Corsair go air cooling

Relentless81 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:30

With the A500 CPU 120mm twin fan cooler

Looks interesting and I was surprised to see it's announcement i never expected Corsair to do CPU air cooling, I can't find any reviews but looking forward to seeing how it performs but with just 4 heats pipes and priced at £90 I'm not sure how it's going to stack up with the big boys offerings like Noctua and BeQuiet

What do you think?

b00merang69 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:35

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categ...ling/A500-Dual-Fan-CPU-Cooler/p/CT-9010003-WW

Relentless81 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:41

That's the one, I'm on my phone and was too lazy to link, thanks

b00merang69 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:41

I was going to call you lazy!

Looks poop and 120mm meh.

Danny75 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:42

Relentless81 said:
What do you think?

Just for fun - I predict it could be the best performing 120mm 4-heatpipe cooler, at the expense of a lot of noise (and bulk depth-wise). 2400 max RPM on two fans, that are expensive but not among the very quietest. Lawnmower maybe. Doesn't look like it will compete with better 5, 6, 7 heatpipe options costing less (and some with less bulk). If I'm wrong, great.

For a 120mm cooler to cover all the RAM slots in this day and age is a little backwards.

Relentless81 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:51

Yeah I'm pretty lazy at times!

Agreed it's going to have to spin those fans to work those heat pipes, interesting stuff looking forward to see how it does, hopefully it's decent and Corsair bring out more CPU air coolers maybe this is just to test the water

b00merang69 · 6 Jan 2020 at 19:54

I always thought Noctua would go Liquid Cooling (everyone else is on board) but better quality and some innovations added to the mix.

Relentless81 · 6 Jan 2020 at 20:25

b00merang69 said:
I always thought Noctua would go Liquid Cooling (everyone else is on board) but better quality and some innovations added to the mix.

Nah if that was in development we would know, Noctua love to build up hype

pastymuncher · 7 Jan 2020 at 09:35

I am pretty sure Corsair has done air cooling before. Wasn't there a A50 single fan cooler and also a dual fan cooler?

Armageus · 7 Jan 2020 at 09:47

pastymuncher said:
I am pretty sure Corsair has done air cooling before. Wasn't there a A50 single fan cooler and also a dual fan cooler?

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Air-Series™-A50-CPU-Cooler/p/CAFA50

Relentless81 · 8 Jan 2020 at 07:45

Geerseekers have this beating a U12A with both at 100% fan speed

4 heat pipes Vs 7 but the A500 interferes with ram slots where as the U12A doesn't

pastymuncher · 8 Jan 2020 at 10:57

Also the Corsair A70 Air Series so Corsair has been doing air coolers for quite a while now.

doyll · 8 Jan 2020 at 17:10

Looks like some of the extremely cheap aftermarket coolers I've seen. Direct contact heatpipes with least amount of bends possitle in straight pipes running front to back on CPU instead of more tradtional bottom to top layout (in tower cases). Only difference is being plated instead of bare aluminum & copper. So heatpipe orientation may result in better performance on some CPUs, but that's about all it has going for it. Oh, it's got a big hole cut out of fins in the middle area so it's kinda like twin towers, but not big enough to use a center fan like twin towers do.
https://www.**********/images/infopages/corsair_cooler/A500/heat-transfer.png

b00merang69 · 8 Jan 2020 at 17:14

Kinda looks like a Peltier I've seen in the past.

Arcane · 14 Jan 2020 at 16:32

Relentless81 said:
A500 interferes with ram slots where as the U12A doesn't

Looking at the previews doing the rounds, it has a sliding fan mount system that allows you to move the fans up and down on rails, giving the option to move the fans up to clear tall ram without having to mess around with clips etc, actually looks very nice.

It seems to perform well and not be too noisy, my main concern is the weight, it's heavier than a Noctua.

lee32uk · 14 Jan 2020 at 18:14

Relentless81 · 14 Jan 2020 at 18:55

Arcane said:
Looking at the previews doing the rounds, it has a sliding fan mount system that allows you to move the fans up and down on rails, giving the option to move the fans up to clear tall ram without having to mess around with clips etc, actually looks very nice.

It seems to perform well and not be too noisy, my main concern is the weight, it's heavier than a Noctua.

I worded my post badly what I meant was you won't be able to see the ram if you have fancy pants ram sticks

Arcane · 15 Jan 2020 at 14:19

Yes, by the looks of it, it'll cover most of the mobo too. I'm (pleasantly) surprised they've not plastered it with RGB, well done Corsair.

I keep thinking that guy on the video is going to announce "Lets go through the keyhole".

Alan1969 · 24 Jan 2020 at 12:26

the good thing with corsairs cooler is that it can accommodate tall RAM modules - which is a concern for me with 8 pack RAM.

PC777 · 24 Jan 2020 at 13:03

It uses ML120s with the magnetic levitation tech which are definitely Corsair's best fan range, I use 2 x 120MLS and 2 x 140MLs they are great fans and very quiet if tuned for max RPM under load. They just have higher max RPM than many other fans as extra power if you need it with no bearings at all for extra noise.

I also have Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 in the same build and have used Noctuas so I have good comparisons, those ML120s are highly capable fans and can be configured in silent at idle and quiet for gaming.