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Il Deepcool Assassin 3 is one of the most talked about air coolers of recent times.
It goes to directly challenge the Noctua NH-D15 that we have already reviewed in the past and in fact has quite similar performance and structure!
Given that this Deepcool Assassin 3 is the best air cooler present on the market, on a par with other proposals, let's not get lost in chatter and let's find out more specifically!
Deepcool Assassin III • Technical Specifications
Il Deepcool Assassin 3 it's a air cooler format tower quite impressive, available on amazon at approx 80 €.
The price makes it competitive as it is lower than Noctua's NH-D15 counterpart and in line with the Dark Rock Pro 4 di Be Quiet.
The maximum height is 165 mm which definitely makes the Deepcool Assassin 3 a cooler that needs a rather spacious gaming case.
Il heatsink mounts 2 140mm fans and they are well 7 gli heatpipes which direct the heat towards the dissipation fins.
| TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Pre-installed fans: 2 x 140mm | |
| Fan mode: PWM | Dimensions heatsink: × × 161 140 165 mm |
| Fan noise: ≤29.5 dB(A) | Weight: 1464 g |
| AMD Sockets: AM4/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2/FM2+/FM2/FM1 | Intel Sockets: LGA2066/2011-v3/2011/LGA1200/1151/1150/1155/1366 |
THEAssassin III is the worthy successor of theAssassin II: heatsink with far less convincing performance than the model we tested and reviewed but older.
This Assassin III in fact, it seems to have been designed to achieve the performance of the top of the Noctua range, which for many is considered the best air cooler on the market.
In fact, there are many details, primarily the structural one, as well as many other minutiae, which reminded us in full of the counterpart of the Austrian brand.
However in ours stress test theAssassin II it performed even better. So let's go and see!
Deepcool Assassin 3 • Test and performance
The results of the 10 minute stress test that we conducted on the same processor with the same thermal paste speak for themselves: theAssassin III and the best air cooler among those appearing.
He even manages to stay ahead of theNH-D15 of some points and the difference with the two liquid heatsinks di Fractal e SilentiumPC it is not particularly marked.
A heatsink like theAssassin III that manages to come close to a Fractal Design Celsius + S36 Dinamyc that costs about double the price can surely leave someone amazed.
However, it is not new that good air coolers can also stand up to excellent systems all in one with 360 millimeters of radiator.
Particularly interesting was also the result of the SilentiumPC Grandis 3 EVO which unlike its counterparts Nights from Deepcool has a significantly lower price and a few more features in terms of RGB lighting.
As we have seen the Deepcool Assassin III it is among the freshest heatsinks on the market and the best performance speaking among those we have tested in recent months.
Le temperatures both in idle and in full load they do not represent the maximum peaks touched, but rather an average of the values recorded in a given period of time.
The behavior of the dissipation (which occurs as a function of the PWM curve of the fans) can in fact be found in the previous graphs.
Deepcool Assassin 3 • Fitment and build quality
Il mounting of Deepcool Assassin III it was simple and intuitive: thanks to the high level of engineering of the product.
I will not deny that I notice a certain rather evident similarity with theNH-D15 di Noctua for everything concerning the presentation and the contents of the package.
The build quality is really good and reassuring.
Deepcool Assassin 3 • Box contents and appearance
Inside the packaging of theAssassin III we find the most common mounting tool, Including:
- Installation manual and kit
- Deepcool thermal paste
- Screwdriver
- low noise pwm connectors (optional for fans)
- 2x 140mm fan
- Sticker deepcool in metallo
As previously mentioned, the whole organization, both aesthetic and internal as well as external, of the packaging is very reminiscent of that adopted by Noctua for its NH-D15.
In addition to the counterpart, you have a much more manageable and comfortable screwdriver.
Deepcool Assassin 3 • Conclusion
Il Deepcool Assassin III followed the false line taken by Noctua in 2014 with theNH-D15, taking advantage of it and improving it in some respects.
In fact, it is clear to everyone that there are evident similarities between the two products.
But since we are not here to gossip and instead have other information to deal with, we cannot deny how theAssassin 3 be a air cooler among the best on the market.
Le performance dell’Assassin 3 are better than the counterpart, the aesthetics are just as captivating and the price is less.
So basically we will not struggle to say that it is the best air cooler we've ever tested.
It is a choice that must certainly be taken into consideration for those who have high-end processors that require adequate dissipation.
