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Review on ๐Ÿ’จ ID-COOLING IS-30: High Performance Low Profile Cooler for Mini-ITX with Slim Big Airflow Fan and AM4/LGA115X Compatibility - TDP 95W by Peter Zouhair

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Hard to recommend CPU fan

I've been using it daily for 2-3 months with a Ryzen 5950X (105W nominal power) on an outdoor test bench. I was too busy to set up my build properly. I have a processor with default settings, no PBO or anything else. This cooler REALLY can't handle the CPU at all. I know the CPU TDP is higher than what this cooler is designed for, but it doesn't really come close to cooling the CPU. The moment the CPU works for more than 1 second, it is basically a thermal throttle with a temperature locked to 8090ยฐC. What is really disappointing about this cooler is that it has NO BACK and cannot work with a standard AM4 backplate. That means you'll bend your motherboard if you want to put ANY pressure on your CPU. expensive processor. For this reason alone I would recommend buying another cooler. g horrible rattling noise after about 6 weeks but the noise seemed to go away (forever) after about 2-3 weeks. The fan is quite loud on the outdoor test stand at approx. 70 cm. The positive thing about this fan is that it is cheap and very thin. I would use it on a 3600 system that doesn't do much. But if you plan to load 3600 (not that I can speak from experience about 65W thermal load with this cooler.) I will buy another cooler.

Pros
  • Very good value for money
Cons
  • Not bad