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Corsair A50 CPU Cooler Review

We tested the Corsair A50, a tower-shaped CPU air cooler, with three U-shape heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Check it out!

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Introduction

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Corsair A50
  • 3. The Corsair A50 (Cont’d)
  • 4. Installation
  • 5. How We Tested
  • 6. Our Tests
  • 7. Main Specifications
  • 8. Conclusions

Corsair is a well-known memory and power supply manufacturer, but today we are testing an air cooler from them, the A50, which has a tower heatsink with three heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Check it out!

The A50 box is made of cardpaper, with no openings or transparent window.

Corsair A50Figure 1: Packaging

In Figure 2, you can see the box contents: heatsink, fan, manuals, installation hardware, and a tube of thermal compound.

Corsair A50Figure 2: Box contents

In Figure 3, you can see the A50 heatsink. It uses what could be considered a very conservative design for current standards, with "only" three 8-mm U-shaped heatpipes.

Corsair A50Figure 3: The Corsair A50

In the next pages, you will see this cooler in detail.

Continue: The Corsair A50

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