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| Brand: | Corsair |
| Item Height : | 27.9 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 48.3 centimetres |
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- Three 8mm copper direct-contact heatpipes, for efficient heat conduction away from your CPU
- Aluminum fins make the unit compact and lightweight, for easy installation and maximum airflow
- 120mm fan with multiple speed options that let you optimize the maximum cooling and minimum noise
- Includes mounting hardware compatible with all modern CPU socket designs
- 2 year warranty.
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Product Description
Protect your investment in your Intel or AMD CPU, and make it run better. Excessive heat is the deadly enemy of high-performance silicon, and the Air Series A50 CPU cooler can extend your CPU’s lifetime by efficiently drawing that heat away. You’ll get faster performance, too. Intel Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 processors automatically overclock when conditions are right. Add the A50 and your CPU will detect that it’s running cooler, and instantly boost its speed when you need it. Of course, if you’re not using a Core i5 or Core i7 or if you prefer to overclock manually, the Air Series A50 will still give you the temperature headroom you need. Spend 15 minutes installing the A50 and enjoy years of improved CPU performance.
One of the best things you can do for your CPU’s longevity and overclockability is to replace the original stock cooler. Protect the investment you’ve made in your Intel or AMD CPU by adding the Corsair Cooling Air Series A50 CPU cooler. You’ll see dramatically lower CPU temperatures thanks to the three 8mm copper heatpipes that efficiently draw performance-sapping heat away from the CPU and into the aluminum cooling fin array. The adjustable-speed 120mm fan runs quieter than stock CPU fans and is mounted on rubberized studs that reduce noise and vibration. The A50 is compatible with all current CPU socket designs, including Intel LGA775, LGA1156 and LGA1366, plus AMD Socket AM2 and Socket AM3.
Product Description
Radiateur CPU Technologie HeatPipe - LGA1156 & LGA1366 Ready !
CORSAIR - COOLING - Air Series - A50 - CAFA50
Features:
- Compatible with Intel and AMD systems
- Three 8mm copper direct-contact heatpipes
- Aluminum fins
- Low-noise, low-vibration 120mm fan mounted on rubber studs
- Selectable 1,600 or 2,000RPM fan allows you to select the cooling performance you want
- Two-year warranty
Specifications:
Heatsink dimensions: 159.5mm x 124.6mm x 81.2mm
Fan Dimensions: 120mm x 25mm
Fan speed: Selectable 1,600 or 2,000 RPM
Air flow: 50 - 61 CFM
Static pressure:1.8 - 2.3 mm H20
Noise level: 26 - 31.5 dBA
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
This cooler does exactly as it says on the tin. Its simple to fit and I managed it with the mobo still in the case!!
It has dramatically reduced my Temps and maintains a smooth almost silent performance keeping my ears and my cpu cool.
Its BIG! beware, you need to ensure your case has enough width before you try to install this beauty. Luckily I did and I have a happy CPU now.
If you are an enthusiast then you will have no issues with the fact it comes without any fitting instructions, but for a newbie it might pose a slight problem. With a little thought however. its a piece of cake to install on an AMD system. It can only be fitted in one way either facing front or back or up down depending on your mobo and the orientation of the cpu cooler mounting brackets.
If its front to back, make sure the fan is on the opposite side from your exhaust fan on the case as it draws air in and pushes through to the back. Likewise if you have a top to bottom arrangement, make sure the fan side is on the bottom so it will push air up through the cooler to the case top exhaust fan. Other than that, this is a simple fan cooler to install and will bring a smile to your face as the temps drop significantly when compared to stock coolers. I'd recommend Arctic Silver 5 as a thermal compound.
Beware what memory you choose to install if you are building a new rig. This cooler may foul up against some extreme memory which is fitted with larger heat dissipating fins such as Corsair Vengeance or RipJaws. To get over this issue just buy the low profile versions of memory if its available. This also depends on your Mobo configuration.
I had to remove the side fan from my case in order to get this beauty in however the temp differences after install and removal of the case fan show that it was not necessary in my set up. I'm happy to do without the Christmas light effect the case fan gave me in exchange for the lower CPU temps. Looks aren't everything, Right?
Now my system is stealthy and healthy :))
It has dramatically reduced my Temps and maintains a smooth almost silent performance keeping my ears and my cpu cool.
Its BIG! beware, you need to ensure your case has enough width before you try to install this beauty. Luckily I did and I have a happy CPU now.
If you are an enthusiast then you will have no issues with the fact it comes without any fitting instructions, but for a newbie it might pose a slight problem. With a little thought however. its a piece of cake to install on an AMD system. It can only be fitted in one way either facing front or back or up down depending on your mobo and the orientation of the cpu cooler mounting brackets.
If its front to back, make sure the fan is on the opposite side from your exhaust fan on the case as it draws air in and pushes through to the back. Likewise if you have a top to bottom arrangement, make sure the fan side is on the bottom so it will push air up through the cooler to the case top exhaust fan. Other than that, this is a simple fan cooler to install and will bring a smile to your face as the temps drop significantly when compared to stock coolers. I'd recommend Arctic Silver 5 as a thermal compound.
Beware what memory you choose to install if you are building a new rig. This cooler may foul up against some extreme memory which is fitted with larger heat dissipating fins such as Corsair Vengeance or RipJaws. To get over this issue just buy the low profile versions of memory if its available. This also depends on your Mobo configuration.
I had to remove the side fan from my case in order to get this beauty in however the temp differences after install and removal of the case fan show that it was not necessary in my set up. I'm happy to do without the Christmas light effect the case fan gave me in exchange for the lower CPU temps. Looks aren't everything, Right?
Now my system is stealthy and healthy :))
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
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36 reviews
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Well thought design.
2 Oct 2010
Pros: well thought out design, comes with silver thermal paste, 2 120mm fans, creates good air flow, no led lights
con: poor instructions ( read on for instillation tips)
My push pin cooler was not making even proper contact and causing high heat with freezes and and crash on full load. Temps used to be 43 c idle and 89 c full load (prime 95 stress test). computer was starting to freeze and restart upon first 10 min of gaming and video rendering. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 28 c idle and 56 c full load. So happy I could cry. Even my MSI pro-E x58 north bridge chipset, which gets up to 76 c (and know for it high heat) went down to 64 c max under full load, thanks to the extra cooling of the 2 fans. I notice only slightly quieter then intel's stock cooler. But I don't care, I can render with handbreak and temps never go over 56 c. The air flow even dropped my video card temp 5 c and northbridge chipset over 10 c.
The fins are curved-in on one side to create a space that the fan doesn't get to close to to allow proper airflow. I would have to say directions for fan placement could of been better documented for newbies. The corsair logo side of the fan is the side the air will flow out from. bare black side pulls air in. So corsair logo goes to curved-in fins and the logo out fan goes to the fins that are curved outward. You will understand when you open the box. Logo out fan faces the back of the case or what ever way you air exhausts air out of the case. Also the rubber washers go on the plastic separator that is located on the back bracket for intel. Again lack of documentation. Fans go on heatsink after motherboard is screwed back in case and wires are plugged in.
Yes you will have to pull motherboard out to get this on. So what. if that is to much work for you, then don't get this heat-sink. You can't dock it stars for your lack of initiative to do it properly. Follow directions on screwing the heat sink on. one turn per screw going around clockwise till it is tightened in place to insure that it makes even contact. It comes with silver paste. Guys if you complain this woman made it work just fine.
Defiantly big but not a con cause I knew that when I purchased as well as I knew I had to pull MB so that is not a con. I have an Antec 900 case and it just barley fits with half inch from the side panel. I love the snap on fans. This design was well thought out. No led lights (I like that). watch out if you have high profile ram, or a large northbrige heatsink....measure. Posted a short video and picture of what it looks like in antec 900 with a msi pro-e x58MB, sorry for poor lighting it was night on video and pic better w/ flash (FYI on pic, fans were spinning over 2000 rpm and my fz35 camera makes them look like they are not moving)
Specs:
i7 930
MSI pro-e x58
6gb DDR3 1600 ram Kingston-x casl 8
NVIDIA gtx 275
PSU corsair 750 watt
case Antec 900
con: poor instructions ( read on for instillation tips)
My push pin cooler was not making even proper contact and causing high heat with freezes and and crash on full load. Temps used to be 43 c idle and 89 c full load (prime 95 stress test). computer was starting to freeze and restart upon first 10 min of gaming and video rendering. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 28 c idle and 56 c full load. So happy I could cry. Even my MSI pro-E x58 north bridge chipset, which gets up to 76 c (and know for it high heat) went down to 64 c max under full load, thanks to the extra cooling of the 2 fans. I notice only slightly quieter then intel's stock cooler. But I don't care, I can render with handbreak and temps never go over 56 c. The air flow even dropped my video card temp 5 c and northbridge chipset over 10 c.
The fins are curved-in on one side to create a space that the fan doesn't get to close to to allow proper airflow. I would have to say directions for fan placement could of been better documented for newbies. The corsair logo side of the fan is the side the air will flow out from. bare black side pulls air in. So corsair logo goes to curved-in fins and the logo out fan goes to the fins that are curved outward. You will understand when you open the box. Logo out fan faces the back of the case or what ever way you air exhausts air out of the case. Also the rubber washers go on the plastic separator that is located on the back bracket for intel. Again lack of documentation. Fans go on heatsink after motherboard is screwed back in case and wires are plugged in.
Yes you will have to pull motherboard out to get this on. So what. if that is to much work for you, then don't get this heat-sink. You can't dock it stars for your lack of initiative to do it properly. Follow directions on screwing the heat sink on. one turn per screw going around clockwise till it is tightened in place to insure that it makes even contact. It comes with silver paste. Guys if you complain this woman made it work just fine.
Defiantly big but not a con cause I knew that when I purchased as well as I knew I had to pull MB so that is not a con. I have an Antec 900 case and it just barley fits with half inch from the side panel. I love the snap on fans. This design was well thought out. No led lights (I like that). watch out if you have high profile ram, or a large northbrige heatsink....measure. Posted a short video and picture of what it looks like in antec 900 with a msi pro-e x58MB, sorry for poor lighting it was night on video and pic better w/ flash (FYI on pic, fans were spinning over 2000 rpm and my fz35 camera makes them look like they are not moving)
Specs:
i7 930
MSI pro-e x58
6gb DDR3 1600 ram Kingston-x casl 8
NVIDIA gtx 275
PSU corsair 750 watt
case Antec 900
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Big and full of Muscle
15 Mar 2011
I tried several fans including a water cooler (H50) nothing seemed to really get the job done. I am running a 780i mobo and a Q9650 quad with 2 GTS450 video cards. Its overclocked to 3.75 and really kicks out the heat especially with something like FSX or Lockon FC2. The A70 is big and just barely fits in the HAF 932 full tower case. You have to get behind the motherboard and fortunately the 932 lets you pull the back panel and doesn't require you to pull the main board. It comes with a very simple "X" shaped back plate and four cap screws to secure the fan to the CPU. The 120mm fans are big and move some air. This fan is across the board a better solution to my heat problem than water. I was stunned at the difference. It doesn't manage the heat quite as well as the water cooler during the build phase but idle temps, maximum temps and time to reduce heat immediately after program close is better than the water cooler. The water system (H50) was not the most expensive but it was a closed fluid cooling system touted to be "of course" substantially better than air. Not rue in this case. The A70 is a very serious fan for serious PC users. If your not ready for a big solution...get something else. Comes with its own compound. The written instructions are so bad its really sort of funny. You have very brief lines of english that tell you just enough to get you mad then there is a mountain of information in several languages of choice if your in Europe or South America. Surely someone at Corsair gets a great giggle during staff meetings when the A70 subject comes up. Worth every penny of whatever you spend. Can't go wrong.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Nice Cooler
15 May 2011
Amazon Verified Purchase
Does the job well. However, the instructions are weak and a little mechanical aptitude goes a long way. I would suggest figuring out how it goes together before you install the cooler.
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