Dean Ambrose™ Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 With the heat generated by modern high-end processors, the need for a good cooling system for the processor is increasingly necessary, so if you have a high-performance processor it is no longer worth a cheap heatsink to keep the processor cool. The temperature rises and you have to go for high-end heatsinks. And since not everyone wants to have a liquid cooling system, Corsair has just launched its new A115 heatsink on the market, with a double tower and double fan design that becomes the brand's TOP air cooling model. In this article, we try it firsthand. When we talk about high-performance air coolers, the reference for many years has been the Noctua NH-D15, and proof of this is that its double tower and double fan design has been imitated by many manufacturers, such as this Corsair. A115, even though Noctua's flagship was launched almost 10 years ago now (in April 2014). Some have managed to surpass their thermal performance, but the design concept remains the same. Will this Corsair A115 be able to improve the performance of Noctua's top tier? Let's see it. Corsair A115, technical specifications Corsair A115 Guy double tower Height 164.8mm Width 153mm Depth 155mm Materials Copper, aluminum Heat pipes 6 6mm diameter Weight 1.59kg Colors Black Fan size 140 x 140 x 25mm No. of fans 2 x Corsair AF140 Elite Speed 400 - 1600 RPM ±10% Sonority 5 - 33.9 dBA Bearing FDB (hydraulic bearings) Useful life 300,000 hours Airflow 15.3 - 84.5 CFM Static pressure 0.1 - 1.73 mm-H2O TDP 250W RGB lighting No As we have mentioned before, this Corsair A115 has a double tower and double fan design, although it stands out that in this case the two fans included are 140 mm Corsair AF140 Elite instead of the usual 120 mm; This, at least on paper, will serve to generate a greater air flow with a lower sound level. This heatsink has six 6 mm thick nickel-plated copper heat pipes that pass through two towers of 90 aluminum sheets, also nickel-plated. According to Corsair, this represents 1.69 square meters of dissipation surface, and therefore the A115 is capable of dissipating up to 250W of heat. The manufacturer boasts of its innovative fan mounting system using rails, so that it is much easier to put them on and take them off since it will only be necessary to pull them vertically. In addition, they also indicate that the heatsink comes with pre-applied Corsair XTM70 thermal paste so we don't have to worry about anything. Finally, it should be noted that it is a heatsink with really large dimensions, but despite this its height is "only" 164.8 mm, so it should be compatible with most PC cases... as long as the size of the RAM memory allows it and you do not have to lift one of the fans to make it fit. Then we'll see. Unboxing and external analysis As is common in practically all products of this brand, the Corsair A115 comes packed in a semi-rigid cardboard box decorated with black and yellow colors. On the front we can see the brand, model and an image of the heatsink, while on the opposite side we have a sketch of the device along with its characteristics. https://hardzone.es/reviews/disipadores-refrigeracion/corsair-a115/
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