@@ALKtech Yeah it showed significant improvement over 5600x stock cooler. Idle temp are now ~35degrees while during gaming highest I've seen was only around 60degrees. Before it would always go to 70 to 80 degrees even when I ramp up my case fan speed. Now lowest case fan speed is enough so its less noisy too.
I use ID SE 226 on Ryzen 9 3900X, use ID Cooling's included thermal cream, test performance with Cinebench, the maximum temperature is only 80 degrees Celsius (with a room temperature of 30 degrees Celsius). Maybe the thermal paste that comes with it is also very good, you don't need to use the MX4.
Would you recommend the se 226 xt over the thermalright peerless assasin? Ambient temp here in the Philippines is around 32-36°C without AC, and the difference in price between the 2 is 12 Singapore Dollar
Mmm. I haven't had the chance to test the Peerless Assassin myself, so it's kinda hard for me to make a recommendation between the two. Which processor are you intending to use for your PC build?
@@ALKtech I'll be building my first pc within this year just a little more to save. I was thinking of going with the 5700x (5600x cost 24 SGD less than 5700x) paired with a 6700 XT, it will be mostly used for gaming and a little bit of work.
@@allengonzalez7693 I'm actually currently using the SE-226-XT with a 5700X in my primary PC that I use for gaming and video editing. To give a sensing of how the cooler performs with the 5700X, I'm getting an average CPU CCD1 temperature (via HWiNFO64) of around 66.8 degrees Celsius, with a high of 71.5 degrees Celsius when playing Fortnite. With Cinebench R23 multi core test, I get an average CPU CCD1 temperature of 67.5 degrees Celsius, with a high of 70.5 degrees Celsius. This is in a non-airconditioned environment (around 30 degrees Celsius), within an In-Win 301C micro ATX case. Hope this info will be helpful for you!
@@ALKtech definitely helpful and will keep this in mind, I hope one day you might be able to do a review of the Peerless Assasin and possibly a comparison of the two since I believe those two are the best budget air cooler that you can get.
What is the difference between ID-Cooling SE-226-XT and ID-Cooling SE-207-XT SLIM 220w? Which air cooler model to get to cool the i5 13600k at stock voltage?
The 207-XT SLIM supports CPUs with a TDP of up to 220W, while the 226-XT can handle CPUs with TDP of up to 250W, at least according to the brand's specs sheet. The 207's also smaller in size and much lighter than the 226 - the 226-XT is a hefty 1.3kg while the 207-XT SLIM is 760g. The 13600K at stock voltage and frequency should do fine for both the 207-XT SLIM and 226-XT, but the 226 would definitely give you more headroom if you'd like to do some slight overclocking in the future - my two cents!
@@ALKtech Hi sir! Im getting 12400F with Asus prime Z690-P D4 mobo. I was looking at the Slim but u say the 226-XT is a good fit? is 1.3kg not too heavy? Thanks in advance :)
Please tell me about the noise when cpu stressed, is it noisy or not? If you can measure it how much db ypu think? I want to buy the snow version, considering from the spec the max rpm is only 1500rpm my though is its probably not that bad, but I want to hear it from you. Thanks in advance
I still have it running on an open-air test bench at the moment, and even under intense CPU load, the fan remains pretty quiet while keeping CPU temperatures in a good range. I don't have a proper decibel meter, but based on a quick test I did with an Android sound meter on my phone, I get around 69dB of noise from the fan when under intense load, and around 61dB of noise while the CPU is idle. The approximate baseline noise of my surroundings is around 52dB, and I took these measurements with my phone microphone right next to the fan. Again, these are quick and dirty figures from a sound meter app on my phone, so take them with a pinch of salt! That aside, to give an updated example, I'm now using a Ryzen 5 5600 with the 226-XT, and during the Cinebench R23 multi-core test, the fan remains pretty quiet (to me at least) while managing to keep the 5600 at an average temperature of 71°C.
Do you know whether this cooler can be oriented vertically? I own a Tecware Hybrid Fusion and due to its vertical airflow it'd be better to use said config. I'm using an AMD APU so there's no GPU blocking the airflow.
@@jeji5860 I see, mind sharing what model of AIO is this? 88°C seems rather hot for liquid cooling - did you try reapplying thermal paste to see if it helps with lowering temps?
@@ALKtech It's the Trendsonic Raider ra08a mid tower atx case. I think it's a local brand or model coz I can't see it in pc part picker. And also forgot to mension the case has a 205mm width.
I bought this from a retailer in Singapore that has both a physical and online store (they're not in Sim Lim) - might be a good idea to buy this cooler during eCommerce sales such as the upcoming 9.9 to maximise your savings!
I haven't tried this cooler on an overclocked Alder Lake processor before, but given my experience with it thus far, I'd be fairly confident that it should do just fine with a 12600K on a slight overclock and good airflow in your PC case!
How much of an overclock are you looking at? I currently use this CPU cooler with a stock 5700X in my editing rig, and while running the Cinebench R23 mutli-core test, I got an average CPU temperature of around 63.9°C and a max temperature of 67.5°C - this is with an InWin 301C PC case and Arctic MX-4 thermal paste. The 226-XT will handle a stock 5800X easily, and perhaps with a slight overclock I would say...
@@generalawareness101 What a happy mistake they've made. I bet the store clerk misread the label with other model. Because my local store did the opposite thing. They're confused SE 214, SE 224, SE 225, SE 226 and sell them at the same price.
According to my RivaTuner logs, I got a max power draw of 74.2W while running the multi-core test for Cinebench R23 - the average power draw during the test was around 70.9W.
