Deepcool AS500 PLUS CPU Cooler Review

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Final words and conclusion

Final words and conclusion

We have to admit, the AS500 plus performs admirably. The cooling performance really is good, and acoustics as well are absolutely spot on. Deepcool absolutely knocked it out of the park with the AS500 PLUS. The Deepcool AS500 Plus (and AS500) have excellent build quality. This cooler is quite compatible with a single tower, however, at 164mm tall, it will still require a chassis that can fit a higher 140mm heatsink. A surprisingly good CPU cooler and at ~$60.

Performance

Performance is very satisfactory at the default clock frequency; nothing more and nothing less is required. Overclocking a CPU based on voltage still gives enough leash to fool around a bit. However Intel these days bypasses their specified TDP by nearly doubling it for approximately a minute when under stress. For example, a 125 Watt TDP processor can even run at 250 Watts for 60 seconds if it is given the opportunity. Because of this, we always recommend purchasing a cooler with at least double the capacity of the TDP of your processor. Processors having a TDP of 125W Watts or less are best suited for use with the Dark Rock TF 2 (under non-overclocked conditions)



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Acoustics

Perfect, we can put this discussion to rest right there! Deepcool employs their quiet TF140S fans on the AS500, which surprisingly provided the Noctua NH-U12A a strong performance battle. As 140mm fans, pushing them to their maximum RPM of 1200RPM does not result in a significant increase in noise. For the AMD test, our board tunes the fans to run at 700RPM at moderate loads and 800RPM at heavy loads. Under stress, Intel averaged 1000RPM, peaking at 1200RPM during the AVX test, which was still completely quiet.



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Final Words

We're quite impressed by the DeepCool AS500 Plus. The tower cooler's clean processing quality, robust mounting method, and excellent performance speak for themselves. The cooler's dimensions are 142x102x164mm (LxWxH). The heat sink's dimensions are merely 140x49x159mm (LxWxH). The cooler's net weight is 1198 grams. The cooler is designed to work with Intel LGA1200/115x/20xx and AMD AM4/AM3+/AM3+AM2+/AM2/FM2+/FM2/FM1 sockets. Although DeepCool lists this cooler as compatible with the Intel LGA 1700 socket, it is not out of the box and requires the appropriate mounting hardware.  The cooler is equipped with 5x copper heat pipes, each measuring 6mm in thickness. The entire assembly has a white color finish. We have a nickel-plated copper base plate that measures approximately 41x42mm and is large enough to cover any chip on the supported sockets. Deepcool has supplied two white TF-140S fans with dimensions of 140x140x25mm. Metal fan clips are used to secure the fans. This fan has a maximum rated speed of 1200 RPM, a maximum airflow rating of 70.81 CFM, and a maximum air pressure rating of 1.16 mmAq. These fans have an overall sound level rating of up to 31.5 dBA and use Fluid Dynamic Bearings. The AS500 Plus White has a height of 164mm, making it compatible with the most, if not all, mid-tower chassis on the market. Yeah, nice performance, fair price and the two provided PWM fans provide an excellent balance of performance and accoustics combined with very subtle configurable illumination, and hey, even included is a small RGB controller. Definitely recommended. 

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