Race to the Bottom: $18 CPU Air Cooler Gives Thermalright Competition @GamersNexus
Race to the Bottom: $18 CPU Air Cooler Gives Thermalright Competition  @GamersNexus
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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ID-Cooling is bringing down the price on coolers and competing directly with Thermalright these days, now bringing an $18 air cooler (the SE-214-XT G2, a new iteration on the 214 XT that we've tested before) and $65 liquid coolers (the FX Pro II). ID-Cooling is also looking toward micro-ATX as a new expansion for its cases, as many companies are, largely due to being able to bring down pricing as a small way to compensate for the stupidly expensive memory prices.

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