to allow the airflow to do its job!

The base of the radiator shows 4 pipes (leading from each side) which again sticks with the black coloring. A look that, overall, adds to the nice sleek aesthetic of the design.

Contact Plate

The contact plate is nice and large with the copper pipes exposed to allow for some nice, direct, heat transition. Admittedly, there are a number of minor gaps to the edges of the pipe which may impact upon it achieving a potentially better temperature control if they were not there, but on the whole, this looks well suited for either Intel or AMD desktop processors!

Fan

You are provided with a single ARGB fan which, as you can see in the images below, is manufactured by ID-Cooling themselves.

In terms of the design, the fan itself has a rather generic appearance, but it will undoubtedly kick into a new gear when that ARGB lighting is turned on!

Overall

With the fan installed, the ID-Cooling SE-224-XT looks excellent. The gloss black finish with the white trim really gives it a stylish appearance for what is essentially a budget-focused air cooler. A market where (generally speaking) design options are always limited.

The 120mm fan provides excellent coverage for the radiator and with you being able to install it on either side, it shouldn’t give you any problems with RAM compatibility.

While on the subject of the size, it is, on the whole, a rather compact design. Standing not unusually tall and perhaps thinner than you might expect to see, this should fit into practically any kind of desktop system while not ‘crowding out’ your other components.

To the top, you can see the ID-Cooling logo to the center which looks pleasantly understated, but still bold enough to catch your eye.

So, on the whole, and without this attached to our test system yet, so far I’m very impressed with the design and aesthetics of the ID-Cooling SE-224-XT. How is it to install though? Well, let’s take a look!