Introduction

ID-Cooling, can still be considered a newcomer in the DIY PC market given their formation back in 2013, That said, they have rapidly expanded their market presence since their humble beginnings. They achieved this by adapting to various industry trends while continuously refining their entire product stack with new or updated releases. This includes everyone's love-it or hate-it feature of RGB LEDs which have appeared in their heatsinks, fans, and all-in-one liquid coolers. Considering their willingness to constantly push boundaries, ID-Cooling will likely remain a relevant player in the DIY PC space for years to come.


In today's review, I take a close look at the Auraflow X 240. This latest all-in-one liquid cooling option from ID-Cooling continues the RGB trend, like the Dashflow and Zoomflow offerings, but strikes a balance between performance, features, and price to deliver a compelling option. As is the norm for these closed-loop coolers, the pump and fans both light up with the LEDs being controllable via a separate controller or motherboard software. So without further ado, let's take a closer look!

Packaging

The packaging ID-Cooling uses for the Auraflow X 240 measures in at 40.6 cm long, 21.5 cm wide, and 13.9 cm tall. On the front, you will find the liquid cooler in all its full-color glory along with a few of its listed features, including RGB sync, premium sleeved tubing, and advanced pump design. Taking a look at the left side, it just has the product name and company logo with nothing else of note other than the bright orange background. Turning it around once more, we find the specifications on the back, along with a mention of supported CPU sockets, fan speeds, and tubing length, which happens to be 40 cm.


The other three sides are just the product name and logo on orange backgrounds with nothing else to really make note of other than the fact that it's eye-watering bright.

Contents

The Auraflow X 240 comes in a typical cardboard shell with a piece of foam on top. I much preferred the all foam packaging they used on the Dashflow coolers, but know from having reviewed so many all-in-one liquid coolers that the packaging is more than adequate.


The Auraflow X 240 offers support for the majority of Intel and AMD sockets, including AMD's TR4. In regards to the RGB LEDs, ID-Cooling provides a small Molex-powered controller for those who do not have the option of using software control via their motherboard.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 8x Radiator fan screws
• 8x Radiator screws
• 4x Mounting nuts
• 4x Insulating washers
• 4x Backplate screws
• 4x Insulating washers
• 4x LGA 2011/2066 standoffs
• 4x AMD TR4 standoffs
• 2x 120 mm RGB fans
• 1x Intel mounting bracket
• 1x AMD mounting bracket
• 1x Tube of thermal paste
• 1x Backplate
• 1x PWM splitter
• 1x Pre-filled liquid cooler
• 1x User's manual
• 1x RGB splitter
• 1x RGB power cable and controller