Impressively Bad: Corsair A500 CPU Cooler Review & Benchmark
7,923Our review of Corsair's A500 CPU cooler looks at thermal and acoustic performance, noise-normalized performance, and the A500 vs. Noctua NH-D15 and other coolers.
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Corsair's A500 cooler leaves a lot to be desired. The cooler's primary issues stem from its lack of noise efficiency, with equally large issues originating in the coldplate levelness. Between the two, the Corsair A500 ends up being one of the loudest coolers while maintaining rough equivalence with the likes of the Noctua NH-D15 and Deepcool Assassin III. We're not ready with the dummy cooler results yet, but will be adding them to reviews over time.
Corsair A500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/Zs6Wn
Noctua NH-D15 on Amazon: https://geni.us/mVipa
Deepcool Assassin III on Amazon: https://geni.us/NDJYah
NZXT Kraken X63 on Amazon: https://geni.us/R18M
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Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman, Josh Svoboda