ID-Cooling really has something with the FI-REEX Deluxe. Its innovative design with vapor pipes and a vapor chamber base is unique. Those same vapor pipes and the two traditional heatpipes are then soldered to the aluminum fin stack. All this and its high quality fans combine to give the already hefty cooler a very premium feel thanks to its exceptional build quality. It certainly doesn't hurt that the cooler is also well-packaged, with foam on all sides, which is nice to see. The FI-REEX Deluxe also offers solid cooling performance that is on par with many other high-end air coolers, while just as quiet, which makes for a compelling air cooler.

Sadly, a few issues that are unavoidable rear their ugly head like they do on most heavyweight air coolers. First, the FI-REEX Deluxe looms over one DIMM slot, so you might want to reconsider if you plan to use four memory sticks with tall heat spreaders. It also encroaches on the motherboard's first expansion slot, which makes it a bad choice for some mini-ITX or mATX motherboards. The brown fans also give it that love-it-or-hate-it vibe, but the biggest obstacle to making this purchase is the damn price. $110 is way too expensive for what's on offer here. With so much promise, the price just ruins any chance of adoption.

Overall, the ID-Cooling FI-REEX Deluxe is a damn good heatsink with exceptional build quality and solid performance, but the price will have most turning to a competitor's product without a second thought. ID-Cooling needs to get the FI-REEX Deluxe's price down to around $90 or less to make it more competitive with the likes of the Phanteks PH-TC14PE, Noctua NH-D15, and CRYORIG R1.

If you want something different and cost isn't a factor, the FI-REEX Deluxe from ID-Cooling might just be what you are looking for.