The overall dimension of the assembled cooler is 142x102x164mm (LxWxH). The dimension of the heat sink is 140x49x159mm (LxWxH). The net weight of the cooler is 1198 gm. DeepCool AS500 Plus Upper Side 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 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 240mm AIO coolers and IceGiant ProSiphon Elite all perform very similarly with real temperature levels running at 90C or just above. While it is expensive, I have to give IceGiant a fair deal of credit here. The ProSiphon Elite is matching 240mm liquid coolers even when its particularly dense fin array is hampered by reduced fan speeds. Plus, I also think it’s reasonable to re-emphasise that this thermosiphon cooler is designed for significantly higher heat loads than the sub-250W figure that we are throwing at it. As a tech tester, insightful reviewer, and skilled hardware editor, Nauman carefully breaks down important parts like motherboards, graphics cards, processors, PC cases, CPU coolers, and more.

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. 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 We have to deal with 11 components in total to mount the installation kit. Effective from this content, we will not be giving detailed installation steps as the user guide is there to cover it. ClearanceOverall, this is not a great installation procedure and the orientation flexibility is limited due to the G.SKILL logo

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. Now that we are done with DeepCool AS500 Plus Review – let’s talk more. We have earlier tested the Deepcool AS500. DeepCool has released the Plus version of this cooler where they provide a second fan for push/pull configuration. That just did not stop there as the company went on and released the beautiful White edition of the AS500 Plus cooler. I was quite excited about testing DeepCool AS500 Plus cooler and using it in the white builds. DeepCool hooked us with a review sample and we got to spin it for the performance evaluation. For testing, we use a 30-minute looped run of Cinebench R23 and record the steady-state CPU temperature at the end of the test. This ensures that the CPU has had ample time to warm up and reach steady state under all of the coolers.The two fans are from Arctic’s higher-end P-series range and are clearly optimised for high-pressure performance as indicated by the blade sweep. The front 120mm unit is rated at 200-1800 RPM. The centre 140mm fan is rated at 200-1700 RPM. Both fans clearly offer a good range of speed operation.

G.SKILL takes the place as the loudest cooler in this test. Realistically though, the 50dBA and above AIOs are loud to the point where you would certainly want to tune the fan speed away from 100% for general operation. Our chassis of choice is the Fractal Design Meshify 2 case that Leo reviewed and scored very highly. We like this chassis thanks to its high airflow optimisation and well-vented front and top panels. 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?

We have a variety of CPU coolers on test. This selection includes mid-sized and dual-tower air coolers, 240mm and 360mm AIOs, and the unique IceGiant ProSiphon Elite with its thermosiphon technology. Let’s take a closer look at the individual coolers. 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 Ambient is maintained around 22-24 degrees Celsius. Where there is variation beyond this temperature range, we add in extra repeated tests to ensure consistency. 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.

Notably, this method is very difficult if installing the cooler inside of chassis as the proximity to top fans and motherboard VRM heatsink provides access woes. Once clipped into position, though, the mount is secure. The cooler in its single-fan mode is then placed onto the CPU and secured by tightening the two protruding top-side screws. This final parts of the heatsink installation is very good as the central fan does not need removal. G.SKILL highlights higher radiator density as one of the Enki’s key features. The horizontal radiator pipes are spaced approximately 6mm apart which is denser than the competing AIO coolers we are looking at in this test. To power air through this dense fin array are 3 120mm, 9-bladed fans that operate at up to 2100 RPM using a 4-pin PWM connector. The first result that really surprised us was the DeepCool AS500 Plus. With Noctua NH-D15 matching levels of performance, this single-tower, cost-effective air cooler with preferential noise levels is punching well above its weight. This looks to be an inherent benefit of the single tower cooler design versus the restrictions placed on dual tower coolers. The AS500 Plus White has a height of 164mm making it compatible with most of the mid-tower chassis out there if not all. It has zero RAM incompatibility and no interference for the first x6 PCIe slot.

The cooler is an ARGB-lit model and has no custom software needed so you can control it with any 3-pin ARGB host e.g. your motherboard, a GPU which has ARGB pins or a 3rd-party controller. Test Setup and Methodology DeepCool AS500 PLUS WH CPU Cooler Review Overall, a reasonably straightforward installation process, but the attachment method for the central fan could do with improvement. The AS500 Plus White is a single tower air cooler built for maximum RAM clearance with high performance. It is time to take a look at the main unit. Here is what Deepcool has to say about their new cooler, “The AS500 CPU Air Cooler balances optimal performance and compatibility in a slim single tower design. The solid copper base features five 6mm heat pipes that run along with a high fin density heat sink for quality heat dissipation while its minimal 48mm depth also ensures full compatibility with taller RAM modules. The high-performance TF140S FDB fan with PWM support offers to fine-tune control for quiet cooling and long-lasting reliability. Get a complete air cooling solution that provides excellent cooling performance and compatibility in the AS500.” DeepCool AS500 Plus Looking Amazing in that White Color. The pump cover is clearly large, so that’s something to bare in mind from an interference perspective. It does, however, look very good when lit up. The Cougar Aqua 240 ARGB also deserves mention as the budget-orientated unit performed well in our testing. Yes, a significant chunk of this model’s price tag is spent on flash RGB lighting. But there is good performance to boot, so perhaps that will appeal to many.