Conclusion and Verdict
It has been some time since we last saw an air cooler from Corsair. So they figured why not give them biggest one yet. That they have achieved. This cooler is pretty massive. This thing is loaded with features that will ensure compatibility despite the large size. The A500 offers incredible performance and quality. Corsair’s list of features is lengthy and everything they claim about the A500 stood true in the tests. The installation of a cooler of this size can be a miserable experience but the HoldFast Retention System kits supplied by Corsair make the entire process painless.
Clearances can become a major setback when installing these big coolers but because there are several different ways to set up the fans with the slide and mounting hardware, Corsair has eliminated the clearance issues. The look of the cooler, once installed inside a case, will let everybody around know you are serious about keeping you CPU as cool as possible on an air cooled setup. The notoriety that is associated with Corsair makes me happy that they have developed an air cooler again. If a person absolutely wanted to switch the fans to match a particular style, Corsair has made that process easy with the fan mounting system used.
You can buy the Corsair A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler
Pros:
- Easy to install
- Sliding mechanism for fan placement
- Decent cooling
- Pre-applied thermal paste that isn’t junk, plus a tube of the XTM50 paste!
- Screw driver included
Cons:
- None
Final thoughts:
If this is the route Corsair is taking on … then taking on they are, from a product range they’ve been absent from for so long. I can’t wait to see what else they may be doing. The massive A500 is an air cooler that is meant to keep those temps down and it does just that. The A500 will definitely be a contender in the thermal world.
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