ID-Cooling IS-60 EVO ARGB

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 13, 2020

ID-Cooling seeks to expand its presence in the SFF PC cooling market with the IS-60 EVO ARGB. Equipped with six heatpipes and soldered fins, it is a rather potent top-flow design that should fit into even the smallest cases, all while illuminating your system with its ARGB fan.

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londiste · Nov 13, 2020

Low height is OK but not great. At 64mm height, it is a class above <50mm coolers such as C7/C7Cu or AR11 in this review.

kingkongtol · Nov 14, 2020

i am curious, what result with single fan only (bottom/top only)

Caring1 · Nov 14, 2020

Height isn't a factor for me, I'd like to see results with a 25mm fan replacing the 15mm 120mm unit.

Blueberries · Nov 14, 2020

6 pipes, 2 fans, and SCREWS.

I would buy this just for the SCREWS.

miptzi · Nov 14, 2020

The cooler was mounted the only ways that is NOT advised by Noctua and other brands. The pipe bends cannot be upwards, it interferes with heat transfer and the flow of the gas in the pipes. This may have skewed the results of this review.

https://noctua.at/en/in-which-orientation-should-top-flow-coolers-nh-c-series-nh-l12-be-installed

Raendor · Nov 14, 2020

Indeed. That’s a well known forbidden install method with sffpc community. Downwards or sideward, but never upwards.

another complaint - why the heck test on atx board, when it should be teste on itx board for realistic scenario?

Vya Domus · Nov 14, 2020

Raendor said:
another complaint - why the heck test on atx board, when it should be teste on itx board for realistic scenario?

What difference do you think it would make ?

hdsonch · Nov 14, 2020

It looks very solid in construction, but the Scythe BS3 performs better. (Scythe BS3 leaves a lot to be desired in terms of construction, I own one)

Raendor · Nov 14, 2020

Vya Domus said:
What difference do you think it would make ?

Ram spacing is not identical

deltaseven · Nov 14, 2020

Nice review @crazyeyesreaper!

Although, I'd like to know if you would be able to, during the next pc cooler reviews, present the difference in performance between the object of test and the stock cooler which comes with the processor being used.

I was unable to find any mention on the stock cooler or even it's performance at the charts.

As a DYI person which plays but doesn't usually replace the stock cooler, having such info would be of great appreciation.

Hoppe I am being to picky or illogical.

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 14, 2020

deltaseven said:
Nice review @crazyeyesreaper!

Although, I'd like to know if you would be able to, during the next pc cooler reviews, present the difference in performance between the object of test and the stock cooler which comes with the processor being used.

I was unable to find any mention on the stock cooler or even it's performance at the charts.

As a DYI person which plays but doesn't usually replace the stock cooler, having such info would be of great appreciation.

Hoppe I am being to picky or illogical.

Its an 8700K it doesnt have a stock cooler the same applies to the 9900K and 10900K no stock cooler is provided. Intel's reference cooler can't handle the CPUs at stock so they don't include one period full stop.

miptzi said:
The cooler was mounted the only ways that is NOT advised by Noctua and other brands. The pipe bends cannot be upwards, it interferes with heat transfer and the flow of the gas in the pipes. This may have skewed the results of this review.

https://noctua.at/en/in-which-orientation-should-top-flow-coolers-nh-c-series-nh-l12-be-installed

The way the cooler is designed It was installed the only way it would fit. Its designed as can be seen with a slight offset in the review photos for clearance on one side however installed with the bend facing down it would conflict with the motherboard VRM heatsink on 9 out of 10 boards. As I am familiar with Noctua's recommendations I tested the cooler flat and vertical. It made zero impact on temperatures. Regardless cooler was installed as shown in ID-Coolings own documentation.

I would link the install manual but ID-Cooling doesn't provide it online currently.

Chrispy_ · Nov 14, 2020

Heatsink looks decent, actually.

I wish they'd sell it without at least the top fan - this has potential to be one of the best possible cooling options in some of the very slim SFF cases like the Dan A4.

Also, the SFF market is typically anti-RGBLED, since zen minimalism and childish unicorn sparkles are opposites on the same scale.

Mussels · Nov 15, 2020

Looks like a good replacement for the AMD wraith prism, or a good stock alternative for ITX builds or 65W CPUs that want some ARGB looks

hdsonch · Nov 15, 2020

Mussels said:
Looks like a good replacement for the AMD wraith prism, or a good stock alternative for ITX builds or 65W CPUs that want some ARGB looks

I think not. AMD wraith prism it performs very close to the Scythe BS3, and it is better than ID-Cooling. Not to mention, the Scythe improves its performance a bit more if you swap the low-profile fan for a 25.

Chrispy_ · Nov 15, 2020

hdsonch said:
I think not. AMD wraith prism it performs very close to the Scythe BS3, and it is better than ID-Cooling. Not to mention, the Scythe improves its performance a bit more if you swap the low-profile fan for a 25.

Yeah, the Wraith Prism/Max are genuinely decent 4-heatpipe, soldered-fin coolers that are built up to a standard rather than down to a price. Unfortunately they're a little too tall for some SFF cases with the excellent stock fan - whilst you can mod it by removing the fan bracket and dremelling down the corners to fit a slimmer fan, you probably want something wider like this IS-60 Evo (120x120mm) if you're limited by height in a SFF like the DanA4 or smaller.

Mussels · Nov 16, 2020

hdsonch said:
I think not. AMD wraith prism it performs very close to the Scythe BS3, and it is better than ID-Cooling. Not to mention, the Scythe improves its performance a bit more if you swap the low-profile fan for a 25.

the prism however, is a noisy PITA. this is an alternative with a larger fan in a similar visual style... i didn't say it'd be a performance upgrade - it's just a good alternative

Steeda · Nov 17, 2020

Why can we get current cpu tests? I think it would be more beneficial to test it on a 3950x or 5950x. This way everyone knows whats the limits on current cpu's and we can gauge what a cooler can actually do.

londiste · Nov 17, 2020

Steeda said:
Why can we get current cpu tests? I think it would be more beneficial to test it on a 3950x or 5950x. This way everyone knows whats the limits on current cpu's and we can gauge what a cooler can actually do.

I would be much more curious about what settings that 8700K is running at - is it running the actual spec 95W or motherboard's "optimized" settings resulting in it consuming around 125-130W at full blast.
ID-Cooling specs IS-60 at 130W which is pretty clearly overestimated. This would be good for cooling down maybe 95W at reasonable noise levels.
3950X or 5950X is clearly out of the league for cooler this size. 140W is no joke.

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