DeepCool AS500 PLUS, CPU Air Cooler with 5 Heatpipes, 2 x 140mm PWM Fans, ARGB LED, For Intel/AMD, LGA1700/AM5 Compatible

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Chassis Fans: 2x140mm 1000 RPM Fractal Front Intake, 1x140mm 1000 RPM Fractal Rear Exhaust, 1x140mm 1000 RPM be quiet! Pure Wings 2 Roof Exhaust (for air cooler testing) The controller has a simple function. We have three buttons. The + and – buttons increase/decrease the speed of the dynamic lighting effects whereas the middle button changed the lighting mode. DeepCool AS500 Plus Wires We are not measuring the noise output due to construction work going around the place. The overall noise level is higher than the original AS500 but no complaint as such given this is a push/pull configuration. Is DeepCool AS500 Plus Worth Buying? The Asetek-design Phanteks 360mm unit tops our chart with an impressive performance result of around 80C actual load temperature. G.SKILL’s 360mm unit is a few degrees behind, but this is slightly disappointing given its higher noise output at 100% fan speed. The overall performance benefits of Asetek’s premium system design for Phanteks are a factor here.

The fan configuration is the three included Fractal Dynamic X2 GP-14 fans spinning at full 1000 RPM speed. In addition to the two 140mm front-mounted fans, and single 140mm rear exhaust, we added a be quiet! Pure Wings 2 1000 RPM 140mm fan as roof exhaust for air cooler testing. The aim here was to keep consistency with the airflow path of the liquid coolers which are always roof mounted. The IceGiant ProSiphon Elite is a 240mm-width class air-type CPU cooler that weighs in at a whopping 1440g on its own or 2kg with the four Arctic P12 PWM 300-2300 RPM fans installed. The unit is a gravity-driven, two-phase cooling solution that leverages thermosiphon technology instead of conventional heatpipes. The left and right sides of the heatsink are identical in layout. The fins have a joint assembly here. The middle section has an inset and the sides have raised surfaces. This is where the heads of the fan clips are rested on. The width of the heatsink on the sides is 49mm. DeepCool AS500 Plus Heatsink As can be seen in the picture, the heatsink has no RAM clearance issue. DeepCool AS500 Plus Clearance Note the use of delta temperature data in our charts and factor in your own ambient conditions for reference.

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Given their high-airflow, loud fans, it is not all that surprising to see the AIO liquid coolers performing very well in this high heat load test. With that said, noise is noise when it comes to user tolerance, so the way in which a cooler is designed and optimised is not necessarily a concern to a user simply wanting low-noise, 40dBA-type operation.

There is a PWM Y-splitter cable allowing the user to connect both fans to a single source. Closer Look at DeepCool AS500 Plus With the highest noise levels at 100% fan speed, there is an expectation from us for the corresponding thermal performance to deliver accordingly. There are arrow symbols on the side of the frame. These indicate the direction of the airflow and the blades’ spin. DeepCool AS500 Plus Fan Deepcool has included 2x TF-140S fans in white color having a dimension of 140x140x25mm. The fans are secured using metal fan clips. The maximum rated speed on this fan is 1200 RPM with a maximum airflow rating of 70.81 CFM and a 1.16 mmAq air pressure rating. The overall sound level rating is up to 31.5 dBA and these fans are using Fluid Dynamic Bearings. There we have it – some interesting results from a varied batch of CPU coolers tested with the tough Ryzen 9 5950X thermal load. Clearly, the thermal concentration applied by the 16-core chip’s dual Zen 3 CCXs pumping out localised heat is a significant factor when it comes to CPU cooler performance.As mentioned, the DeepCool AS500 and AS500 PLUS released a little later last year and has recently received a white version with the AS500 PLUS WH sporting an all white paint job whilst still retaining the RGB shroud on top for a little extra bling. As the name suggests, this version of the cooler only comes in the PLUS model which means it comes with 2 fans out of the box. Which result is best is down to individual preference on whether you want headroom cooling availability or generally the most out of the cooling power that you paid for. VRM cooling performance from the AIOs varies as it is heavily influenced by the precise roof mounting position for the 240mm units. The larger 360mm units spread across more of the chassis and therefore shift more air in the vicinity of our motherboard VRM heatsink.