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CORSAIR Launches High Performance Air A115 CPU Cooler

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CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gear and systems for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, today announced the launch of the A115 High-Performance Tower CPU Air Cooler, the latest addition to its CPU cooling lineup. Meticulously engineered to tame the high temperatures generated by the latest Intel and AMD processors, the A115 is the most powerful and efficient air cooler that CORSAIR has ever produced - with innovative features that make installation and adjustment incredibly easy.

At the heart of the A115 are six 6 mm heat pipes and a high-efficiency copper cold plate, capable of handling CPUs with up to 270 W TDP. The slightly convex shape of the cold plate optimizes contact with the CPU, ensuring maximum thermal transfer and stability. After absorbing heat, 90 nickel-plated cooling fins provide a substantial 1.69 m² surface area for rapid heat dissipation.



The A115 is equipped with two CORSAIR AF140 ELITE Fans, featuring AirGuide technology with anti-vortex vanes that deliver concentrated airflow. These high-performance fans max out at 1,600 RPM while generating a low 33.9 dBA of noise thanks to their fluid dynamic bearings. CORSAIR's innovative Slide-and-Lock fan mount system, now slimmer than ever, features a tool-free ratcheting mechanism that enables variable mounting height for broad DRAM height compatibility, making it a breeze to replace your memory module.

To ensure a secure fit on high-performance CPUs, the A115 is engineered with the CORSAIR HoldFast 2.0 Retention System, including brackets for the latest Intel LGA 1700 and AMD AM5/AM4 sockets. Pre-applied with CORSAIR's top-performing XTM70 thermal paste, the cooler is ready to install with optimal heat transfer right out of the box.

"Our customers have been clamoring for a new CORSAIR air cooler, and we've heard them loud and clear," said Aaron Neal, Director of DIY Product Marketing at CORSAIR. "We knew we needed to make our mark with the A115, so we continued refining our design until we were satisfied that we could deliver a best-in-class air cooling solution to our enthusiast customers. The end result speaks for itself."

If you're looking to build an air cooled PC with a top-of-the-line CPU, pick up the A115 to ensure that your cooling can keep up.

To learn more about the CORSAIR A115 High-Performance Tower CPU Air Cooler, please visit this page.

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I hope they have fixed the issues with previous cooler. Also at that asking price it better be in same league as Assasin 4 in terms of performance to justify existence.
Also seriously WTF is this chart on product page supposed to mean:
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“Corsair launches air cooler with elite (horrible performance, cheap, additional marketing lingo here) fans”.

Will be interesting to see performance I guess, market is oversaturated and the Thermalright coolers will trounce this thing at half the price.
 
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$135 CAD is high. If there previous air cooler was bad then, lets see what it does.
Also what is that chart, what is the competitor.
 
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$135 CAD is high. If there previous air cooler was bad then, lets see what it does.
Also what is that chart, what is the competitor.
Thermalright has one with the same design for about 1/2 that on Amazon. They are huge though
 
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Thermalright has one with the same design for about 1/2 that on Amazon. They are huge though
I have Peerless Assassin 120 white, very big and cools great for $58.
 
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Considering their last air cooler was a massive flop I'm somewhat surprised they're introducing a new cooler with this price tag. They clearly believe some people will only do `Corsair = Quality` and expect to make bank on that instead of having a modest price to get the word out and get some market adoption.
Imo all air coolers over 100$ are just not worth it considering you're close to maxing out air coolers at 50$ already. If they go above 100$ you're paying more than half the price for the cooler that isn't spent on cooling performance.
 
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Considering their last air cooler was a massive flop I'm somewhat surprised they're introducing a new cooler with this price tag. They clearly believe some people will only do `Corsair = Quality` and expect to make bank on that instead of having a modest price to get the word out and get some market adoption.
Imo all air coolers over 100$ are just not worth it considering you're close to maxing out air coolers at 50$ already. If they go above 100$ you're paying more than half the price for the cooler that isn't spent on cooling performance.
The only time this was not true was TR4. Noctua made an Air cooler for about $140 that directly competed with every AIO in terms of performance. It is still connected to my 2920x/X399 MB.
 
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Also seriously WTF is this chart on product page supposed to mean
It's supposed to mean exactly what they want you to think it means...that their new cooler is better than every other one on the market
Also what is that chart, what is the competitor.
The competitors are those which absolutely nobody has ever heard of, or worse, some that they just made up....this IS a marketing slide after all....

And by NOT naming names, they can avoid getting sued for making false, misleading, or deceptive claims about their cooler's performance relative to the "competition" :D
 
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“Corsair launches air cooler with elite (horrible performance, cheap, additional marketing lingo here) fans”.

Will be interesting to see performance I guess, market is oversaturated and the Thermalright coolers will trounce this thing at half the price.
hard to compete with thermalright coolers at the moment.
 
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I'm doubting there will ever be a need for me to look further than my Noctua DH 15.
 
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I'm doubting there will ever be a need for me to look further than my Noctua DH 15.
To be fair, I am doubtful that there will be any advancements significant enough to MAKE an air-cooler that would be meaningfully better at its job than the DH-15. We are kinda tapped out with air coolers, unless one wants to strap like a 5Kg hunk of metal to their MB.
 
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For that price I'd rather buy the old and reliable Noctua D15. I don't even care about a performance comparison, they will certainly be in the same ballpark but Noctua is more deserving of my money than Corsair

I'm doubting there will ever be a need for me to look further than my Noctua DH 15.

Same here, the worst part is I regret buying it because it's really annoying to deal with that chunk of metal whenever I decide to do anything inside the case :D

Noctua U14 is where it's at
 
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Meanwhile, I'm going to use one of my AMD Wraith Prism coolers on my next build. It may be slightly loud at times, but it is the best looking cooler I have ever owned. :p
 
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For that price I'd rather buy the old and reliable Noctua D15. I don't even care about a performance comparison, they will certainly be in the same ballpark but Noctua is more deserving of my money than Corsair



Same here, the worst part is I regret buying it because it's really annoying to deal with that chunk of metal whenever I decide to do anything inside the case :D

Noctua U14 is where it's at

Last time I checked a D15 could be had for around $95. With the thermalright coolers being a thing (difficult to purchase in some regions though), this corsair cooler is DOA. Seems to be a trend for most of their recent products.
 
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This is a very expensive for what is just another regular dual tower heatsink. If they're really asking for $135 CAD like on Corsair's website, then that's even more expensive than Noctua's NH-D15 ($110 CAD on Amazon, regular non-sale price), and Noctua is not known for being cheap. What Noctua is known for is great long term support, which I doubt Corsair can match.
 
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Red-hot pass on this one.

It'll be crap, the fan mounting mechanism is hideous, their Fans are loud and made of the cheapest nastiest plastics with Crap bearings.

No thanks.
 
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“Corsair launches air cooler with elite (horrible performance, cheap, additional marketing lingo here) fans”.

Will be interesting to see performance I guess, market is oversaturated and the Thermalright coolers will trounce this thing at half the price.
Exactly right.
 

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I'm doubting there will ever be a need for me to look further than my Noctua DH 15.
There's plenty of competition in this market, especially because many don't want non-CHROMAX Noctuas which are heavily overpriced
I like Noctua and use their fans but in Redux and Chromax offerings only

People generally don't like huge dual tower air coolers, that fills up the entire case and makes it almost impossible to change out GPUs, M.2 SSDs, Memory etc. And changing CPU takes forever. If you travel with the machine the huge weight can easily break something.

Peerless Assassin 120 is the best higher-end value Air Cooler right now, I would not even consider buying anything else
 
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Wow an air cooler from Corsair!!
 
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