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The best value cooler for the Ryzen 5 5600X… can it become a Noctua U12A Chromax?



In the Ryzen 5 tower cooler roundup, the $30 ID Cooling SE-224-XT was the surprise thermal champion in the round up. Now it will face off directly against the Noctua U12A to see how it stacks up. As is customary for the channel, I throw some Noctua fans on this to see if it sticks. Can we make a U12A Chromax? Or, do the wheels fall off the bus?

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The Coolers:
ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black:
Noctua NH-U12A: https://amzn.to/2TrSLTL

The Fan:
Noctua NF-A12x25mm: https://amzn.to/3n6a6yg

The Chromax Anti-vibration pads (don’t see black yet, sorry):
Red: https://amzn.to/3nZyodR
Green: https://amzn.to/39lfCcP
Blue: https://amzn.to/2HKrlWR

The Chip:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X: https://amzn.to/2Hb6Pyl

The Case:
Cooler Master NR200P: https://amzn.to/32POSwX

The Test Boards:
Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX, provided for testing by RogueCast
MSI Unify Z490 ITX: https://amzn.to/2JmxjO0

The RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR4 3200mhz Ram: https://amzn.to/2UgeBtD

The Fans: Cooler Master MF120 Halo aRGB fan, white, single: https://amzn.to/32s0E0e

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