Tuesday, May 9th 2023
DeepCool Readying Assassin IV Premium CPU Air Cooler For Launch
DeepCool debuted its Assassin IV Dual Tower CPU cooler earlier this year at the CES 2023 trade show - as covered by TPU at the time - its very eye-catching design was described as looking: "like (a) big dark cube inside your case, with a shroud covering all its sheet-metal." The flagship high-performance CPU cooler seems to ready for an imminent launch, with press material and product images being released today for the Chinese market. Early impressions indicate that hardware enthusiasts are appreciative of the almost all-black monolithic aesthetic, with some folks predicting that DeepCool is going to win computer hardware product design awards.
DeepCool press material states (via translation) that its Assassin IV CPU cooler provides super silent operation while dealing with up to 280 W of heat - Intel's latest high-end Core i9 CPUs could be tamed with relative ease. The heatsink is comprised of 7 heat pipes with a dual fan attachment that includes 120 and 140 mm FDB fans - said to operate silently at high RPMs. The fans are rated at 500 - 1700 RPM, with an airflow delivery of 79.1 / 58.06 CFM in performance mode, and 63.76 / 46.75 CFM airflow for the gentler quiet mode. Deepcool's specifications indicate that these cooling fans produce less than or equal to 29.3 dB(A) noise at peak performance, and less than or equal to 22.6 dB(A) noise in quiet mode. The entire cooling solution consumes 2.88 W in performance mode.
The overall unit dimensions are 144 x 147 x 164 mm, the heatsink (on its own) measures 140x110x160mm, and its total weight is 1.575 KG. The 140 mm and 120 mm fans can be re-positioned on the heatsink - allowing for extra clearance above RAM DIMMs and other tall attachments positioned on a motherboard. Both CPU fans are powered by a single 4-pin PWM connector.
DeepCool's specification sheet states that the compatible processor socket types are: Intel - LGA1700/1200/115x & LGA20xx. AMD - AM4 & AM5.
Availability and pricing for western markets are TBD.
Sources:
Quasar Zone, Wccftech
DeepCool press material states (via translation) that its Assassin IV CPU cooler provides super silent operation while dealing with up to 280 W of heat - Intel's latest high-end Core i9 CPUs could be tamed with relative ease. The heatsink is comprised of 7 heat pipes with a dual fan attachment that includes 120 and 140 mm FDB fans - said to operate silently at high RPMs. The fans are rated at 500 - 1700 RPM, with an airflow delivery of 79.1 / 58.06 CFM in performance mode, and 63.76 / 46.75 CFM airflow for the gentler quiet mode. Deepcool's specifications indicate that these cooling fans produce less than or equal to 29.3 dB(A) noise at peak performance, and less than or equal to 22.6 dB(A) noise in quiet mode. The entire cooling solution consumes 2.88 W in performance mode.
24 Comments on DeepCool Readying Assassin IV Premium CPU Air Cooler For Launch
Hopefully priced competitively to the FC140.
This looks great...I guess some will still like to look thru their glass cases at the water filled tubes though. :rolleyes:
Think of it as a 'Borg' cube, assimilating heat to get rid of it.
They used to be a feature on some older coolers, and test reviews of the time showed that having a shroud helped lower overall temperature by a few extra degrees, as well as also moving more air around VRMs in dual-tower variants since usually the shrouds only covered the top and sides, and depending on fan placement/size/speed, either sucked additional air from the bottom up, or leaked excess air downwards. And in early "hardcore computing" forums, a common "hack" was just to build a stiff cardboard shroud over the cooler tower's top and sides. Others used shrouds to just put a single stronger fan in the center of a dual-tower, and get the effect of dual-tower cooling with 1 fan + shroud with only a slight performance loss vs 2 fans.
Deepcol in my eyes was always a second or even third line manufacturer - they made decent products, but their designs were all over the place and availability was poor, so I never really knew much about them.
Now they're a top tier manufacturer to me. They have a cohesive design style across tower coolers, AIOs, cases, and their products are always in stock at good prices. I can see their stuff in a shop and immediately tell, "Yup that's a Deepcool product". I still have a sweet spot for Noctua if I can get open box discounts, but Deepcool has become my go-to. Their mounting systems are as good or even better in certain cases than even Noctua's.
I think as a brand, they're moving in the right direction, and getting a lot of brand recognition from that style. Good for them.
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Not DRP *5* I dont know why i said DRP 5, I dont think that exists yet
I'm sure there's others too, but that's just off the top of my head.
That said I do like the design but the line from the plastic housing and fan kind ruin the aesthetic since it isn't balanced out on the back side of the cooler. Designs like this also make me wonder how a triple thin fan setup would perform. 3x 140 mm 15-18 mm thick fans. Using staggered fin towers where every other fin is a bit smaller to allow for a wider air intake on the heatsink would help mitigate some of the pressure issues. So many things I would love to try but don't have the means to properly do so.
It would appear that resistance IS futile after all !what "ALMOST" all black aesthetic ? With the exception of the logo, I don't see any other colors anywhere, unless my old eyes are missing something....
And, since I like it so much, I am hereby bestowing upon them my own personal product design award, right here, right now, so prediction fulfilled :D
www.anandtech.com/show/2152/3
In function at least, with DeepCool design, would be great.
Take that design make it cleaner / boxier like the Deepcool with a 40-50 mm thick fan in the middle and it would shine. That or go full crazy with 3x 140 slim fans. If AIOs can offer 3x rad fads and a pump based fan I see no reason air coolers couldn't start coming with 3x fans to improve airflow at lower RPMs. Obviously the heatsink would need to change in order to properly accommodate either situation but with 3x fans the cooler could be made to match where the visual aesthetic is more pleasing regardless of either setup. But that's just my two cents.
An example of the fan www.techpowerup.com/review/silverstone-fhp141/4.html
Something like the above would likely be ideal. compared to the average 120 mm fan at around 1500 RPM your looking at 10 CFM more and while noise levels are higher in a case its likely not going to matter. I say this as tempered glass is the new IT feature and from straight on from said side panel a TG panel can reduce overall noise by 3-7 dBA it actually works better than cases with sound dampening materials most of the time. Pop something like that in a modern heatsink with better materials and design elements and you would likely have a winning combination.
The closest cooler that comes to mind would be the SIlverstone Heligon from around 2013. With better heatpipes and fin geometry a shroud for focused airflow its performance would likely greatly improve and with an RPM that tops out around 1500 it shouldn't be harsh in regards to noise either.