Over the past few years, liquid cooling systems for processors have moved beyond expensive enthusiast products. On the Internet you can find hundreds of assemblies with far from the most powerful processors of the Core i5/Ryzen 5 level, covered with neat two- or three-section dropsy. As it turns out, an inexpensive life support system can solve several user problems at once. For example, a compact dropsy can be installed in a miniature case that a regular tower cooler will not fit into. Or the user can use RAM sticks with high scallops or simply remove all unnecessary fans from the case to make it look more aesthetically pleasing. As you probably guessed, these simple and affordable drops are available in the Auraflow series from ID-COOLING.


In terms of design and technical capabilities, these are the simplest cooling systems without addressable backlighting, a screen mounted in a water block and other delights of premium systems. If there is any backlighting here, it’s at most simple RGB with basic lighting modes. They also don't claim to be the most highly efficient or incredibly quiet cooling systems, but rather a low-cost alternative to super tower coolers from Be Quiet, ARTICS and Noctua.

Taking into account the specifics of the Auraflow series, the manufacturer selects for it mainly medium-format models with a 240 mm radiator and a pair of active fans with hydrodynamic or sliding bearings. As a rule, turntables can accelerate to 1800 rpm and support PWM control of the rotation speed of the blades. They are not too noisy during the process, and in terms of efficiency they are not inferior to classic tower-type air defense systems. Although most Auraflow models can be paired with server processors with the AMD TR4/TRX4 socket, their efficiency is more suitable for mid-range processors a la Core i5 and low-end Core i7 models, as well as their counterparts from the AMD Ryzen camp.