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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 ProSiphon Elite is matching 240mm liquid coolers even when its particularly dense fin array is hampered by reduced fan speeds. But one cooler may run at slightly higher temperatures than another, albeit with higher clock speeds, so look out for that. With 90C the maximum target temperature for PBO, we are looking for the cooler that achieves the balance between lower temperature operation and higher PBO clock speeds. Placing the hooks into the AMD retention clips and trying to lock them in position with the spring-loaded female thread is a little tricky and had me wishing for three hands.
Note the use of delta temperature data in our charts and factor in your own ambient conditions for reference. With that said, the high-quality design of the four 2300 RPM fans of the IceGiant allow it to still outperform the AIO liquid coolers in terms of full speed noise.This can be a little tricky inside a chassis but IceGiant includes an appropriately sized screwdriver. There is a dedicated digital RGB controller provided with the cooler which is a plus as it would help the users who don’t have a supported motherboard. This is because of the alignment with respect to the heat-producing core chiplets mounted beneath the heatspreader. We are primarily focussing on the performance of each cooler at 100% fan speed and also when locked to 40dBA noise output. Cougar’s 240mm cooler does particularly well by beating out the package power tolerated and CPU clocks achieved versus the Silverstone 240mm.
Effectively, IceGiant is gunning for liquid cooling levels of heat dissipation capacity by bypassing conventional heatpipes, whilst aiming to do so without the liquid cooling drawbacks such as points of failure. One of the key features that DeepCool highlights is the AS500 Plus cooler’s slim overall profile that makes it ideal for use with tall memory modules. I guess my only appearance criticism would be that the front 140mm fan positioning is a little awkward as it does not sit flush with the rest of the heatsink.And the Artic Freezer 50 looks to have hit a point whereby the 5950X’s highly concentrated heat load is a little too much for the dual-tower oriented HDT base to deal with effectively. But they really do run hot and require high-end cooling when overclocked hard with the solid frequency gains. The plastic pieces have to be bent out of position and then secured and this feels a little scary on times due to risk of snapping any plastic. It will be interesting to see how it handles the smaller heatspreader and lower thermal load of the 5950X.
Impressively, the unit ships with a 10-year warranty which is market-leading for a cooler and a confidence-inspiring indication of quality and durability. Unsurprisingly, the air coolers tend to dominate the 100% fan speed noise chart thanks to their ability to run with lower speed fans.The unit is a gravity-driven, two-phase cooling solution that leverages thermosiphon technology instead of conventional heatpipes.
A simple, braided 3-pin 5V RGB header allows for straightforward ARGB lighting control through motherboard software. Thankfully, the side-mounted tubes just missed the VRM heatsink on both our Gigabyte and MSI B550 motherboards. 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. The chart shows us the frequency the CPU is running at along with the power and temperature reading.Regardless, I feel this kind of packaging is better as it allows Deepcool to eventually go down the route of more recyclable materials on their packaging. I appreciate DeepCool’s design team reducing the installation steps and making the installation process convenient. Deepcool has provided easy-to-use mounting hardware for convenient and easy installation of the cooler on any socket.
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