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.

HUNTER DUET is equipped with a 240mm radiator mounted with a pair of SF-12025 high static pressure fans. Fan speed is PWM controlled from 800 to 2000RPM, pushing max. airflow of 84.5CFM each. On four corners are mounted with rubber dampeners to absorb operating vibration.

While this cooler is no doubt an old school concept that has been tweaked to stand up to what today's systems will put it through, it really appears that timing is everything when it comes to reviewing a product. While there is really not one thing about this cooler other than slightly curled fins that can easily be fixed to complain about, and had we seen this cooler first rather than the be quiet! Pure Rock, we may have shown a brighter light on the SE 214X, but being what it is, and since pricing is near identical as well, it is super hard to ignore what the Pure Rock was capable of doing just a few days ago.

IS 40: Bronze Award – While not totally designed to cool an overclock 4770K, the IS 40 did indeed fail the benchmark testing. However, when using it for it’s intended purpose, cooling a normal CPU, it was more than adequate for its given size, earning it a Bronze Award.