**Deepcool AS500 Plus: A Slim and Powerful CPU Cooler**

The Deepcool AS500 Plus is a single tower heatsink with two 140mm fans, five heat pipes, and a subtle RGB strip on top for those who need to add some flair to their build. The cooler comes with a physical RGB controller for systems that don't have RGB headers, making it easy to customize the lighting effects. Aesthetically, I really like this thing - it looks professional, like it means business, but also has nice design flourishes that give an element of fun to it.

**A Slim Design without Compromising on Performance**

One of the things that really stands out about the AS500 Plus is its slim design. Unlike big boy coolers, which often protrude over the RAM slot, the AS500 Plus is only 48mm wide and doesn't overhang the RAM slots at all. This makes it perfect for smaller cases or builds where space is limited. The tower itself stands at 164mm in height, which is comparable to some of the big boy coolers on the market, but the dark rock pro 4 is at 163mm and Noctua's NHD15 is at 165mm.

**Performance Comparison**

In our testing, we ran the AS500 Plus alongside the Dark Rock Pro 4 and the NHD15. We used the same setup - Ryzen 3 3000, M80X case from Deepcool, and Ryzen 3 100 stock cooler for comparison. We also overclocked the CPU to 4.2GHz and ran it at 100 fan speed on the stock cooler for 30 minutes, with a maximum temperature of 74 degrees. When we installed the AS500 Plus, we hit a maximum temperature of 57 degrees - a 70-degree difference from the stock cooler.

**Comparison Results**

We also ran a comparison test between the AS500 Plus and the NHD15. The NHD15 reached a maximum temperature of 66 degrees, which is 9 degrees warmer than the AS500 Plus. However, it's worth noting that we ran these tests on different days with slightly different ambient temperatures, so take the results with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, the trend is clear - the AS500 Plus can compete or even outperform some of the big boy coolers.

**Conclusion**

The Deepcool AS500 Plus is a very capable cooler that delivers top-notch performance without breaking the bank. It's also incredibly slim and easy to install, making it perfect for builds where space is limited. The fact that it doesn't overhang the RAM slots or interfere with RGB RAM is a major plus. Overall, I'm impressed by this cooler - it proves that size isn't everything when it comes to air cooling performance. If you're in the market for a new CPU cooler, the AS500 Plus is definitely worth considering.

**Special Thanks**

We want to thank our top fans - Christian Espinoza, John Rubin, iXtreme Addict, and Ian Salamat - for their support and enthusiasm. Without them, we wouldn't be able to create content like this.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eni went to an old boys grade school and one of the toughest guys in my year level was named huko out of hundreds of kids this guy was considered to be top dog these are the hukos of the air cooling world noctua's nhd15 be quiet dark rock pro 4. massive coolers massive performance but today a scrawny kid has beaten all of the tough guys this is deepcool's as500 plus and it's smaller and cheaper than the big boys but it gives the same if not better performance cdk offers software detail games apps activation codes for windows 10 check out our video on cdk offers in the video description mabilis mura and shempre legit dito madalina mag order search for the software you need add to cart check out don casa 20 discounts a purchase more legit and original software check out cdkoffers.com what's up internet first things first people sent us this review unit but had no say in what we had to say about it the as500 plus has two 140mm fans it's a single tower heatsink with five heat pipes there is a subtle rgb strip on the top of the cooler for those of you who need your rgb bling bling and it does come with a physical argb controller for systems that have motherboards that don't have a rgb headers aesthetically i really like this thing it looks professional it looks like it means business but there are nice design flourishes that you know give an element of fun to it what i really like though are the fans there's a subtle crisscross radial design around the fans which are reminiscent of the treads that you would see on a car's tire so nice little touches just to make sure that aesthetically the as500 plus does not look boring more importantly though this thing is slim the problem with the big boy coolers is that once they're installed you might have a problem with your ram a lot of the big boy coolers protrude over the ram slot so either the ram will hit the fan or you'll have to shift the fan around to accommodate the height of the ram and even if you're able to install both the cooler and your ram properly if you spent for rgb ram they might all be covered by the sheer size of the big boy cooler that's not a problem with the as500 plus which is quite slim we've installed it on an m80x mobile which is smaller than a regular sized atx and yet the cooler fits quite snugly it doesn't overhang the ram slots at all the tower itself not including the fans is only 48 millimeters wide so very slim it's quite tall though just about the same height as the big boy coolers it stands at 164 millimeters the dark rock pro 4 is at 163 mm and noctua's nhd15 is 165 mm so it's right up there in terms of height you'll need to check if your case can fit such a tall cooler although our test bench is using an m80x case also from deepcool it's the maccube 110 and we had no problem fitting the as500 plus in it but again best to double check your case that it can fit this cooler in our testing we use the ryzen 3 3 100 the same setup we used for our thermal paste video we ran it at 100 fan speed on the stock cooler at 100 load for 30 minutes and to make it fun we overclocked it from the base clock of 3.6 gigahertz to 4.2 gigahertz after 30 minutes of that setup the max temperature we hit was 74 degrees we installed the as500 plus ran the same setup and the max temp we hit was 57 degrees that's a 70 degree difference from the stock cooler how does the as500 plus compare to the big boys unfortunately we're out of stock of the nhd15 however kit guru does report that the as500 plus actually outperformed the nhd15 by two degrees we use the same setup for the dark rock pro 4 and the max temp it reached was 66 degrees which is 9 degrees warmer than the as500 plus now we did run the test on separate days with the ambient temperature during the dark rock test a bit higher than when we ran the as500 plus test so take it with a grain of salt but at the same time the general trend is clear that the as500 plus can compete or even give better performance than the big boys so there you have it this is very capable cooler cheaper than the big boys and yet delivering the same performance you just don't know when to give up do you i'm gonna do this all day plus you don't need to worry about whether it's compatible with your ram no joke that ram compatibility or just physically assessing whether the cooler will hit your ram slots can be a big headache and so it really simplifies your build when you know that you can get quality air cooling without having to worry about the ram problem to be honest the big boys have been getting a bit old they should graduate out of their grade level already i think both the nhd15 and the drp4 have been around for at least two years so it's nice to see innovation in the air cooling space especially from a company that isn't as marquee level as noctua or be quiet the as500 plus proves that size isn't everything that even if you're scrawny you can still be tough this guy is the new king of the hill if you're interested in cpu cooler performance we do have a video tackling six different kinds of thermal paste we'll link that in the video box below thanks for watching thanks for watching internet and special thanks to our top fans christian espinoza john rubin ocha itx addict ian salamati went to an old boys grade school and one of the toughest guys in my year level was named huko out of hundreds of kids this guy was considered to be top dog these are the hukos of the air cooling world noctua's nhd15 be quiet dark rock pro 4. massive coolers massive performance but today a scrawny kid has beaten all of the tough guys this is deepcool's as500 plus and it's smaller and cheaper than the big boys but it gives the same if not better performance cdk offers software detail games apps activation codes for windows 10 check out our video on cdk offers in the video description mabilis mura and shempre legit dito madalina mag order search for the software you need add to cart check out don casa 20 discounts a purchase more legit and original software check out cdkoffers.com what's up internet first things first people sent us this review unit but had no say in what we had to say about it the as500 plus has two 140mm fans it's a single tower heatsink with five heat pipes there is a subtle rgb strip on the top of the cooler for those of you who need your rgb bling bling and it does come with a physical argb controller for systems that have motherboards that don't have a rgb headers aesthetically i really like this thing it looks professional it looks like it means business but there are nice design flourishes that you know give an element of fun to it what i really like though are the fans there's a subtle crisscross radial design around the fans which are reminiscent of the treads that you would see on a car's tire so nice little touches just to make sure that aesthetically the as500 plus does not look boring more importantly though this thing is slim the problem with the big boy coolers is that once they're installed you might have a problem with your ram a lot of the big boy coolers protrude over the ram slot so either the ram will hit the fan or you'll have to shift the fan around to accommodate the height of the ram and even if you're able to install both the cooler and your ram properly if you spent for rgb ram they might all be covered by the sheer size of the big boy cooler that's not a problem with the as500 plus which is quite slim we've installed it on an m80x mobile which is smaller than a regular sized atx and yet the cooler fits quite snugly it doesn't overhang the ram slots at all the tower itself not including the fans is only 48 millimeters wide so very slim it's quite tall though just about the same height as the big boy coolers it stands at 164 millimeters the dark rock pro 4 is at 163 mm and noctua's nhd15 is 165 mm so it's right up there in terms of height you'll need to check if your case can fit such a tall cooler although our test bench is using an m80x case also from deepcool it's the maccube 110 and we had no problem fitting the as500 plus in it but again best to double check your case that it can fit this cooler in our testing we use the ryzen 3 3 100 the same setup we used for our thermal paste video we ran it at 100 fan speed on the stock cooler at 100 load for 30 minutes and to make it fun we overclocked it from the base clock of 3.6 gigahertz to 4.2 gigahertz after 30 minutes of that setup the max temperature we hit was 74 degrees we installed the as500 plus ran the same setup and the max temp we hit was 57 degrees that's a 70 degree difference from the stock cooler how does the as500 plus compare to the big boys unfortunately we're out of stock of the nhd15 however kit guru does report that the as500 plus actually outperformed the nhd15 by two degrees we use the same setup for the dark rock pro 4 and the max temp it reached was 66 degrees which is 9 degrees warmer than the as500 plus now we did run the test on separate days with the ambient temperature during the dark rock test a bit higher than when we ran the as500 plus test so take it with a grain of salt but at the same time the general trend is clear that the as500 plus can compete or even give better performance than the big boys so there you have it this is very capable cooler cheaper than the big boys and yet delivering the same performance you just don't know when to give up do you i'm gonna do this all day plus you don't need to worry about whether it's compatible with your ram no joke that ram compatibility or just physically assessing whether the cooler will hit your ram slots can be a big headache and so it really simplifies your build when you know that you can get quality air cooling without having to worry about the ram problem to be honest the big boys have been getting a bit old they should graduate out of their grade level already i think both the nhd15 and the drp4 have been around for at least two years so it's nice to see innovation in the air cooling space especially from a company that isn't as marquee level as noctua or be quiet the as500 plus proves that size isn't everything that even if you're scrawny you can still be tough this guy is the new king of the hill if you're interested in cpu cooler performance we do have a video tackling six different kinds of thermal paste we'll link that in the video box below thanks for watching thanks for watching internet and special thanks to our top fans christian espinoza john rubin ocha itx addict ian salamat\n"