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DeepCool's AK500 slots in between the AK620 and the AK400, proving to be a near-perfect balance between the two. It delivers solid performance, a clean visual aesthetic, and, best of all, offers exceptional performance per dollar. Making it a solid contender in the mid-range air cooler market.

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Sorry if I missed it, but what TDP does this cooler actually handle? Not advertised claims which are usually false, but at about what wattage do you hit 100 degrees?

The AK400 is 170-180W for example. A nice cooler for $35 USD, but not really high enough for my 13600k with all core workloads. I've settled for 5.5Ghz OC, which drops to about 5Ghz at 170W.

I will try this cooler next, I'd like to see if it can handle 200W or more.
 
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Sorry if I missed it, but what TDP does this cooler actually handle? Not advertised claims which are usually false, but at about what wattage do you hit 100 degrees?

The AK400 is 170-180W for example. A nice cooler for $35 USD, but not really high enough for my 13600k with all core workloads. I've settled for 5.5Ghz OC, which drops to about 5Ghz at 170W.

I will try this cooler next, I'd like to see if it can handle 200W or more.

 
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Thank you. My point is their own numbers are not very accurate in practice. If you test the AK400 it is 170-180W. Just would like to know the result from the testing. Don't know where in the review that information is. Maybe he didn't test wattage to 100 degrees in this review.

AK400 claims 220W. Not true. It is 170W-180W. I guess just subtract 40W from whatever they claim.

AK500 claims 240W. I guess it can handle 200W. Only 20W more? That's disappointing if true.
 
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I know, my point is their own numbers are meaningless. If you test the AK400 it is 170-180W. Just would like to know the result from the testing. Don't know where in the review that information is. Maybe he didn't test wattage to 100 degrees in this review.

AK400 claims 220W. Not true. It is 170W-180W. I guess just subtract 40W from whatever they claim.

AK500 claims 240W. I guess it can handle 200W. Only 20W more? That's disappointing if true.
Thats not how it works. At all. There is no such thing as "how many watts it can handle". It entirely depends on the CPU being used.
 
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Thats not how it works. At all. There is no such thing as "how many watts it can handle". It entirely depends on the CPU being used.

That's why the coolers have TDP rating. So yes that is exactly how it works. It isn't as precise but it is a thing. I don't care which CPU you are using, if you use the AK400 your CPU will hit 100 degrees around 180W. If your CPU is producing very high amounts of heat the problem can spread to the CPU side or IHS, but under normal use the cooler TDP is fairly consistent. Buy a 95W TDP cooler and you're going to hit 100 degrees if your CPU uses anything close to 95W.
 
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That's why the coolers have TDP rating. So yes that is exactly how it works. It isn't as precise but it is a thing. I don't care which CPU you are using, if you use the AK400 your CPU will hit 100 degrees around 180W. If your CPU is producing very high amounts of heat the problem can spread to the CPU side or IHS, but under normal use the cooler TDP is fairly consistent. Buy a 95W TDP cooler and you're going to hit 100 degrees if your CPU uses anything close to 95W.
Well, you are absolutely wrong. Case in point.

I had an 11600k with a u12a, my cpu hits 100c at 200watts. Then i got a 12900k with the same cooler, cpu hit 100c at 280 watts. Now i got a 13900k and the cpu hits 100c at 330 watts.

The cooler, any cooler, can dissipate an infinite amount of heat. The question is at what δΤ between the ihs and the heatsink is it able to do that.

Generally speaking the amount of heat transfer depends on 2 things, the temperature difference between the heatsink and the cpu, and the area of the die (how big the cpu is). The tdp of your cooler is usually measured in a tester, not an actual cpu, so it's completely irrelevant.
 
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"Now i got a 13900k and the cpu hits 100c at 330 watts."

I never said there isn't variability or that the IHS or mounting plate can't have an effect at high voltages. You lie and you just want to argue though about the 330W. I don't believe you. You say a bunch of nonsense and pretend it is factual. So you're saying the U12A will keep the CPU under 100 degrees at 320 watts? 310 watts? Sure. Don't really care and don't care to argue about that.

Anyways this is why you don't talk about things on the internet. All I asked was at about what TDP would the AK500 make a current Intel CPU hit 100 degrees and throttle. I pointed out the AK400 is 170W-180W at normal settings. It is very repeatable. I don't need an exact answer for every CPU at every voltage. The ballpark at normal settings. With any CPU. You didn't tell me anything new. I want my 13600k to be able to be set to a 220W maximum and want to know if the AK500 can do it. That's all.

I don't care about these relative CPU cooler reviews on a test bench. What I care about is what PL2 I can set without throttling, something reviews rarely answer. So I was asking about additional information. Nothing more to say to you.
 
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"Now i got a 13900k and the cpu hits 100c at 330 watts."

I never said there isn't variability or that the IHS or mounting plate can't have an effect at high voltages. You lie and you just want to argue though about the 330W. I don't believe you. You say a bunch of nonsense and pretend it is factual. So you're saying the U12A will keep the CPU under 100 degrees at 320 watts? 310 watts? Sure. Don't really care and don't care to argue about that.

Anyways this is why you don't talk about things on the internet. All I asked was at about what TDP would the AK500 make a current Intel CPU hit 100 degrees and throttle. I pointed out the AK400 is 170W-180W at normal settings. It is very repeatable. I don't need an exact answer for every CPU at every voltage. The ballpark at normal settings. With any CPU. You didn't tell me anything new. I want my 13600k to be able to be set to a 220W maximum and want to know if the AK500 can do it. That's all.

I don't care about these relative CPU cooler reviews on a test bench. What I care about is what PL2 I can set without throttling, something reviews rarely answer. So I was asking about additional information. Nothing more to say to you.
Your original question was about the tdp of the cooler, and i said its meaningless cause it depends on the cpu being used. You said it doesnt, which is absolutely horribly wrong. That's all
 
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Your original question was about the tdp of the cooler, and i said its meaningless cause it depends on the cpu being used. You said it doesnt, which is absolutely horribly wrong. That's all
You guys both put in some good points, however there is not a precice way to calculate what temp the cpu will be with what cpu cooler. chip designs change, cpu coolers might be testing their products on a heated metal placeholder for what we know. As well as that some coolers have their heatpipes placed better for intel or amd chip specifically. I have just always found a tdp as an assurance, not a guarantee. It also varies between manufacturers.
 
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I like Deepcool's recent coolers, and this looks to be a great addition alongside the AK400 and AK620.

I'm not keen on the fans though; They look nice and seem well-made but I've bought six AK620s so far and it's obvious when running two of them on one heatsink that they're not balanced very well. This won't matter much for single-fan solutions like the AK400 and AK500, but imbalanced fans are infuriating when running a pair on a twin-tower with nice springy heatpipes to phase the imbalances in and out slowly, audibly, and resonating just about anything else in the PC no matter how sturdy the case and motherboard tray are. This was true for every single AK620 without fail, in a coolermaster, corsair, and fractal case. I should also note that four of these were bought at a different time from a different supplier, so it's unlikely to have been just a bad batch.

Dual tower coolers absolutely need well-balanced fans because they are so prone to phasing resonance.
 
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I recently picked up their AK400 Zero Dark Plus dual fan version. Would be interesting to compare it to the AK500 or the AK500 in a push pull dual fan config. The AK400 is built different on the plate, with heat pipes direct to the cpu. Sadly, it also needed lapping to get a good, even finish. Not talking corsair A500 issues with lapping, but about 5 min worth of work. So far, it is doing tolerably well on the 5800x3d which is a pita to cool.
 
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