ID-COOLING Frostflow X 240

One of the most affordable LSS on the market

Water cooling tends to be expensive and considered fun for enthusiasts who want to get the most out of their CPU. Then companies like ID-COOLING and Deepcool changed the game. For example, the hero of this review, Frostflow X 240, is one of the most affordable CBOs on the market, which can replace many A-class tower coolers in terms of efficiency.

Ceramic bearing pump

Frostflow X 240 uses the familiar design of a remote radiator connected via flexible hoses to a water block. The water block with a diameter of 67 mm and a height of 48 mm consists of a heat sink plate, a pump and a minimalistic decorative cover. The 40 cm hoses through which the liquid circulates are moderately rigid, rubberized and reliable. Perhaps even too rigid, because of which even the swivel fittings on the pump sometimes do not help. A pair of 120 mm fans with automatic speed control and a maximum speed of 1800 rpm is fixed on the radiator. The base of the water block is made of copper, and the built-in pump is made on a ceramic bearing. At peak load, the noise level does not exceed 35 dB. At medium loads, it turns out somewhere around 23 dB and this is an excellent result.

Passport TDP 250 W

On the forums, it is considered as an inexpensive option for cooling a conditional AMD Threadripper or a simpler multi-core with manual overclocking and a heat pack not exceeding 150 watts. According to the passport, they promise all 250 W, but as tests have shown, these figures are too optimistic and do not correspond to reality. The fact is that good "dropsy" physically cannot be too cheap, so you have to go for tricks, overestimating the efficiency on paper.